Thanks for sharing it dude..
On 9/13/07, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Asianet's talent hunt program - Idea Star Singer, today had all the > judges praising ARR and recollecting their experiences. The judges > were M.G.Sreekumar, Sharath (Malayalam MD), Usha Uthup and actress > Padmapriya. > > There is a "Favorite musician's round", where the singer will have > to sing a song of his favorite MD. > One participant chose ARR. Usually when a contestant tells his fav > MD's name, the judges will ask "why you like this MD?" etc. > But when ARR's name was mentioned, MG.Sreekumar said you dont need > to say why ARR is your favorite. He is everyone's favorite. > Then went on to tell his own experience with ARR's music. That > everytime he get a new ARR album, he wouldnt like it first time. > Then he would listen in his car 2-3 times, and then the songs get > stuck into his head, and would never seem to go out in his lifetime. > He called ARR's music a mesmerizing experience. > > Then came the turn of Sharath, who recollected an interesting story. > Way back in 1995, one day, popular Malayalam singer Venugopal called > him and told very excited that he has finally managed to sing a song > for ARR. When asked which song, he replied "Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma". > Few days later another noted singer Krishnachandran called and said > he has sung a song for ARR, "Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma". Again after a > few days, singer Srinivas called and said the same thing - that he > has sung for ARR finally and song is "kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma". Again > after a few days, a new singer Chandrasekhar called and said that he > has sung for ARR, and SHrath asked him back "is it Kuchi Kuchi > Rakkamma?!!". And finally when the song came out, it was in > Hariharan's voice. SHarath told this story to higlight ARR's quest > for perfection. > > Usha Uthup talked about her experience recording for Daud. > Sukhwinder Singh was the lyricist and she said she had a wonderful > time recording with ARR and Sukhwinder. > > It was a really great to see the respect for ARR and his music among > other musicians. :-) > > Thanks, > Vinod > http://www.arr4music.com > > >
