Vithur Bro You rock!!! Niven (MRU)
--- In [email protected], mohammed sajin <mnsa...@...> wrote: > > > In the mediafire like, it has only a part of the interview. > Could anyone send the link of full video. > > SAJIN > > > ________________________________ > From: Vithur <vith...@...> > To: [email protected]; Niven Ramasamy <niven...@...> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:39:16 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Coffe With Anu - A.R.Rahman [ Download Link ~ > Mediafire] > > > Rahmaniacs, > > > > The transcript of the ARR Interview in Koffee with Anu is herewith > for the > > benefit of people, who were not able to view it, and for people, > who were > > not able to understand it fully. > > > > Anu :- You have beeen so much of growth. Is it true that you > started playing > > harmonium from the age of four ? > > > > ARR :- I was just trying to ( smilingly ) > > > > Anu :- Was it your most fascinating instrument, or did you try > everything > > and then come to this ? > > > > ARR :- That was the first instrument which I started. My father > used to > > cover it with a cloth, and teach me which note was from where. So, > he used > > to teach me, that the note below 3 Black ones was F, 2 Was C, I > used to > > remember it like a riddle. So, I would be asked to find which note > was from > > where by my father. I was not perfect, but can find out which note > was where > > because of playing it. > > > > Anu :- You went on to play in Raja Sir's Music right ? > > > > ARR :- I was playing for Malayalam composer Arjuna Master, Telugu > composer > > Ramesh Naidu. That time, I got an Invitation from Raja Sir. Raja > sir was > > playing for my father before. In that rememberance, Raja Sir > called me > > thinking that we can call Shekhar 's son. That time, was the first > recording > > for Moondram Pirai. That time, he told me that I was very young, > and told me > > to come later. Then he called me after two years. That time, I > worked with > > him for 1.5 years. > > > > Anu :- When I was talking with Mani Sir, he told me that one > remarkable > > thing abt Rahman was that he was playing like a small boy with > Raja Sir, and > > then he decided that he would go on his own as a young man. So > What inspired > > you to go of your own ? > > > > ARR :- I got frustrated after playing too much of Film Music. > There was a > > monotony of playing continuosly in the morning, evening.. I > started feeling, > > if there was no life other than that. Then , I started thinking of > making > > commercials, where we can do music of our own. When we learn > Western > > Classical music and play, we play whatever notes are there in it. > No Free > > thinking in it. But in Classical, we can take a raaga, and > improvise in it. > > we can do it in Jazz also. Film Music is also like that. The Notes > that are > > given has to be played . So, we never know if we have the real > skills of > > composing or not, when doing Film Music, and also an urge to see, > if there > > was something else that would be interesting to do in the work. > Adventurous > > Model. > > > > Anu :- As a child, you have been completely engrossed in Music. > What about > > playing gilly, playing cricket in the road ?? > > > > ARR :- I have just flown kites.. I have even broken my hand in > that. But > > there has been no fights with kites. More of Music, and less of > all these. I > > dont miss those times, I like whatever happened. Because, when one > thing > > reduces, another thing increases. I always believe in that . > > > > Anu :- Whats your relationship with your siblings ? > > > > ARR :- I and my elder sister studied Music together. After that > she got > > married. And the remaining two sisters used to look after me, when > I used to > > come back from the studios. They used to take care of me like > giving me > > coffee etc. They also became different , when they became 16, > which I am > > going to go through ( my daugther is now 12 years ) . They think > > differently. I was the only male member in my family. All others > were > > females. Probably, Prakash was the next male member. ( My sister's > son ), > > and thats the little story ( smiles ) > > > > Anu :- Are your children interested in music ? > > > > ARR :- Yes. I am going to teach them. They are also learning it. > Then, they > > can make a choice. I will not be pushing them into music, nor even > forcing > > them. > > > > Anu :- It seems your style of work is different. You keep adding a > lot of > > things here and there, and for a long time, you keep > experiementing with it. > > So Hows it ? > > > > ARR :- For some songs, it happens like that, and for some songs, > we get to > > know at the beginning, that this would be enough. For the same > Love Songs, > > Duet Songs, Item Number, we ourselves tend to become bored, and > people will > > surely feel bored. So, if it becomes interesting to us, then it > would be > > surely 10% more interesting for people who watch. That is the real > > challenge. > > > > Anu :- Tell me abt Sufism > > > > ARR :- It can be said as Divine Love. Unconditional Love for every > Creation, > > of your GOD. Treating everyone equally irrespective of any > materialistic > > grades . Equal Love, Equal Justice to all. This is what I have > learnt till > > date, There are much more things to learn . I am still at LKG. > > > > Anu :- Many have told, that its Divine Inspiration. How do you > think of it > > ? > > > > ARR :- Nowadays, if you see, there are a lot of choices. There are > a lot of > > opportunities, choices and aveneues for diversion. Even if you > watch TV, > > there are some 150 chanels to select from. You can make out which > channel to > > watch. For , all channels to be channelised, I think, as some > people put it, > > we must be like Samadhi. Once you come out of that stage, then you > would get > > the focus and direction. That direction, seems to be the right and > correct > > way. > > > > Mrs. YGP ( School Principal of Padma Seshadri bala Bhavan > Schools ) :- > > Rahman was Dileep in those days. He has been studying in our > school since > > childhood days. Very Hard working Guy. In those times itself, He > used to go > > to Keyboard classes at 6 AM. His father used to drop him at 8 : 10 > in > > School, with a flask of milk. In the evening also, he used to go > and play > > some jingles etc . He was the one man orchestra for our school. > For all > > programmes of our school, we used to tell Rahman, and he used to > make > > everything ready. " Some are born great; Some achieve greatness; > Some have > > greatness ". Rahman belongs to all these three categories. He has > inherited > > the genes from his father. His whole family is dedicated to music, > and apart > > from that, he is a very good human being. Even as a student, he > was very > > helpful, soft spoken. All the teachers adored him, and the best > part is he > > remembers all his teachers. The best part was that he was > friendly, and used > > to share all his experiences with children, used to be very > helpful to them. > > He doesnt show off. > > > > ARR :- The relationship with her goes little more earlier. Father > used to > > play for Manohar Sir's drama, and Uncle sir ( Mrs YGP's husband > was also a > > dramatist). Much more earlier than that, and thats why my father > put me on > > to the school. Because of artistic connection. But I remember only > the > > beatings that they gave me ( very jokingly ) > > > > ANu :- What for did you get beatings ? > > > > ARR :- Of course attendance. > > > > Mrs YGP :- He will come late, and tell us some reasons . > sometimes, not > > much. In those years, we used to tap them once or twice. > > > > ARR :- No matter of child abuse ( jokingly everyone laughs ). I > never went > > to college and hence school memories are all the more impact. > > > > Mrs YGP :- The greatest moment was when he came to get the Natya > Kaladhar > > Award ( Bharat Kalachar ) , in the very same premises in > Thirmullai Pillai > > road ( where he studied ) . All old memories are clowning on me, > when I > > start speaking now. > > > > ARR :- very good; very good.. No time for cutting classes etc. > Going to > > classes itself was a big thing. > > > > YGP :- I wont blame him because , he had to look after the family. > He was > > the main bread winner after his father passed away. So he had to > adjust a > > lot of things. So taking care of that, coming to school itself was > a big > > thing. Upto 9th standard, he managed , but went off to State Board > at the > > time of Public Exams ( during 10th standard). But he used to study > well till > > that time also. > > > > The most enchanting aspect is his singing for National > Integration, when he > > sang Vande Mataram. Singing routine songs is always there. But > singing with > > passion, and full inolvement, only Rahman can do. > > > > ARR :- Ya. It was a good team work. Bala was there. > > > > YGP :- Ya. Bala still continues to be there, and your team is > great. I am > > very proud to see our school student is famous world wide , but at > the same > > time, doesnt have slight trace of ego or headweight. I appreciate > that very > > much. I have never seen him losing his temper. ( ARR intercepts > by saying > > at times YES , for which Anu says I will not ask abt that, because > if he > > says he can show me a demo, then I am finished ). His own > children, he > > treats them with so much of love and respect. Its phenomenal. I > take all > > pride and love, for he is from our school. God Bless you my child, > and she > > kisses ARR on the forehead. ( ARR with all humility says Thanks ) > > > > Anu :- whats the secret behind the name ? > > > > ARR :- There is nothing behind the name. KM is my own secret. Music > > Conservatory is the most important thing. I started thinking abt > this from > > the year 2000. when I went to UK, and saw the orchestra, I was > thinking as > > to why not have such a thing here in India. A lot of friends of > mine also > > had the same idea. But that idea was to set up a pure Western > Classical > > Conservatory. But what we want to try to do is the musician we are > training > > , should be an all rounder. First, they should learn music. They > should > > become a good human being, a good musician , and then they can do > anything. > > we will try to build up a bridge for the students, so that they > can do a lot > > of things. > > > > ARR :- There is such a similar orchestra in Bombay . It consists > of all > > Kazhakisthani ( Russian players ) . The idea to start this was to > have our > > own people, who will play the orchestra for ourselves. There is so > much of > > talent here, which can be seen nowhere. Already , there are 300 > > registrations, which have come in. We wanted to dive into this > project this > > year, as so much of time has already been wasted before. So, > Instead of > > waiting for the building to come, we thought of simultaneously > starting > > something. > > > > I met a professor called Srinivasa Krishnan in London Flight. He > asked me if > > I was Rahman. he told me that all my songs have become the > favourites of his > > students in US . I went and checked. I found that they were > learning my > > songs with so much of love. Then we did a big concert in US with > them, and I > > was very much impressed. I told them abt the school , and they > assured me > > that whenever it may be, we will come and teach there . ( the > students there > > were foreigners and Black Americans ). That gave a lot of > confidence to me. > > It was such a beautiful thing for me, because being in such > distance, they > > were ready to leave everything and come and teach here. They will > come here, > > learn Indian classical, and teach their style of music. The way of > teaching, > > the way of learning everything will be different. I want to create > some > > leaders in Music, and make them leaders. > > > > There is another idea that we have to take up street kids, teach > them and > > see what happens. srini is from Global Rhythms. They are part of > Ohio > > University. Hollywood Bowl is an interesting concert. In most of > the > > concert, the audience would be varied people consisting of tamil, > telugu, > > north indians etc, and they will shout for the songs they like. > But in > > Hollywood Bowl, all were foreigners. we were thinking as to how > they would > > enjoy our songs, but they started enjoying after some five songs. > They were > > all dancing till the end. It was a nice concert. The ticket prices > were very > > cheap . 1 $ or 2 $. All were directors, Editors in Hollywood. > > > > Singer Kalyani Menon on ARR > > > > My association with Rahman is way back in 1980. I went to the Tv > Centre for > > recording a song. Very good melody. Arjunan Master was Music > Director. That > > time, a small boy came for playing Keyboard. I was wondering how > such a > > young lad will play keyboard. They put a plank for him on which he > could > > stand and play. I was just enchanted when he started playing. > After the song > > finished, I went running to the Music Director, to ask him, who > this boy was > > ?. He said, " He is not new, and he is the son of our Music > Director > > Shekhar". Tears rolled in my eyes. Very modest; Very very humble. > Very > > genuine person. Truly spiritual. All success is attributed to > God's gift. > > Success has never gone into his head. I heard that he has started > a new > > Music School recently. I am very happy, I wish all success. There > should be > > lot of musicians who emerge out of that school, and the > institution should > > become very famous. This is my desire. Best of Luck. > > > > S.J. Suryah > > > > Inside Man , an English Film. When I was seeing that film, Spike > Lee was the > > Director. He is a big range Hollywood Director. When the title > credits were > > going on, I could hear the song ' Chaiyya Chaiyya". I was > wondering , if our > > people were doing something to that film, and started rewinding it > to see it > > again. At the end of the title credits, a special Thanks to Rahman > Sir was > > written. So, there has been an International reach , for a > Tamilian, from > > our soil. I feel proud to speak about Mr. Rahman. > > > > He is a very spirtual man. Love for God, Devotion towards God, > Love towards > > Human beings, and respect for human beings marks the qualities of > the Music > > Maestro Mr. A. R. Rahman. > > > > KMC is the name of the school started by Rahman Sir. Today, India > is growing > > at a good pace in Sports., Cinema. For the betterment of India in > Music, and > > for the noble purpose of encouraging good musicians, rahman Sir > has started > > a school which is a big service to humanity. Its a big pride for > Tamil Nadu. > > He has opened a big gate, for students to leave to foreign > countries for > > learning music, and even for foreigners to look at India for > Music. I neednt > > talk anything abt this. I am sure, Allah will bless him abundantly > in this > > endeavour. > > > > ARR :- I pray God that He makes the faith that people on me come > true. we > > have started the work on this Conservatory with a lot of devotion > and > > prayer. Till now, we have received a lot of encouragement and > support for > > this work, be it be the media as well as otherwise. I am grateful > to all of > > them for this. I hope, the right intention of the students will be > taken > > care properly. > > > > > > ARR Abt S.J. Suryah :- When I first met him, was in the flight. I > was flying > > back from Bombay, when he came and sat next to me. He started > telling the > > story of NEW, and was telling me that Ajith is going to act in > that film. > > After two weeks, he said me, that Ajith was not acting, and that > he would > > hismelf act. I told Ok. I think he was having the fear that I wont > be doing > > the film. It was a surprise that I said OK. He is very passionate > about > > music. Over enthu. nice person. > > > > Mr. Rajeeev Menon :- He is the person who gave me my first > National Ad. The > > moment, I came out of Raja Sir, I was playing for Raj Koti for two > years. At > > that time, he told me that an ad was to be done. I asked him , " > What ad ?". > > he told me ' an english song as required. The Ad was for Allwyn > Trendy > > watches. After that, we became very close friends. we talk about > music. He > > knows so many. He is an encyclopaedia about cooking, about music. > He has got > > a very good voice also. In fact, Kadhal Rojave from Roja, was > suppsoed to be > > sung for him. But I didnt show it to Mani. I liked his voice, but > before > > that, SPB Sir sang that song. Otherwise, he would have become a > great singer > > by now Its not too late now also. > > > > I think he should act. See him. and he marks at his photo and > says , " he is > > very smart. very nice person also". > > > > SPB :- I had an orchestra consisting of all small boys. Kumar , > The Drummer, > > Prabhu, the Guitar. Our first performance was for SPB 's Birthday > in kala > > Sagar . We used to wait for his recording. SPB sir used to do > recordings at > > 4 places. 12 : 00 at one place, 1 : 00 at another place and 1 : 30 > at > > another place. Ours used to be the 1 : 30 slot. Notes would be > ready, and > > when SPB Sir comes and sings, we used to make it ready. ( When I > was working > > for Raj Koti ) > > > > I was particular that he should sing a song in Roja, and he sang " > Kadhal > > Rojave". > > > > My fav singer :- P. Susheela. He writes a message for her in the > Coffee Mug. > > ( tells its secret ) . I like her voice, her pronounciation of > Tamil. One of > > my most favourite singers. > > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/arrahmanfa ns/message/ 92542 > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, uday kiran <uda...@gmail. com> wrote: > > > >I think this had been translated a long time back, please check with Vithur > >or Arvind bros and even you can check the archives > > > > > >2009/8/19 nivensamy <niven...@gmail. com> > > > > > > > >>Can anyone have free time to translate and make us not understanding tamil > >>enjoy the show. Boss seems more relaxed when addressing southern audience. > >>Am I only one to notice that??? > >> > >>Niven (MRU) > >> > >>--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "A.R.Rajib" <arr_rajib@ .> wrote: > >>>>> > >>> http://www.mediafir e.com/download. php?yyzijnyyjz2 > >>> <http://www.mediafir e.com/download. php?yyzijnyyjz2> > >>>>> > >>> Uploaded By Raghav Oza [B-)] All Credits To Him !! > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Regards, > >Uday Kiran > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
