Truly a class pair - ARR - VM
Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Aravind AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > In the latest issue Kumudam, there was a question about Rahman and > Illayaraja, in Vairamuthu's interview... here's the scan: > http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/Vairamuthu_on_ARR.jpg > > I'm translating it for u all :) > > Question: Do you find a difference in your writing, while working with > different composers? Do words come out from your pen, based on whether the > tune is IR's or ARR's? > > VM: Illayaraja's tunes have the "tamil" touch to them. AR Rahman's tunes > have the whole world's touch. Illayaraja is a man from the villages. He > infused folk music which he grew up with, and various rural music forms into > his fulm music. Though he blended it with Western music, basically he is a > village man, and he ruled folk music. This "tamil" touch in his music was > easy for me, because, I'm a village man too. I too grew up with the village > music. > > But, when writing for AR Rahman, I needed to fly to different countries in > the west, and make myself aware of different music forms which were new to > me. It's a bit difficult to write lyrics for AR Rahman's tunes. He doesn't > make ordinary, usual tunes. He makes fresh new tunes for which it is almost > impossible to filt lyrics! > > I once asked Rahman, "Why do you torture me like this, by breaking the > phrases in your tunes like this?" > Rahman replied with a smile "Anyone who knows Tamil can write lyrics for an > ordinary, normal tune. Writing for such challenging tunes will make you > special, and give you that pride of a true 'poet' " > > For a question which I asked with some pain, he replied with a smile! > > Aravind > > ------------------------------ > > Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------ > Now, send attachments up to 25MB with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn > how<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_galaxy_2/*http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/photos>. > > >
