Informative interview. I believe that's beauty of AR..he brings out best. Regards Yogesh
--- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > ARR brings out the best out of VM too.. Thats the speciality of ARR. He will > bring out the hidde talent in us > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Vinayakam Murugan <mvinaya...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > 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 <aravind...@...> 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>. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
