If a musician wants to blossom into a full-fledged person, it's not enough if he knows only classical music; nor it is enough if he's well-versed only in raagas and techniques. Instead, he should be a knowledgeable person interested in life and philosophy. In his personal life there should be, atleast in some corner of his heart, a tinge of lingering sorrow.
A. R. RahmanI think I would like to discover a new root where people don't get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That'd be interesting.
A. R. RahmanThere is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.
A. R. RahmanPeople Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That's Good It Keeps Me On The Edge
A. R. RahmanThese are the Rad instruments that are dying out in India. So, it's going well and I think now we are increasing the number of kids we have taught and of course we are helping out with other things too. It's based in India now. [The idea is to] perfect it in one place and then we'll expand.
A. R. Rahman