My love for this guy would end the day not when I die, Thats too early, but the day my soul stops feeling anything.This guy needs no introduction. Allah Rakha Rahman, the 45 year old genius & prolific composer and singer! One of the people I admire and look up to the most. The top most thing in my wishlist being at the KM Music Conservatory. Being the lover of Music, He has always been the GOD for me. My body shivers each time I feel his voice in my ears..
From .Tera bina ..to Lukka chupi..to jaage hain ..to Ma Tujhe salam ...The innocence and purity of his voice never seems to be lost. Ilaiyaraja quotes about him : "Rahman's music is of Computer Age, It is digital but Intelligent, not just noise". The touch of realism he adds in his music and when you listen to him on the headphones,he transports the heeder to some other beautiful world. The fact that he workships music , makes it just come out of his soul and reach to mine.
I couldn't stop cursing myself when I missed an opportunity to see him with my naked eyes. He was going to come for the Finals of a Cricket match at a stadium near my house. As hard as I tried listening to the voice coming from the stadium, I had to satisfy myself by hearing him on the television.
A man of few words, he believes in letting his work do all the talking. His favourite prayer, thus MY FAVOURITE prayer : "O God, If I workshipped thee for the fear of hell, burn me in hell and If I workship thee in a hope of paradise, Exclude me from paradise, But if I workship thee for thy own sake,grudge me not thy everlasting beauty". The music which Rahman has given to us brings cheer to my face, and lets me forget all my problems.
Only those who understand quality music, would appreciate the way he composes and sings beat by beat, word by word...giving an essence to it. I feel pity on those coming generations who consider the "noise" , (It would be insulting if I call it MUSIC) as a source of melody to their ears.
Come what may, A R Rahman has always been and would be my GOD, and he would be workshipped till my last breath.
HAIL RAHMAN!




