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Composing is an emotional thing.
There is no guru like our own mistakes.
Isn't composing music akin to film direction?
Any form of classical music is made for youth.
Music has the power to divert the violent minds.
In music, there is no country; there is no time.
Music is as vast as the sky, the oceans, the universe.
Everyone's music is made of their own life experiences.
Music is a continuous process. You evolve with every song.
Anyone who holds a pen these days thinks he or she is a poet.
When you see the ocean and the infinite, it empties your mind.
A good mind should tell the difference between noise and music.
You can realise God as you progress in music; nothing in between.
Music is not a subject to be discussed. It has to be experienced.
A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.
Your understanding of music depends on your capacity to perceive it.
Music is the only medium by which everyone is connected in the world.
Taking legal action against pirates is a headache for artists like me.
Do you know it took me 27 years to understand the C major chord on the piano?
To me, music is more like a spiritual seeking that takes one to unknown levels.
Life is not what you expect: it is made up of the most unexpected twists and turns.
Good music is made with the help of many musicians who express their joy in the swaras.
I consider all women as mother. I compose poems for any female considering her as mother.
Music is nothing but sound, and there is no place for value judgement among various sounds.
Art is a unifying language for all of us from across the world, and it transcends boundaries.
In whosever presence you find peace of mind, devoid of fear, only that person can be your guru.
Some people love money, and some people love other things. I love music, and we are all lovers.
I don't believe in making two songs similar. Every composition must have its own unique character.
To me, music is that which connects human hearts. It is something that takes you to unknown levels.
Western classical music is participative. Look at the number of people who are involved in a symphony.
I think of the Tamil poet Subrahmanya Bharati every day, and he is an inspiration in my musical creations.
Western, jazz, folk, or tribal music, whatever the form, they all have the same sapta swaras as the basis.
The Gen X thinks history is a waste of time. This is instant world where only readymade things are valued.
For me, my music is part of me, and which is why it seems second nature, and my compositions are instinctive.
Government should take necessary steps to add music into school syllabus and impart knowledge to the students.
My commercial viability, coupled with my reputation, gives me enough freedom to assert my right as a composer.
Traditional musical forms like 'Parai Isai' and 'Villupattu' are unique, and they need to be protected and nurtured.
I always felt music to be universal and undifferentiated - Western classical, folk, Carnatic or Hindustani and so on.
I had difficulty in grasping how music was made for films. It was a huge learning curve and the toughest phase of my life.
Branding music as 'for the youth' is only an escapist tendency. Preference in music is only about restrictions of the mind.
Genuine music, to me, is the one which has no purpose. It should be as natural and as purposeless as the flow of the river.
The performance of a music director should be judged in a holistic manner, which includes songs as well as background score.
I come from a small village and have had no formal training in music or any classes from the masters of Indian classical music.
In India, most people are not aware or are unconcerned about copyright laws. This has proved disastrous for the music fraternity.
My parents were simpletons. Everyday living was a big thing in that small village where I was born. They had no clue about music.
My perception is that there is no distinction in music as many people perceive. The difference lies in the way you hear the music.
Many great composers have died in poverty. I have not faced hardships, like having to struggle for food, thanks to reasonable producers.
Music should come from the heart. It should happen. That should be automatic, and if you labour on creating music, it will not have soul.
The dictionary contains thousands of words on Tamil music. I am not familiar with most of the words, but it shows the rich past of Tamil music.
Questioning the origin of music is like asking why the breeze is soothing, why you shiver in exhilaration when the spray from the waterfall hits you.