AR Rahman recalls how drunk guitarist's condescending comment on his music left a mark on him: ‘It took me 7 years to…’
Hindustan TimesAR Rahman, the global music icon, started working at a young age to support his family financially. AR Rahman recalls a drunk guitarist questioning his music skills. When a drunk guitarist questioned AR Rahman's music AR Rahman recalled a phase in his life when he was working with several composers and started getting influenced by them. This was in 1985 or 86 I think.” AR Rahman on how drunk guitarist's comment worked as positive influence He added how it took him seven years to move away from the influences and said, “At the moment, I didn’t realise what he meant, but weeks later, it hit me and I realised that whatever he said was right. It took me about seven years, and I completely moved away from the influences.” AR Rahman further added that though the guitarist didn't say anything bad to him, but his comment left an imprint in his heart, so much so, that it became a positive influence for him to move away from his own influence too.
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