I come from a small village and have had no formal training in music or any classes from the masters of Indian classical music. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
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. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
Music is nothing but sound, and there is no place for value judgement among various sounds. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
For musical compositions to reach a high level and to derive from spontaneity, of course, one has to do the necessary steps to learn… — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
In India, most people are not aware or are unconcerned about copyright laws. This has proved disastrous for the music fraternity. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
Branding music as 'for the youth' is only an escapist tendency. Preference in music is only about restrictions of the mind. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
I don't believe in making two songs similar. Every composition must have its own unique character. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
