--- title: "10 Me Quotes By A. R. Rahman" description: "10 Me quotes by A. R. Rahman. Plus more from A. R. Rahman and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/a-r-rahman-4481_calls_for-me-there-is-no-day-or-night-for-musi_595973.png" --- > [For me, there is no day or night for music. I often work through the night - without phone calls disturbing me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/for-me-there-is-no-day-or-night-for-music-i-often-work-through-the/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/a-r-rahman-4481_calls_for-me-there-is-no-day-or-night-for-musi_595973.png) > [While my mother wanted me to be a musician, I wanted to become an electronic engineer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/while-my-mother-wanted-me-to-be-a-musician-i-wanted-to-become-an/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/a-r-rahman-4481_become_while-my-mother-wanted-me-to-be-a-musici_808713.png) > [If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/if-there-is-no-criticism-you-become-lazy-but-it-should-be/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/a-r-rahman-4481_about_if-there-is-no-criticism-you-become-lazy_2799709.png) > [I don't want to expose my personal life. It's best that people know me for my work. My family doesn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-don-t-want-to-expose-my-personal-life-it-s-best-that-people-know-me/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/a-r-rahman-4481_any_i-don-t-want-to-expose-my-personal-life_2541190.png) > [Some things are very low profile, but if they excite me creatively, I accept them. Sometimes there are high-profile projects, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/some-things-are-very-low-profile-but-if-they-excite-me-creatively-i/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/a-r-rahman-4481_accept_some-things-are-very-low-profile-but-if_943328.png) > [My music is mostly for the music. And it gives the liberty to do anything which I want. And nobody limits me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/my-music-is-mostly-for-the-music-and-it-gives-the-liberty-to-do/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/a-r-rahman-4481_anything_my-music-is-mostly-for-the-music-and-it_875657.png) > [I am the kind of person who does not like to carry baggage. In fact, I don't go back and listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-am-the-kind-of-person-who-does-not-like-to-carry-baggage-in-fact-i/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/a-r-rahman-4481_am_i-am-the-kind-of-person-who-does-not-lik_2685321.png) > [My kids miss me when I'm away, but I don't mind living out of a suitcase. The U.K., U.S., France, Germany, Iraq...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/my-kids-miss-me-when-i-m-away-but-i-don-t-mind-living-out-of-a/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/a-r-rahman-4481_about_my-kids-miss-me-when-i-m-away-but-i-don_563950.png) > [I think I can get away, sometimes, with walking in the streets and not getting noticed. I like that. I want my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-think-i-can-get-away-sometimes-with-walking-in-the-streets-and-not/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/688/a-r-rahman-4481_away_i-think-i-can-get-away-sometimes-with-wa_3105054.png) > [I joined the Madras Christian College but dropped out after three months. Telugu music director Ramesh Naidu asked me to assist him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-joined-the-madras-christian-college-but-dropped-out-after-three/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/a-r-rahman-4481_after_i-joined-the-madras-christian-college-bu_2303732.jpg) ## Other authors on Me ## More by A. R. Rahman > [Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/since-i-worked-with-danny-boyle-before-on-slumdog-millionaire-we-have/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-follow-a-simple-formula-when-i-compose-i-ask-myself-what-would-the/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [Because when you work with a different team, the expectations are different and then you deliver in a very different way. You look back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/because-when-you-work-with-a-different-team-the-expectations-are/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I wanted to be part of something bigger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-wanted-to-be-part-of-something-bigger/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I went to London to do the stuff. I was like "What am I going to do? What's going to happen?" But then once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-went-to-london-to-do-the-stuff-i-was-like-what-am-i-going-to-do/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/the-demand-in-india-is-to-have-a-hit-which-becomes-a-promotion-for/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I played a couple of ideas and then had this unusual texture underneath which was like this little granulated kind of pipe organ almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-played-a-couple-of-ideas-and-then-had-this-unusual-texture/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/my-biggest-dream-to-connect-people-through-music-has-come-true-in-a/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [Each one of us has our own evolution of life, and each one of us goes through different tests which are unique and challenging.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/each-one-of-us-has-our-own-evolution-of-life-and-each-one-of-us-goes/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that whether it's Indian or it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-basically-love-classical-music-i-love-a-lot-of-musicians-playing/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [The more dollars the studio producers put in, the less freedom we have. If the budget hits $100m, they get scared - they'll take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/the-more-dollars-the-studio-producers-put-in-the-less-freedom-we-have/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind while doing something unrelated. You just grasp a film and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-like-to-see-a-film-and-then-start-scoring-it-in-my-mind-while-doing/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [ It's a very simple process. He \[Danny Boyl\] comes in the tube (subway) and then he sits with me for 3 hours every evening… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/it-s-a-very-simple-process-he-danny-boyl-comes-in-the-tube-subway-and/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I feel blessed and humbled that people have loved my music. Nothing would be possible without their acceptance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-feel-blessed-and-humbled-that-people-have-loved-my-music-nothing/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/i-divide-criticism-into-two-categories-one-coming-from-those-who/) [A. R. 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