Ilaiyaraaja

Music is nothing but sound, and there is no place for value judgement among various sounds.

— Ilaiyaraaja

A good mind should tell the difference between noise and music.

— Ilaiyaraaja

My music is religion, and my religion is music. They are one.

— Ilaiyaraaja

For musical compositions to reach a high level and to derive from spontaneity, of course, one has to do the necessary steps…

— Ilaiyaraaja

In India, most people are not aware or are unconcerned about copyright laws. This has proved disastrous for the music fraternity.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Anyone who holds a pen these days thinks he or she is a poet.

— Ilaiyaraaja

My music is for the world. Let them enjoy it.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Branding music as 'for the youth' is only an escapist tendency. Preference in music is only about restrictions of the mind.

— Ilaiyaraaja

A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.

— Ilaiyaraaja

I don't believe in making two songs similar. Every composition must have its own unique character.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Music and religion keep me young.

— Ilaiyaraaja

People forget themselves in my music. It's amazing.

— Ilaiyaraaja

I consider all women as mother. I compose poems for any female considering her as mother.

— Ilaiyaraaja

I would like to inform the public that I have entered into a licensing agreement with Agi Music for manufacturing and distributing…

— Ilaiyaraaja

Thyagaraja was not a professional musician. He did not sing for situations. He was music himself.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Art is a unifying language for all of us from across the world, and it transcends boundaries.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Can someone do music for 24 hours at a stretch and never get tired? It's me. Because I don't 'work'. I enjoy…

— Ilaiyaraaja

Only I hold the right to all my songs.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Music happens. It cannot be made.

— Ilaiyaraaja

My parents were simpletons. Everyday living was a big thing in that small village where I was born. They had no clue…

— Ilaiyaraaja

I think of the Tamil poet Subrahmanya Bharati every day, and he is an inspiration in my musical creations.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Your understanding of music depends on your capacity to perceive it.

— Ilaiyaraaja

In my early years, I would be in the studio till 11 P.M. Come home, have bath and dinner, and write music…

— Ilaiyaraaja

Composing is an emotional thing.

— Ilaiyaraaja

My commercial viability, coupled with my reputation, gives me enough freedom to assert my right as a composer.

— Ilaiyaraaja