Ilaiyaraaja

Music is as vast as the sky, the oceans, the universe.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Music is a continuous process. You evolve with every song.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Everyone's music is made of their own life experiences.

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Music has done much more for me than I have for music.

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

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Music and religion keep me young.

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

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There is no guru like our own mistakes.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Life is not what you expect: it is made up of the most unexpected twists and turns.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Good music is made with the help of many musicians who express their joy in the swaras.

— Ilaiyaraaja

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

— Ilaiyaraaja

Western, jazz, folk, or tribal music, whatever the form, they all have the same sapta swaras as the basis.

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I come from a small village and have had no formal training in music or any classes from the masters of Indian…

— Ilaiyaraaja

I had difficulty in grasping how music was made for films. It was a huge learning curve and the toughest phase of…

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The performance of a music director should be judged in a holistic manner, which includes songs as well as background score.

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Music is the only medium by which everyone is connected in the world.

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My perception is that there is no distinction in music as many people perceive. The difference lies in the way you hear…

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The dictionary contains thousands of words on Tamil music. I am not familiar with most of the words, but it shows the…

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Music should come from the heart. It should happen. That should be automatic, and if you labour on creating music, it will…

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

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Till 2010, there was one national award for Best Music Direction. I have received it thrice - for 'Sagara Sangamam,' 'Sindhu Bhairavi,'…

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Many great composers have died in poverty. I have not faced hardships, like having to struggle for food, thanks to reasonable producers.

— Ilaiyaraaja

When you listen to a song, it should make you sit up and wonder, 'Hey, what is this!' or give you an…

— Ilaiyaraaja

Many ask me why I work with debutants, but I always tell them that there's space for every one in the industry,…

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Right from the 17th century, composers who have taken up music as their means of livelihood went through a hard time financially.…

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

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Music reigns supreme. It does not need a visual prop. While listening to a number, do you enjoy the tune, or do…

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No saint in the world lived like the great saint Ramana Maharishi. They say Jesus Christ was resurrected and rose again from…

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My practice is to take a sheet, write the song number in the left side, name of the production, and time of…

— Ilaiyaraaja

Sometimes, entire songs are ready in just about five minutes.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Only I hold the right to all my songs.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Isn't composing music akin to film direction?

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Music has the power to divert the violent minds.

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When you see the ocean and the infinite, it empties your mind.

— Ilaiyaraaja

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

— Ilaiyaraaja

Composing is an emotional thing.

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Music happens. It cannot be made.

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

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Any form of classical music is made for youth.

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In music, there is no country; there is no time.

— Ilaiyaraaja