Quotes from Ilaiyaraaja
Music is the only medium by which everyone is connected in the world.
- Ilaiyaraaja
I think of the Tamil poet Subrahmanya Bharati every day, and he is an inspiration in my musical creations.
- Ilaiyaraaja
Anyone who holds a pen these days thinks he or she is a poet.
- Ilaiyaraaja
Isn't composing music akin to film direction?
- Ilaiyaraaja
The challenge for a good musician is to bring out compositions that seem fresh to the listener, even if the listener has heard the song or the composition before.
- Ilaiyaraaja
Western classical music is participative. Look at the number of people who are involved in a symphony.
- Ilaiyaraaja
The dictionary contains thousands of words on Tamil music. I am not familiar with most of the words, but it shows the rich past of Tamil music.
- Ilaiyaraaja
Questioning the origin of music is like asking why the breeze is soothing, why you shiver in exhilaration when the spray from the waterfall hits you.
- Ilaiyaraaja
People forget themselves in my music. It's amazing.
- Ilaiyaraaja
Till 2010, there was one national award for Best Music Direction. I have received it thrice - for 'Sagara Sangamam,' 'Sindhu Bhairavi,' and 'Rudraveena.'
- Ilaiyaraaja
For me, my music is part of me, and which is why it seems second nature, and my compositions are instinctive.
- Ilaiyaraaja
Music is a continuous process. You evolve with every song.
- Ilaiyaraaja