As AR Rahman celebrates his birthday today, it is so elating to be a part of the city where he grew up and rejoice in his success. In his conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir, a biography titled AR Rahman – The Spirit of Music he speaks on his first instrument that he started playing and here goes the statement.
“Ages. I am still learning. The first musical instrumental I owned was small synthesizer that my father bought for me from Singapore. That synthesizer fascinated me. It was like a forbidden toy. I would spend hours playing it. Then I learned how to play a pedal organ. I had wanted to play the piano, but couldn’t afford to buy one because they were so expensive. So I first learned how to play the keyboards and combo organs. I finally managed to learn Western classical on the piano. That was until I was seventeen or eighteen; I’d stop for a year and then start again,” says AR. Rahman.
We at Behind Frames convey our birthday wishes to AR Rahman and wish him more and more happiness and success to come over the years.