Two people who Inspire me the most
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Speaks:
"Musicians should be charged with devotion. There should be bhakti towards music. That would liven music and ensure that it endures."
On Music of yesteryears:They were all very dedicated to music, which was central to their lives. It came from their hearts. So there was depth in their music. Their dedication and depth was reflected in their music and drew large crowds. I can never forget their music.
On todays Youngsters:
Largely because music is now spread very wide and, therefore, very thin. Also because music in those days was learnt directly as an oral tradition from guru to sishya, where the sishya stayed in the guru's house and learnt as much as he could from the guru. It fostered an all-round training - when the guru sang, when he composed a new song and interacted with other musicians. That enrichment is denied to our youth in this mechanical age.Also, today's youth do not have role models the way we had in those days.
Youngsters now render swara-based ragas. Swara should merge with raga. It should not be the basis on which you sing a raga.
On Today's Trend:
People come to concerts today not the way they would go to a temple, as it was in the past, but as they would go to the theatre - for entertainment. Our artists are compelled to please them. Many in the audience keep discussing politics and "pattu" (silk) saris. That should not be tolerated.
The other regrettable modern practice is the audience bursting into applause in the middle of a song. This creates an illusion that the success of a concert is to be gauged by the volume and frequency of applause. I think we should have a thumb rule that there should be no clapping in the middle of a song. Many artists go on a swara race, taking them to a pitch, as if to imitate drumbeats, to get an applause.His Advice:
Some people have advocated learning music by standing neck-deep in cold water and so on. All that is nonsense. My advice to youngsters, especially male vocalists, is that you should come out and sing only after your voice matures. There is today a lack of devotion.
Musicians should be charged with devotion. There should be bhakti towards music. That would liven music and ensure that it endures.
"When there is Radiance in Heart There Is radiance in Music"-
"Sing With Bhakthi Bhava thee will pay heed to you..Bhakthi is a simple vehicle through which one can attain the ultimate objective of life which is to seek divinity and help people and live a way of a "harmless" life"
-M.S.Subbulakshmi
Hobbies & Interest : Carnatic music..!! Anything More ..NO .I think That it is enough for a life time..
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