AR Rahman recalls the time when a drunk guitarist questioned his music: ‘It took me seven years to move away from that’

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He added, “At the moment, I didn’t realise what he meant, but weeks later, it hit me and I realised that whatever he said was right. When I thought deeply about his remark about me, I realised that I was getting influenced by the composers I was playing for. After this, I consciously began to move away from it. And my mental journey of identifying ‘what will be my style’ began. It took me about seven years, and I completely moved away from the influences.”

AR Rahman further explained how that one drunk remark worked positively for him. He said, “Not that the guitarist said anything bad to me, but sometimes certain remarks imprint in your heart so much that it becomes a positive influence to move away from that stuff. This helped me learn to move away from my own influence. I mean I revive the soul of my music but move away from the packaging.”