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Music / A lifelong companion

The music
of my life.

Always Ilaiyaraaja.

All my life, I have listened to Ilaiyaraaja. His music has been with me through sorrow and happiness, and through every part of my life.

What his music means to me
A lifetime of music An illustrated vinyl record slowly turns in warm light. The centre label stays still, dedicated to Ilaiyaraaja and a lifetime of music. Ilaiyaraaja A LIFETIME OF MUSIC
One composer. Every part of life.

What music has given me

A lifetime
of feeling.

Music taught me love.Music taught me passion.Music taught me creativity.Music taught me everything.— Vidya

In every part of life

A place for every feeling.

Different emotions. The same music beside me.

Love

Learning to feel.

Ilaiyaraaja’s music taught me love. It is part of the way I understand and feel that emotion.

Passion

Feeling something deeply.

His music taught me passion—the feeling of caring deeply, and giving something a place in my life.

Creativity

Room for imagination.

Music taught me creativity. Ilaiyaraaja’s music is part of the way I think, imagine, and find inspiration.

Sorrow

A companion in sorrow.

His music is there in my sorrow. It has a place in the difficult parts of life, just as it does in the happy ones.

Happiness

A place in the joy.

His music is there in my happiness too. The joyful parts of life carry the same familiar presence: Ilaiyaraaja.

The music continues

Only Ilaiyaraaja.

For me, music has always had one name. Through love and passion, creativity, sorrow and happiness, his music is part of who I am.