A R Rahman to create an album on Michael Jackson

AR Rahman has decied to make a special album for his inspiration Michael Jackson. The king of pop died in mysterious circumstances and has left a void in most of us, including A.R.Rahman. Citing on the death of sound engineer friend Sridhar of Rahman, a source said, “The two deaths one after the other made Rahman realise the uncertainty of life. These tragedies have made him more spiritual.”

Rahman had earlier said, “Artistes and their art lives for ever. My late sound engineer Sridhar had brought me a video of the premiere of Michael’s Remember the Time when I was recording the track Kadal Rojave for my first movie Roja . That afternoon, that video inspired all of us. Now, there is no Sridhar and no Jackson anymore.”

A R Rahman was optimistic about working with Michael Jackson whom he had met during the Oscar Awards in Los Angeles, early this year. A.R.Rahman had this to say about the meeting, , “MJ was concerned about contemporary developmental issues such as global warming, wars and their consequences. He asked me to compose a unity anthem on the lines of We are the World for him. I nodded in awe.”

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