Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar, KBE, born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury, his name often preceded by the title Pandit, was a known Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was one of the best-known exponents of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionSitar Player
Date of Birth7 April 1920
CityVaranasi, India
CountryIndia
analyzing duty music realizing
I try to give to my music the spiritual quality, very deep in the soul, which does something even if you are not realizing it or analyzing it - that's the duty of the music.
absolutely god learned music
The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer.
keeps lets music
I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going.
performed
One single raga can be performed for two hours, three hours.
To me, you know, from my childhood I always had a fascination for United States.
george left lives looked memories moments precious remain spent surrounded
We spent the day before with him, and even then he looked so peaceful, surrounded by love. George has left so many precious memories and moments in all our lives which will remain with us forever.
difficulty great middle sitting takes time
I have great difficulty sitting in the middle of the night and writing. Everything I do comes spontaneous. Sometimes it takes a long time; sometimes it comes just like that.
famous people
When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.
became george since
Many people, especially young people, have started listening to sitar since George Harrison, one of the Beatles, became my disciple.
based certain classical composed music perform sounds written
In the U.K., classical music is composed by individuals and written down. Indian music is based on certain sequences called ragas. When I perform live, 95% of the music is improvised: it never sounds the same twice.
audiences became classical known
I do think that my Indian classical audiences thought I was sacrificing them through working with George; I became known as the 'fifth Beatle.' In India, they thought I was mad.
beautiful spiritual believe
Whether you are aware of them or not, whether you recognize them as spiritual or not, you probably have had the experiences of silence, or transcendence, or the Divine-a few seconds, a few minutes that seem out of time; a moment when the ordinary looks beautiful, glowing; a deep sense of being at peace, feeling happy for no reason. When these experiences come...believe in them. They reflect your true nature.
creative doe fantastic
What Sri Chinmoy does is God-given! He has a tremendous, a fantastic creative urge.
heaven religion
There cannot possibly be a god in heaven watching all of this calmly.