Mumbai: Oscar & Grammy winner A R Rahman engaged with his 17.6 million Twitter fans on his recently released album which features the 19-minute masterpiece with the Seattle Symphony titled The Flying Lotus.
On Monday, the maestro tweeted “Have something interesting coming up for you. RT this tweet for a surprise”. He followed this up with “I will be taking 5 questions on The Flying Lotus, so tweet using #TheFlyingLotus and I might just pick your question”.
His fans on Twitter went into a frenzy sending back thousands of questions on The Flying Lotus from which he personally handpicked 5 to respond to via a series of videos.
In a candid conversational campaign, A R Rahman for the first time answered a range of questions on The Flying Lotus.
- Why did you think of naming it Flying lotus???
- The Flying Lotus is intense & full of raw emotions. The music conveys a sense of pain/anguish. Is it so? What was going through your mind?
- The Flying Lotus ARR! Should Artists react or stay away from reacting to issues around him ? he is affected even if he reacts or does not ?
- What excited you to do this piece and how seattle symphony reacted to your idea. How did all happen??? #TheFlyingLotus
To know his responses to the above questions, check the link here for his VIDEO responses:
https://twitter.com/i/moments/928280743012438017
On 6th October 2017, AR Rahman released The Flying Lotus – a 19-minute music piece which is his interpretation of a historical phase in India when the government announced demonetization. It’s a collaboration with the internationally renowned Seattle Symphony, conducted by Ricardo Averbach. The album opened straight at #1on the iTunes India album chart.
A R Rahman’s The Flying Lotus is available worldwide on physical and digital formats exclusively on Universal Music Group.
Listen to `The Flying Lotus’ here: https://UMGI.lnk.to/TheFlyingLotus
