MJ wanted to work with A.R. Rahman
January 16th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 16 (ANI): Late king of pop Michael Jackson wanted to make music with Bollywood composer A. R. Rahman.
The Mozart of Madras, who won two Oscars for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ said he had met the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker two days before his death, and the meeting changed his life.
“I met him two months before he died; he expressed an interest in working with me,” the Daily Telegraph quoted Rahman as saying.
“Meeting him was everything and changed my life. He loved stuff I did and I loved stuff he did. He was such a nice person,” he added.
Meanwhile, Rahman is set to perform to about 80,000 people at his free concert today at Parramatta Park, as a part of 34th Sydney Festival.
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