I wrote 7,500 songs. Still, I am waiting for the few lakhs they will send, said poet Vairamuthu.
Poet Vairamuthu was speaking at an event called IPRS (Indian Performing Rights Society), an organization that patents film composers and songwriters. In his speech, “
The late MS Viswanathan said he did not even know what the number of mines would be after that as the total number of tunnels was 7. Prior to the IPRS system was not royalty, we did not even have Nair tea. Artists are imaginative. Sin they are ignorant of the law, ignorant of rights. Those who do not know the difference between breast milk and breast milk.
If he writes 100 songs in Western countries, the poet does not need to do any work other than breathe. Also, with the money available, they can buy their own island off the coast of the Pacific.
I wrote 7,500 songs. Still, I’m waiting for the few lakhs they send. One can be in the film industry for 25 years, and only 15 years with fame. “The talk is going viral.