AR Rahman remembers Robin Gibb

An era has come to an end with the death of Bee Gees singer, Robin Gibb, who along with brothers Barry and Maurice gave some of the evergreen dance floor classics like Stayin alive, How deep is your love, Words, Jive talkin and Night fever.

Robin Gibb, 62, died on Sunday “following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” his family announced in a statement released by Gibb’s representative Doug Wright on his official website. 

Music composer AR Rahman, who has been a huge fan of the singer, was visibly shocked and disturbed when he received the news of legendary musician’s untimely death.

Even as hundreds of tributes by musicians from worldwide started pouring in, Rahman too took to the micro blogging site, Twitter to express his sadness. He posted a picture of himself with the legend and wrote, “Your music will stay alive, Robin... RIP”. 

Rahman who is himself well-renowned for his compositions worldwide, has collaborated with a lot of international artistes including the legendary Mick Jagger,  and is a huge fan of the music band and was influenced by their music.

A source close to Rahman says, “Rahman loves music and Bee Gees was one of his favourite music bands. He could relate to their music and was a big fan of their music. He had even met him on one of his trips abroad and has kept in touch with him ever since. It is a huge personal loss for him.”
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