When two friends fight, it will leave many of people around them with scars. You wonder if they will ever be normal again?
If such fight happens between two famous and popular legends, people who love them will feel like they are being punished.
The same has been true with singer SP Balasubramanyam and composer, Ilayaraja's fight over royalty. Ilayaraja sent notices to Balu that he should not sing his songs, until the royalty issue is sorted.
Balu expressed deep hurt and said that he will not sing Ilayaraja's songs anymore. Later, the rumours have come out that both are back to normalcy.
But in a recent interview Balu said, "The issue has hurt me deeply. I am not mad on him but he could have just told me that there is this royalty thing that we need to pay to him before, I started my tour and as friends more like brothers, we would have sort it out.
He preferred to send a notice, I replied the way I did. Now, I am waiting for a reply from his side regarding the royalty he should get and as a singer, what I should get. Song doesn't just belong to composer but singer too.
I wanted to stop singing his songs, but I can't avoid them. So, I decided to sing my songs and pay him the royalty he desires. If he proceeds legally again, I will do too."
The problem doesn't seem to have sorted out yet, but Balu has decided to fight to sing the popular songs of their combo rather than giving up.
It shows us a sign of them not completely distancing each other and once, the issue is over, we may hope to see them on stage together, one day!
If such fight happens between two famous and popular legends, people who love them will feel like they are being punished.
The same has been true with singer SP Balasubramanyam and composer, Ilayaraja's fight over royalty. Ilayaraja sent notices to Balu that he should not sing his songs, until the royalty issue is sorted.
Balu expressed deep hurt and said that he will not sing Ilayaraja's songs anymore. Later, the rumours have come out that both are back to normalcy.
But in a recent interview Balu said, "The issue has hurt me deeply. I am not mad on him but he could have just told me that there is this royalty thing that we need to pay to him before, I started my tour and as friends more like brothers, we would have sort it out.
He preferred to send a notice, I replied the way I did. Now, I am waiting for a reply from his side regarding the royalty he should get and as a singer, what I should get. Song doesn't just belong to composer but singer too.
I wanted to stop singing his songs, but I can't avoid them. So, I decided to sing my songs and pay him the royalty he desires. If he proceeds legally again, I will do too."
The problem doesn't seem to have sorted out yet, but Balu has decided to fight to sing the popular songs of their combo rather than giving up.
It shows us a sign of them not completely distancing each other and once, the issue is over, we may hope to see them on stage together, one day!