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I remember Bala Karthik talking about the use of langauge in music - as long as the sandhams fit the milieu and culture of the context of the music, and the words fit in sonorously, that is all maters. Lyrical excellence is just icing on the cake. This is our school of thought - and let me tell you,me p-r and bala have talked about this much before we heard IR saying this. So, in a way, I am proud that I have connected to my idol's way of thinking even without him explicitly saying it out. It just tells me that the bonding created through his music has imbibed a school of thought in me without actually having it spelt out by him. How many musicians can claim such a connect to their fans?