The Score Magazine - Archive August 2009 Issue | Page 25

DREAM MUSICAL DATE
She would love to work with A.R.Rahman and
absolutely adores Sting.
psychiatrist. But then, in high school, I was terribly unhappy, and kept
to myself mostly, and music just saved me somehow.” When faced with
objections, she joined law but dropped out and ultimately settled for
WCC, studying Psychology.
After establishing herself as a crooner, Andrea’s dreams were set high
as she sought to fulfill her dream of studying in Berklee; another failed
plan which was for the better. Andrea soon got offers to sing in films
and this transition did not deter her. The singer admitted that if the op-
portunity presented itself, she wouldn’t mind singing in Hindi too. “If I
get good enough work, I’ll go anywhere.”
She even started her own production company ‘The Show Must Go
On’ with her partner Sundar; a short-lived dream which she hopes to
revive again. “It’s never too late.” And acting? “To be honest, I was
absolutely against doing films, partly because of my family and also my
education. I refused offers through college. Then I had nothing to do for
three months. That’s the only reason I took up my first film offer. It took
more than 8 months to complete, and I couldn’t go to Berklee.” After its
moderately successful run, she got an offer to act in Aayirathil Oruvan.
Her accepted re-application to Berklee had to be relinquished again!
From what she wrote to me, I admit I was a little surprised. Unlike most
stars these days who enjoy the limelight, Andrea admits to being a very
boring person! “The one thing I love to do when no one is watching is to
play the piano. It’s amazing. The notes just become my own. Apart from
that, I read a lot, sit alone on my terrace or write. I wouldn’t do them if
people were around.” Pretty normal isn’t she?
Oh but wait! She’s done quite a few hysterical things in the past.
“They’re strictly confidential! One of them though, is getting myself lost
in Kyoto. I walked around in circles till midnight, having missed all the
buses and refusing to call a cab, and it was one of the nicest things to
have happened to me ever.”
Another thing which struck me as weirdly pleasant – “If I were stranded
on an island, I wouldn’t want to call anyone. All this time, I’ve been sit-
ting at home and wishing I could get away to Ladakh where no one can
get to me. An island would be even better, I think.”