मैं अपने मन में आज भी खुद को एक पंक (punk) मानता हूँ, भले ही मैं जानता हूँ कि पाँच में से चार पंक इस बात से असहमत होंगे।

In my mind I still qualify as punk, though I know four out of five punks would disagree.

In my mind I still qualify as punk, though I know four out of five punks would disagree.

Topic Self & Identity Authenticity
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

इस डरावने और बेचैनी से भरे दौर में यह याद रखना मुक्तिदायक हो सकता है कि कुछ भी सदा के लिए नहीं रहता। यह हमारी उम्मीदों को एक नई दिशा और ऊर्जा दे सकता है।

In this frightening, anxious time to be alive it can be liberating to remember that nothing lasts forever. That can focus and invigorate our hopes.

In this frightening, anxious time to be alive it can be liberating to remember that nothing lasts forever. That can focus and invigorate our hopes.

Topic Life & Existence Impermanence
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Wisdom 98%

जॉन बर्जर ने एक बार संगीत को परिभाषित करते हुए कहा था कि इसकी शुरुआत एक चीख से हुई थी, फिर यह एक प्रार्थना बनी, उसके बाद एक विलाप, और आज भी इसमें इन तीनों के तत्व मौजूद हैं। मुझे लगता है कि यह बहुत ही गहरी बात है। संगीत क्या है, इसे समझाने का मेरे पास शायद यही एकमात्र तरीका है।

John Berger once defined music by saying that it began as a howl, became a prayer, then a lament, and still contains the elements of all three. I think that's pretty wise. That's about the only way I know how to explain what music is.

John Berger once defined music by saying that it began as a howl, became a prayer, then a lament, and still contains the elements of all three. I think that's pretty wise. That's about the only way I know how to explain what music is.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Philosophical 98%

गॉर्ड डाउनी के सोलो एल्बम या 'द ट्रैजिकली हिप' के नए गाने सुनते समय मैं हमेशा यही सोचता हूँ, "खैर, मुझे पता है कि गीत के बोल के मामले में यह कैसा होने वाला है।" हर गाना शुरू होता है और फिर मैं सोचता हूँ, "अरे, मुझे अंदाज़ा ही नहीं है कि यह कहाँ से आया।" उनकी आवाज़ पूरी तरह से मौलिक है, चाहे वह शाब्दिक अर्थ में हो या लाक्षणिक रूप में।

I always go into listening to a new record by Gord Downie solo or The Tragically Hip and think, "Well, I know what this is going to be, lyrically." Every song starts and then I think, "Oh, I have no idea where that comes from." He has this entirely original voice, both literal and metaphorical.

I always go into listening to a new record by Gord Downie solo or The Tragically Hip and think, "Well, I know what this is going to be, lyrically." Every song starts and then I think, "Oh, I have no idea where that comes from." He has this entirely original voice, both literal and metaphorical.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 96%

बहुत से किशोरों की तरह मैं भी सिर्फ कुछ खास चीज़ें ही सुनता था। लेकिन 'द ट्रैजिकली हिप' एक ऐसा धागा है जो लगभग मेरे पूरे संगीत-सफर में मेरे साथ रहा है। मैंने जितनी भी मिक्स टेप बनाईं, उनमें कम से कम एक गाना इस बैंड का ज़रूर होता था। शुरुआत से ही मुझे ऐसा लगता रहा है कि गॉर्ड डाउनी ने अपने गानों में बहुत गुंजाइश छोड़ी है। उन्होंने गानों में एक ऐसा खुलापन पैदा किया था। उन्होंने मुझे यह सोचने पर मजबूर किया कि गीत-लेखन में असीम संभावनाएं हैं—खैर, बहुत से गीतकार ऐसा सोचते हैं, लेकिन यह पहली बार था जब मुझे लगा कि एक गाने में कई सारी दुनिया समा सकती हैं।

I would only listen to certain things, like a lot of teenagers do. But the Tragically Hip is a ribbon that's been with me pretty much my entire musical life. Every mix tape I ever made had at least one Hip song on it. Right from the outset I feel like Gord Downie built so much room into his songs. There was so much space in them that he created. He made me think of songwriting as full of boundless possibilities in a way that - well, that a lot of songwriters do, but that was the first time I thought a song could really contain multitudes.

I would only listen to certain things, like a lot of teenagers do. But the Tragically Hip is a ribbon that's been with me pretty much my entire musical life. Every mix tape I ever made had at least one Hip song on it. Right from the outset I feel like Gord Downie built so much room into his songs. There was so much space in them that he created. He made me think of songwriting as full of boundless possibilities in a way that - well, that a lot of songwriters do, but that was the first time I thought a song could really contain multitudes.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं समकालीन भाषा और घटनाओं को लेकर थोड़ा संकोच करता हूँ, लेकिन मुझे किसी तरह खुद को समय के दायरे में बांधने, यानी किसी गाने को एक खास समय और जगह से जोड़ने का विचार भी अच्छा लगता है। कई बार नए शब्द और चीज़ें इतनी दिलचस्प और वर्णनात्मक होती हैं कि उन्हें नजरअंदाज करना मुश्किल होता है। और शायद ऐसा काम तैयार करना भी महत्वपूर्ण है जो यह स्वीकार करता हो कि यह हमेशा के लिए नहीं रहने वाला है।

I do get a little shy about contemporary language and events, but I also enjoy the idea of dating myself, somehow, anchoring a song in a specific time and place. Sometimes the new words and objects are too enjoyable and descriptive to ignore. And maybe making work that acknowledges that it won't last forever is important, too.

I do get a little shy about contemporary language and events, but I also enjoy the idea of dating myself, somehow, anchoring a song in a specific time and place. Sometimes the new words and objects are too enjoyable and descriptive to ignore. And maybe making work that acknowledges that it won't last forever is important, too.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

मैं आज भी खुद को पंक (punk) मानता हूँ, क्योंकि मुझे संगीत बजाने की जो प्रेरणा और हिम्मत मिली, वह पूरी तरह से पंक बैंड्स की बदौलत है।

I still think of myself as punk, because the way I became empowered to play music is entirely due to punk bands.

I still think of myself as punk, because the way I became empowered to play music is entirely due to punk bands.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

आज के दौर में संगीत की एक अच्छी बात यह है कि इसमें गुटबाजी कम हो गई है।

One of the wonderful things about music these days is that it's less cliqueish.

One of the wonderful things about music these days is that it's less cliqueish.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

गॉर्ड डाउनी की तरह कोई दूसरा नहीं लिखता, इसलिए उनकी तुलना करना मुश्किल है। वे अमूर्त विषयों पर काम करके भी किसी तरह उन्हें बहुत सटीक बना देते हैं। वे अपनी चेतना के उन हिस्सों को बाहर आने देते हैं जो ज्यादातर लेखक नहीं कर पाते, जिनमें मैं भी शामिल हूँ। मुझे नहीं लगता कि मुझमें उस अलौकिक और खूबसूरती से अर्थपूर्ण बेतुकेपन तक पहुँचने की वैसी क्षमता है—जो गानों में बिल्कुल सटीक बैठ जाता है। मैं कभी यह समझ नहीं पाता कि वे ऐसा कैसे कर लेते हैं।

No one else writes like Gord Downie, so it's difficult to compare him. He can work in the abstract and still somehow be really specific. He lets parts of his consciousness in that most writers aren't able to do, myself included. I don't feel like I have that access to the surreal and the somehow beautifully meaningful non-sequitur - that fits perfectly. I can never figure that out, how he does that.

No one else writes like Gord Downie, so it's difficult to compare him. He can work in the abstract and still somehow be really specific. He lets parts of his consciousness in that most writers aren't able to do, myself included. I don't feel like I have that access to the surreal and the somehow beautifully meaningful non-sequitur - that fits perfectly. I can never figure that out, how he does that.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 92%

गॉर्ड डाउनी जैसे लेखकों से मैंने जो एक बात सीखी है, वह यह है कि पारंपरिक छंद और लय (मीटर) के दायरे को तोड़ने की अपार संभावनाएं होती हैं। भले ही आप ऐसा न करें, पर आपके पास इसकी छूट होती है। उन्होंने कई लेखकों को दायरे से बाहर जाने, विस्तार करने और रॉक गीत की सीमाओं को और आगे बढ़ाने की यह छूट दी।

That's something I've certainly taken from writers like Gord Downie is that there is a whole potential for breaking out of meter. Even if you don't do it, you're permitted to. He gave a lot of writers permission to do that, to expand and push out the borders of what a rock song can contain.

That's something I've certainly taken from writers like Gord Downie is that there is a whole potential for breaking out of meter. Even if you don't do it, you're permitted to. He gave a lot of writers permission to do that, to expand and push out the borders of what a rock song can contain.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

कुछ दिन पहले मैं कथाकार जॉर्ज सॉन्डर्स का एक इंटरव्यू सुन रहा था, और उन्होंने कहा था कि एक लेखक की भूमिका एक ज़्यादा विस्तृत दुनिया का निर्माण करना है। मुझे लगता है कि यह बात गॉर्ड डाउनी के अब तक के काम पर भी पूरी तरह लागू होती है, जो एक विस्तृत दुनिया का निर्माण करते हैं और इसमें कुछ बहुत ही राजनीतिक पहलू भी शामिल हैं।

I was listening to this interview with fiction writer George Saunders the other day, and he said something about how the role of a writer is to build a more detailed world. I think it applies to what Gord Downie is doing with his body of work, which is to build a more detailed world and there's something really political about that.

I was listening to this interview with fiction writer George Saunders the other day, and he said something about how the role of a writer is to build a more detailed world. I think it applies to what Gord Downie is doing with his body of work, which is to build a more detailed world and there's something really political about that.

Topic Creativity & Expression Writing
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

मैं गॉर्ड डाउनी की आवाज़ को वॉल्ट व्हिटमैन की शैली का मानता हूँ। उनकी काव्यात्मक आवाज़ में कई रंग समाए हैं—चाहे वह उनकी आवाज़ की लचीलापन हो, या उनके द्वारा गढ़े गए गीत-लेखन के दायरे, जो मुझे हमेशा रोमांचित करते हैं।

I think of Gord Downie voice as Whitman-esque. He has a poetic voice that contains multitudes, both the suppleness of the instrument of his voice, and just the lyrical boundaries that he pushes, which are really always thrilling to me.

I think of Gord Downie voice as Whitman-esque. He has a poetic voice that contains multitudes, both the suppleness of the instrument of his voice, and just the lyrical boundaries that he pushes, which are really always thrilling to me.

Tone: Passionate Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 96%

एक ज़्यादा विस्तृत दुनिया कहीं अधिक जटिल होती है, और इसलिए वह ज़्यादा संवेदनशील भी होती है। मुझे लगता है कि गॉर्ड डाउनी के बोल असाधारण रूप से संवेदनशील होते हैं, या फिर वे यही हासिल करते हैं। जिस तरह से वे उन सभी सांस्कृतिक गुटों और सीमाओं को पार कर जाते हैं, वह इस बात को और अधिक मजबूत करता है।

A more detailed world is a more complicated and complex one, and therefore a more empathetic one. I feel Gord's Downie lyrics are exceptionally empathetic, or that's what they accomplish. The fact that they can cross all those cultural cliques and boundaries really amplifies that, to me.

A more detailed world is a more complicated and complex one, and therefore a more empathetic one. I feel Gord's Downie lyrics are exceptionally empathetic, or that's what they accomplish. The fact that they can cross all those cultural cliques and boundaries really amplifies that, to me.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

मैंने कई अन्य प्रकार का संगीत भी सुना है, लेकिन पंक (punk) ही वह शैली है जिसने मुझे असल में संगीत बजाने की हिम्मत दी।

I listened to lots of other kinds of music, but punk is what allowed me to actually play music.

I listened to lots of other kinds of music, but punk is what allowed me to actually play music.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं जिन भी मुख्य पात्रों को लिखता हूँ, उनमें से ज़्यादातर में मेरा अपना कुछ न कुछ अंश होता है, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि थोड़ी दूरी बनाए रखना फायदेमंद हो सकता है, इसलिए मैं अक्सर ऐसे दृष्टिकोण से बेहतर ढंग से लिख पाता हूँ जो पूरी तरह से मेरा अपना नहीं होता।

There are definitely parts of me in most of the protagonists I write, but I find a bit of distance can be useful, so I often find myself better able to write from a point of view that isn't exactly my own.

There are definitely parts of me in most of the protagonists I write, but I find a bit of distance can be useful, so I often find myself better able to write from a point of view that isn't exactly my own.

Topic Creativity & Expression Writing
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे लगता है कि हम सभी के जीवन में उम्र के एक खास पड़ाव के कुछ चुनिंदा गाने होते हैं, और फिर एक लेखक को और अधिक विविध और विशिष्ट विषयों की ओर बढ़ना पड़ता है और उनका दायरा बढ़ाना होता है। और जैसा कि 'जॉब्रिकर' (Jawbreaker) कहते हैं, संगीत उद्योग "बच्चों को दूसरे बच्चों को बेच रहा है", इसलिए यह बात समझ में आती है कि एक लेखक के शुरुआती गाने ही अक्सर लोगों का ध्यान खींचते हैं, और बाद का काम अधिक कठिन होता है और वह तुरंत असर नहीं छोड़ता।

I think we all have a certain number of "coming of age" songs, and then a writer has to expand and grow into more varied and specific themes. And the music industry is, like Jawbreaker says, "selling kids to other kids," so it makes sense that those early songs in a writer's life are often the ones that catch people's ears, and later work is more difficult and less immediate.

I think we all have a certain number of "coming of age" songs, and then a writer has to expand and grow into more varied and specific themes. And the music industry is, like Jawbreaker says, "selling kids to other kids," so it makes sense that those early songs in a writer's life are often the ones that catch people's ears, and later work is more difficult and less immediate.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

मैं ऐसे गीत लिखने की कोशिश करता हूँ जो संगीत से अलग किए जाने पर भी अपने दम पर असरदार साबित हों। लेकिन मैं कवियों से उनका श्रेय नहीं छीनना चाहूँगा, जो बिना उस धुन के फ्रेम के काम करते हैं जो गीतकारों को मिलती है, और मुझे लगता है कि गीतों को अपने आप में एक स्वतंत्र कला के रूप में देखा जाना चाहिए।

I try to write lyrics that will be able to function on their own if they get separated from the music. But I wouldn't want to take anything away from poets, who work without the frames songwriters get from melody, and I think lyrics should be considered as their own thing.

I try to write lyrics that will be able to function on their own if they get separated from the music. But I wouldn't want to take anything away from poets, who work without the frames songwriters get from melody, and I think lyrics should be considered as their own thing.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मैंने हमेशा अपने करियर को थोड़ी शंका की दृष्टि से देखा है, जैसे मैं इस पर भरोसा नहीं करना चाहता कि यह एकमात्र ऐसा काम हो जो मैं करूँ। आंशिक रूप से इसका संबंध एक धोखेबाज होने की भावना से है, जैसा कि हम सभी को कभी-कभी महसूस होता है, और आंशिक रूप से मुझे अन्य काम करना भी अच्छा लगता है, और एक पूर्णकालिक कलाकार बनने के लिए जिस एकाग्रता की आवश्यकता होती है, मुझे पता है कि वह मुझमें नहीं है।

I've always viewed my career with some suspicion, like I don't want to count on it to be the only thing I do. Partly that has to do with feeling like an imposter, like we all do sometimes, and partly I like doing other things, and being a full-time artist takes a focus I recognise I don't have.

I've always viewed my career with some suspicion, like I don't want to count on it to be the only thing I do. Partly that has to do with feeling like an imposter, like we all do sometimes, and partly I like doing other things, and being a full-time artist takes a focus I recognise I don't have.

Topic Achievement & Work Career
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 92%