Vandstock August 1969 mein hua tha, us samay na toh Internet tha aur na hi mobile phones, jisse kisi se bhi, kahin bhi pal bhar mein baat ki ja sake. Yeh woh daur tha jab hum duniya ki ghatnaon ya yuddh ki bheeysabta ko 24- ghante aane wale news channels par live nahi dekh paate the.
Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It was a time when we werent able to witness world events or the horrors of war live on 24-hour news channels.
Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It was a time when we werent able to witness world events or the horrors of war live on 24-hour news channels.
Main jo kuch bhi karna aur haasil karna chahta hoon, woh brahmand ke us paar hai. Wahi man ki shanti, urja aur swatantrata hai. Aur main khushi-khushi aur apni marzi se wahan jaane ke liye tayar ho raha hoon. Mujhe lagta hai ki main har kisi ka dost banne aur har kisi ke liye kuch bhi karne ke liye tayar hoon. Yeh ek bohot gehri baat hai.
Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That’s peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I’m making myself ready to go, joyfully and willingly. I think I’m ready to be everybody’s friend, and to do anything for anybody. It’s heavy.
Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That’s peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I’m making myself ready to go, joyfully and willingly. I think I’m ready to be everybody’s friend, and to do anything for anybody. It’s heavy.
Meri sangeet ki disha, zaahir hai, swarg ki taraf hai. Hum apne sangeet ki har cheez ko swarg ke daayre ke anusaar dhalte hain — yaani ki man, ek vyavasthit man.
The direction for my music is heaven, of course. We gear all things to the realm of heaven – which is the mind, the organized mind.
The direction for my music is heaven, of course. We gear all things to the realm of heaven – which is the mind, the organized mind.
Maine Vandstock Festival ki shuruat ki thi, jabki mujhe paanchve number par perform karna tha. Maine kaha, 'Main yahan kya kar raha hoon? Nahi, nahi, main nahi, pehle number par main nahi!' Mujhe stage par jaana hi pada kyunki pehle jaane ke liye aur koi nahi tha — concert pehle hi dhai ghante late ho chuka tha.
I opened the Woodstock Festival even though I was supposed to be fifth. I said, ‘What am I doing here? No, no, not me, not first!’ I had to go on stage because there was no one else to go on first – the concert was already two-and-a-half hours late.
I opened the Woodstock Festival even though I was supposed to be fifth. I said, ‘What am I doing here? No, no, not me, not first!’ I had to go on stage because there was no one else to go on first – the concert was already two-and-a-half hours late.
Live Aid ek chhota Vandstock tha, Vandstock ki hi santaan, jise main Globalstock kehta hoon.
Live Aid was a baby Woodstock, a child of Woodstock, which I call Globalstock.
Live Aid was a baby Woodstock, a child of Woodstock, which I call Globalstock.
Mujhe beemari nahi hoti. Main beemar padne ka kharch nahi utha sakta.
I don’t get sick. I can’t afford to get sick.
I don’t get sick. I can’t afford to get sick.
Vandstock ek shantiroop pradarshan aur ek vaishwik utsav dono hi tha.
Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.
Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.
Mera daayan kalaai ka hissa mere baayein pair se juda hai. Aap jaante hi hain, agar baaya pair kaam nahi karega, toh daayani kalaai bhi kaam nahi karegi, aur yeh sach hai.
My right wrist is connected to the left foot. You know, if the left foot doesn’t work, the right wrist doesn’t work, and that’s really the truth.
My right wrist is connected to the left foot. You know, if the left foot doesn’t work, the right wrist doesn’t work, and that’s really the truth.
Halanki aksar iska chitrann ek paagalpan aur be-lagam utsav ke roop mein kiya jata hai jahan barish mein bheegaye, nashe mein dhut hip-pies kichar mein naach rahe the, lekin Vandstock isse kahin badhkar tha — varna hum 2009 mein bhi iske baare mein baat nahi kar rahe hote. Max Yasgur ke farm ke khet mein alag-alag umar aur rang ke log ek sath ikatthe hue the.
Though it’s frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much more than that – or we wouldn’t still be talking about it in 2009. People of all ages and colors came together in the fields of Max Yasgur’s farm.
Though it’s frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much more than that – or we wouldn’t still be talking about it in 2009. People of all ages and colors came together in the fields of Max Yasgur’s farm.
Agar mujhe yaad rahe toh main din mein ek hi baar khata hoon, aur koshish karta hoon ki kabhi sone na jaun.
I eat once a day if I remember, and I try never to go to sleep.
I eat once a day if I remember, and I try never to go to sleep.
Main Village ko ek aisi jagah ke roop mein dekhta tha jahan aap khud ko express karne ke liye ja sakte hain. Jab main pehli baar wahan gaya, toh maine kavitayein likhi aur sunayin. Phir kuch saalon tak maine portraits banaye. Guitar uthaane ke baare mein sochne mein mujhe thoda samay laga.
I saw the Village as a place you could escape to, to express yourself. When I first went there, I wrote and performed poetry. Then I drew portraits for a couple of years. It took a while before I thought about picking up a guitar.
I saw the Village as a place you could escape to, to express yourself. When I first went there, I wrote and performed poetry. Then I drew portraits for a couple of years. It took a while before I thought about picking up a guitar.
Richie mera eklauta beta hai jo sach mein ghar se door ja kar bas gaya hai. Baki toh kisi se mera peecha nahi chhoot sakta.
Richie is the only one of my nine who’s really moved away. I can’t get rid of most of them.
Richie is the only one of my nine who’s really moved away. I can’t get rid of most of them.
Main 13 ki umar se lekar 20 saal ki umar tak Brooklyn mein doo-wop sangeet gate hue bada hua hoon. Us sangeet ka maksad bahut se logon ko musibaton se door rakhna tha, aur sath hi yeh ek mohalle se doosre mohalle jaane ka passport bhi tha.
I came up in Brooklyn singing doo-wop music from the time I was 13 to the time I was 20. That music served a purpose of keeping a lot of people out of trouble, and also it was a passport from one neighborhood to another.
I came up in Brooklyn singing doo-wop music from the time I was 13 to the time I was 20. That music served a purpose of keeping a lot of people out of trouble, and also it was a passport from one neighborhood to another.
Maine akela shuruat ki thi, par 60 ke dashak ke madhy tak yeh ek trio ban gaya — ek conga drum aur ek aur guitarist. Aur zyadatar samay maine isi ke sath kaam kiya hai.
I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-’60s – a conga drum and another guitarist. And that’s been mostly what I’ve worked with most of the time.
I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-’60s – a conga drum and another guitarist. And that’s been mostly what I’ve worked with most of the time.
Jab main aaj koi gaana likhta hoon, toh aamtaur par woh agle hi din stage par hota hai. Kaam karne ka yahi tareeka hai. Aap apne antarman ko rok nahi sakte; yeh sab avchetan man (subconscious) se aata hai, aur yeh kahin bhi ho sakta hai. Yeh kisi telephone booth mein bhi ho sakta hai.
When I write a song today, basically it goes on the stage tomorrow. That’s the way it works. You cannont interrupt your consciousness; it all comes from the subconscious, it can happen anywhere. It could be in a telephone booth.
When I write a song today, basically it goes on the stage tomorrow. That’s the way it works. You cannont interrupt your consciousness; it all comes from the subconscious, it can happen anywhere. It could be in a telephone booth.
Main show business mein nahi hoon; main communications business mein hoon. Mere liye sab kuch yahi hai.
I’m not in show business; I’m in the communications business. That’s what it’s about for me.
I’m not in show business; I’m in the communications business. That’s what it’s about for me.
Mera manna hai ki mujhe sangeet ki samaj apne pita se mili thi. Mere pita bina sangeet sikhe piano bajate the; woh bas kisi dhun ko sunkar use baja lete the.
I believe I inherited my sense of music from my father. My father was an ear piano player; he could just hear something and play it.
I believe I inherited my sense of music from my father. My father was an ear piano player; he could just hear something and play it.
Maine lagbhag har college aur university mein kam se kam teen baar perform kiya hoga, aur yahi haal zyadatar clubs ka bhi tha. Main hafte mein chhe din safar karta tha, ghar jaakar apne saaman ka bag badalta tha, aur phir agle chhe dino ke liye nikal padta tha.
I must have played every college and university at least three times, and that goes for most of the clubs. I’d be on the road six days a week, go home and change bags, and then be gone for another six days.
I must have played every college and university at least three times, and that goes for most of the clubs. I’d be on the road six days a week, go home and change bags, and then be gone for another six days.
Mera manna hai ki har desh mein hamara ek humshakal hota hai. Ismein kuch aisi aam baat hai jis par shayad hum dhyan nahi dete. Shayad chehron ke liye bhi kuch hi saanche hain, aur hum har jagah baste hain.
I believe we have a double in every country. There’s something about that that is probably a commonness that we don’t make note of. That maybe there’s only a cast for so many faces, and we live everywhere.
I believe we have a double in every country. There’s something about that that is probably a commonness that we don’t make note of. That maybe there’s only a cast for so many faces, and we live everywhere.