मैं ऐसा इंसान नहीं हूँ जिसे लोकगीतों का विश्वकोश जैसा ज्ञान हो और जो आग के पास बैठकर तीन घंटे तक गाता रहे। मैं असल में वही गाने जानता हूँ जिन्हें मैंने अपनाया है, नए सिरे से ढाला है और रिकॉर्ड किया है।

I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically only know the songs that I've taken on and reworked and recorded.

I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically only know the songs that I've taken on and reworked and recorded.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

जब मैं पुराने लोकगीत गाता हूँ, तो इसलिए नहीं गाता कि वे पुराने हैं। किसी परंपरा को ज़िंदा रखने या उसे आगे बढ़ाने में मेरी कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं है। मैं उन्हें बस इसलिए गाता हूँ क्योंकि वे बेहतरीन गाने हैं।

When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm just doing them because they're great songs.

When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm just doing them because they're great songs.

Themes #Authenticity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

कुछ लोग ऐसे होते हैं जो बेहतरीन गायकी के साथ-साथ फ़िडल भी बहुत अच्छे से बजाते हैं और बढ़िया जुगलबंदी करते हैं। लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि [मैं ऐसा इसलिए नहीं करता] क्योंकि गिटार और बैंको के मामले में मैं आज भी अकेला ही रहना पसंद करता हूँ।

There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I think [I don't do that] partially because I'm still a loner on the guitar and banjo.

There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I think [I don't do that] partially because I'm still a loner on the guitar and banjo.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे बहुत भारी-भरकम और दिखावटी किताबें अपने पास रखना पसंद है, और मुझे नहीं पता कि मैं उन्हें पूरा पढ़ भी पाऊँगा या नहीं, लेकिन अगर वे मेरे आस-पास रहती हैं, तो मुझे खुद के काफ़ी बुद्धिमान होने का अहसास होता है।

I like to carry around extremely pretentious books, and I don't know if I can read them, but if I hold them near me, it imbues me with a sense of powerful intelligence.

I like to carry around extremely pretentious books, and I don't know if I can read them, but if I hold them near me, it imbues me with a sense of powerful intelligence.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Reading
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Humorous 95%

अगर मैं यह बताऊँ कि किन लोगों से मुझ पर असर पड़ा है, तो वह बहुत अजीब और बनावटी लगेगा क्योंकि वे ऐसे लोग होंगे जिनका मेरे काम से दूर-दूर तक कोई नाता नहीं है। जहाँ तक सुनने का सवाल है, उनके बजाने के अंदाज़ में कुछ तो ऐसा है जो मुझे प्रेरित करता है।

If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to do with what I do. From a listening perspective, there's just something in their playing that I'm inspired by.

If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to do with what I do. From a listening perspective, there's just something in their playing that I'm inspired by.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 92%

मैं पॉल डेमंड का 'फ़र्स्ट प्लेस अगेन' नाम का यह रिकॉर्ड सुन रहा था। यह बेहद ख़ूबसूरत है। संगीत से आपको जो बेहतरीन से बेहतरीन सुकून मिल सकता है, वह उस रिकॉर्ड से मिल जाता है।

I was listening to this record by Paul Desmond called First Place Again. It's incredibly gorgeous. There is nothing better that you would want to get from music than you get from that record.

I was listening to this record by Paul Desmond called First Place Again. It's incredibly gorgeous. There is nothing better that you would want to get from music than you get from that record.

Tone: Passionate Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 98%

मैं संगीत का बहुत बड़ा कीड़ा हूँ, ख़ास तौर पर जैज़ का।

I am a complete jazz nerd.

I am a complete jazz nerd.

Themes #Authenticity
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 98%

मैं असल में कोई लोक-गायक नहीं हूँ, लेकिन मुझे यह संगीत बहुत पसंद है और कुछ पंक्तियाँ मेरे दिमाग़ में आकर अटक जाती हैं, और लगता है कि उनके पीछे कोई वजह है, तभी मैं उन्हें गुनगुनाने लगता हूँ।

I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my head, and they seem to be stuck there for a reason, and I start singing them.

I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my head, and they seem to be stuck there for a reason, and I start singing them.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

मेरा खुद से गाना शुरू करना बस एक इत्तेफ़ाक़ था। बचपन में मैं बहुत गाता था, और मेरी आवाज़ लड़कों वाली सोप्रानो हुआ करती थी। मैंने शास्त्रीय संगीत ज़्यादा तो नहीं गाया, बस थोड़ा-बहुत गाया था। मेरी आवाज़ बहुत सुरीली थी। फिर जब मेरी आवाज़ भारी हुई, तो मैंने इसके बारे में ज़्यादा नहीं सोचा क्योंकि तब मेरा ध्यान गाने-बजाने में इतना नहीं था।

The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was a boy soprano. I didn't do that much classical music; I did a little bit. I had a lovely voice. And then when my voice dropped, I didn't worry about it consciously because I wasn't that invested in my singing at the time.

The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was a boy soprano. I didn't do that much classical music; I did a little bit. I had a lovely voice. And then when my voice dropped, I didn't worry about it consciously because I wasn't that invested in my singing at the time.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मेरे लिए गिटार बजाना ज़्यादातर उसकी सीमाओं से उबरने का एक ज़रिया है, जैसे उसे किसी अजीब ट्यूनिंग में सेट करके बस बहते चले जाना।

Guitar comes more out of its limitations for me, like putting it in a weird tuning and then just go places.

Guitar comes more out of its limitations for me, like putting it in a weird tuning and then just go places.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 96%

अगर मैं फ़िडल उठाता हूँ, तो उस पर कोई धुन नहीं बनाता, बस जो मन में आता है बजाने लगता हूँ।

If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever.

If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

किताबें पढ़ना बहुत बढ़िया अनुभव है। दस साल पहले तक मैं ऐसा नहीं करता था। यह कमाल की चीज़ है।

Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great.

Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Reading Habit
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 98%