मुझे नहीं लगता कि एक संगीतकार होना मुझे किसी भी तरह से एक रोल मॉडल बनाता है। लेकिन मेरा मानना है कि जब भी और जहाँ भी संभव हो, लोगों की मदद का हाथ बढ़ाना मेरी ज़िम्मेदारी है, ठीक उसी तरह जैसे दूसरों ने मेरी मदद की है। मुझे लगता है कि उस सिलसिले को जारी रखना और आपके समुदाय की जो भी व्यक्तिगत परिभाषा हो, उसे वापस लौटाना (योगदान देना) बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।
I don't think being a musician makes me a role model at all. But I do believe that I have responsibility to offer people a helping hand when and if I can, just the same way that others have helped me. I think that it's important to keep that cycle going, and to give back to whatever your personal definition of community is.
I don't think being a musician makes me a role model at all. But I do believe that I have responsibility to offer people a helping hand when and if I can, just the same way that others have helped me. I think that it's important to keep that cycle going, and to give back to whatever your personal definition of community is.
गीत लेखन के मामले में मुझे लगता है कि यह एक चक्र की तरह हो सकता है। मैं अक्सर शांत, उदास गानों और अधिक प्रभावशाली, कम पारंपरिक संरचनाओं के बीच झूलती रहती हूँ। मुझे लगता है कि जब मैं खुद को एक ही दिशा में बहुत ज्यादा झुका हुआ पाती हूँ, तो मैं एक तरह से इसका विरोध करती हूँ और दूसरी दिशा में खींचने लगती हूँ।
In terms of songwriting I think it might be a circular thing. I tend to go back and forth between quieter melancholy songs and more forceful, less traditional structures. I think when I find myself leaning too far in one direction I kind of rebel against it and pull the other way.
In terms of songwriting I think it might be a circular thing. I tend to go back and forth between quieter melancholy songs and more forceful, less traditional structures. I think when I find myself leaning too far in one direction I kind of rebel against it and pull the other way.
हालाँकि मेरे गानों की प्रेरणा लगभग हमेशा मेरे आस-पास हो रही घटनाओं से आती है, लेकिन मैं निश्चित रूप से हमेशा उन गानों की मुख्य पात्र (प्रोटैगोनिस्ट) नहीं होती।
Though the inspiration for my songs almost always comes from things that are happening around me, I am definitely not always the protagonist in the songs.
Though the inspiration for my songs almost always comes from things that are happening around me, I am definitely not always the protagonist in the songs.
मुझे लगता है कि मैं उतनी खुश हूँ जितनी लोग मेरे गाने सुनकर शायद सोचते होंगे।
I think I'm a lot happier than people might think from listening to my songs.
I think I'm a lot happier than people might think from listening to my songs.
सिर्फ इसलिए कि मैं प्रथम पुरुष (फर्स्ट पर्सन) में लिखती हूँ, इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि मेरे सभी गाने मेरी अपनी आत्मकथा से जुड़े हैं।
Just because I write in the first person doesn't mean that all my songs are autobiographical.
Just because I write in the first person doesn't mean that all my songs are autobiographical.
संगीत जगत की ओर से मुझे हमेशा ही काफी निष्पक्ष प्रतिक्रियाएँ मिली हैं। मुझे बस थोड़ी सी झुंझलाहट तब होती है जब लोग मेरे गानों को उदास मानकर यह अंदाज़ा लगा लेते हैं कि मैं असल ज़िंदगी में भी बहुत उदास इंसान हूँगा।
I think I've gotten a pretty fair shake in the music press over the years. The only think that kind of irks me is when people assume that I must be really depressed person because they find my songs to be sad.
I think I've gotten a pretty fair shake in the music press over the years. The only think that kind of irks me is when people assume that I must be really depressed person because they find my songs to be sad.
मैं खुद को इतना कुशल वादक नहीं मानता कि महज़ अपने गिटार के दम पर वह माहौल बना सकूँ जो मैं बनाना चाहता हूँ।
I don't consider myself a skilled enough instrumentalist to be able to create the atmosphere that I want with just my guitar by myself.
I don't consider myself a skilled enough instrumentalist to be able to create the atmosphere that I want with just my guitar by myself.
मुझे लगता है कि जो गाने मैं लिखता हूँ, वे अकेले एक वाद्य यंत्र की बजाए पूरे बैंड के साथ बजाए जाने पर सबसे बेहतरीन लगते हैं।
I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.
I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.
मैं जो भी एल्बम बनाता हूँ, वह एक तरह से भरोसे की छलांग होती है, और कहीं न कहीं मुझे यह विश्वास भी होता है कि जिन्हें मेरी कला की ज़रूरत है, उन तक वह किसी न किसी तरह पहुँच ही जाएगी।
Every single record I make is an act of faith in a sense, and somewhere I also have faith that the people who need to hear my music somehow will.
Every single record I make is an act of faith in a sense, and somewhere I also have faith that the people who need to hear my music somehow will.
मेरे पास दुनिया के सबसे बेहतरीन और हमेशा साथ देने वाले प्रशंसक हैं, जिसके लिए मैं बहुत-बहुत आभारी हूँ।
I am very, very grateful to have the best and most supportive fans ever.
I am very, very grateful to have the best and most supportive fans ever.