मैं हमेशा बोल (lyrics) से शुरुआत करता हूँ, क्योंकि संगीत से शुरुआत करने का मतलब है कि शब्द खराब हो जाएंगे।
I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad.
I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad.
मैं जितना ज़्यादा खुद को एक संगीतकार के रूप में देखना छोड़ता हूँ, उतना ही बेहतर गायक मैं बनता जाता हूँ।
The more I abandon ideas of myself as a musician, the better a singer I become.
The more I abandon ideas of myself as a musician, the better a singer I become.
मैं दर्शकों के साथ हँसी-मज़ाक नहीं करता, क्योंकि उनसे कहने के लिए मेरे पास कुछ है ही नहीं, और जब मैं मंच पर होता हूँ तो मुझे कोई अपनेपन या मेल-जोल का अहसास नहीं होता।
I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of ease or camaraderie when I'm on stage.
I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of ease or camaraderie when I'm on stage.
मैं खुद को इस भ्रम में नहीं रख सकता कि संगीत के मामले में मुझे दूसरे लोगों की ज़रूरत नहीं है, चाहे वह एक बेहतरीन साथी के रूप में हो या फिर मेरे दिमाग में चल रहे धुंधले और अधूरे विचारों को हकीकत में बदलने के लिए।
I can't fool myself into thinking that musically I don't need other people, whether it's as a foil or just to come in and make real the ideas that are kind of vague and wispy in my head.
I can't fool myself into thinking that musically I don't need other people, whether it's as a foil or just to come in and make real the ideas that are kind of vague and wispy in my head.
मुझे खुद पक्का नहीं पता कि चीज़ों को लेकर मेरी परिभाषा वही है जो दूसरे लोगों की होती है। जैसे, जब लोग दर्शकों के साथ "जुड़ाव" की बात करते हैं, तो मुझे ठीक-ਠاك अंदाज़ा नहीं होता कि उनका असल में क्या मतलब है।
I'm not really sure that I have the same definition of things as other people. Like, when people talk about being "engaged" with the audience, I'm not exactly sure what they mean.
I'm not really sure that I have the same definition of things as other people. Like, when people talk about being "engaged" with the audience, I'm not exactly sure what they mean.
मेरा जन्म 1972 में हुआ था, जिसका मतलब है कि "रॉक" की दुनिया के हिसाब से मुझे "बच्चों" को कुछ भी सिखाने का कोई हक नहीं है, सिवाय इसके कि उन्हें अपने बगीचे से भगा सकूँ।
I was born in 1972, which means that in "rock" terms I have no business addressing "the kids" unless it's to shoo them out of my garden.
I was born in 1972, which means that in "rock" terms I have no business addressing "the kids" unless it's to shoo them out of my garden.
एक बार जब आपको यह लगने लगे कि आप बिना किसी खतरे के किसी धुन को छोड़ सकते हैं, तो आप ज़्यादा ज़रूरी चीज़ों की तलाश करने के लिए आज़ाद हो जाते हैं।
Once you feel like you can safely quit a melody, you are free to explore more important things.
Once you feel like you can safely quit a melody, you are free to explore more important things.
बड़े-बड़े, भावुक शब्दों का इस्तेमाल यूँ ही धड़ल्ले से किया जाता है, और लोग उनके साथ ऐसे जोश में गाते हैं मानो वे बोल किसी जादुई दुनिया से अचानक प्रकट हो गए हों, ज़्यादातर इसलिए क्योंकि वे कभी भी किसी लेखक की असली आवाज़ में ढलते हुए नज़र नहीं आते।
Big, evocative words get thrown around, and people can sing along to passionately as if the lyrics just materialized out of the ether, largely because they don't ever seem to coalesce into a writerly voice.
Big, evocative words get thrown around, and people can sing along to passionately as if the lyrics just materialized out of the ether, largely because they don't ever seem to coalesce into a writerly voice.
लोग कहते हैं कि मैं खासतौर पर किसी भी बात पर नहीं लिखता। बाद वाली बात का तो मुझे पता नहीं, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि पहली बात एक ऐसी आवाज़ गढ़ने में बहुत अहम है जो असरदार हो, या कम से कम काम करती हुई आवाज़ का एक भ्रम पैदा कर सके।
People say I write specifically about nothing in particular. I don't know about the latter part, but I think the first part is really important in conjuring up a voice that works, or at least the illusion of a voice at work.
People say I write specifically about nothing in particular. I don't know about the latter part, but I think the first part is really important in conjuring up a voice that works, or at least the illusion of a voice at work.
जब मैं किसी कॉन्सर्ट में जाता हूँ, तो मैं बस यह सुनना चाहता हूँ कि प्रस्तुति में सच्चाई हो, न कि वह महज़ रस्म अदायगी लगे। मुझे यकीन नहीं है कि स्टेज पर उछल-कूद करने से इस बात में कोई खास फर्क पड़ता है।
When I go to a show, all I really want is to hear a performance that sounds legitimate, and not just going through the motions. I'm not sure any amount of jumping up and down really persuades me in either direction.
When I go to a show, all I really want is to hear a performance that sounds legitimate, and not just going through the motions. I'm not sure any amount of jumping up and down really persuades me in either direction.
आम तौर पर, अगर आप किसी गाने के पीछे रॉक एंड रोल का जोश और उसकी भरपूर मेलोडी की कल्पना कर सकें, तो शायद 'पॉर्नोग्राफर्स' उसे कर डालेगी। अगर वह थोड़ा उदास और काव्यात्मक मिजाज का हो, तो शायद वह 'डिस्ट्रॉयर' का गाना बन जाएगा। जो भी गाने खासतौर पर शब्दों और शायरी पर टिके होते हैं, उन्हें मैं 'डिस्ट्रॉयर' के लिए बचाकर रखता हूँ।
Generally, if you could picture a bunch of rock and roll momentum behind a song and it was particularly melodious, maybe the Pornographers would do it. If it was kind of moody and more lyrical, then maybe it would be a Destroyer song. Anything that's really lyrically driven I would keep for Destroyer.
Generally, if you could picture a bunch of rock and roll momentum behind a song and it was particularly melodious, maybe the Pornographers would do it. If it was kind of moody and more lyrical, then maybe it would be a Destroyer song. Anything that's really lyrically driven I would keep for Destroyer.
मुझे आम बोलचाल के शब्दों को कुछ अनोखे और अनूठे शब्दों के साथ रखना पसंद है। यकीन मानिए, कविता की शुरुआती कक्षाओं में इसके लिए कोई तकनीकी नाम ज़रूर होगा, लेकिन रॉक संगीत में आम तौर पर आप या तो एक ही राह पर चलते हैं या फिर बिल्कुल उलट।
I like putting common expressions next to uncommon expressions. I'm sure in Poetry 101 there is a name for it, but it seems like you usually go one way or the other in rock music.
I like putting common expressions next to uncommon expressions. I'm sure in Poetry 101 there is a name for it, but it seems like you usually go one way or the other in rock music.
कपुट हमारे लिए एक ऐसा एल्बम साबित हुआ जिसे बहुत सफलता मिली, और इसलिए हमारे रिकॉर्ड लेबल और बुकिंग एजेंट ने कहा कि हमें बाहर निकलकर अपनी इस कला को दुनिया तक पहुँचाना चाहिए।
Kaputt was just a record that did really well for us, and therefore our record label and our booking agent said that we should go out and take our message to the world.
Kaputt was just a record that did really well for us, and therefore our record label and our booking agent said that we should go out and take our message to the world.
भले ही लोग यह कहना पसंद करते हों कि 'डिस्ट्रॉयर' [एल्बम] का कोई सिर-पैर नहीं है और यह सब बकवास है, लेकिन मुझे आम तौर पर हर पल यह अच्छी तरह पता होता है कि मैं क्या कह रहा हूँ।
Even though people like to say Destroyer [albom] is gibberish and all that, I usually know exactly what I'm saying at every single moment.
Even though people like to say Destroyer [albom] is gibberish and all that, I usually know exactly what I'm saying at every single moment.
मुझे पता था कि मुझे कौन से असली वाद्य यंत्र चाहिए और कुछ मामलों में तो यह भी पता था कि उन्हें कौन बजाए। मैंने एम्बिएंट संगीत और जैज़ बहुत सुनना शुरू कर दिया था और मैं वैसी ही चीज़ों को अपने संगीत में भी शामिल करना चाहता था।
I knew what real instruments I wanted and, in some cases, who I wanted to play them. I had started listening to a lot of ambient music and jazz and I wanted to incorporate stuff like that, too.
I knew what real instruments I wanted and, in some cases, who I wanted to play them. I had started listening to a lot of ambient music and jazz and I wanted to incorporate stuff like that, too.
अतीत में मुझे इसमें कभी कोई खास दिलचस्पी नहीं थी, लेकिन पहली मुझे एक पॉप एल्बम बनाने की इच्छा हुई। मुझे लगा कि ऐसा करने का एक अच्छा तरीका यह होगा कि मैं ऐसे गाने बनाऊँ जो बतौर गाने मेरे अपने समझ से परे हों—ऐसे गाने जिन्हें मैं बस किसी के सामने बैठकर खुद न बजा सकूं और फिर उनसे उस पर अपनी धुन बनाने को कह सकूं।
It never really interested me in the past but, for the first time, I wanted to make a pop record. I thought a good way of doing it would be to make songs that didn't really make sense to me as songs; songs that I couldn't just sit down and play in front of someone and then get them to play over it.
It never really interested me in the past but, for the first time, I wanted to make a pop record. I thought a good way of doing it would be to make songs that didn't really make sense to me as songs; songs that I couldn't just sit down and play in front of someone and then get them to play over it.
मुझे संगीत बजाना पसंद है। लेकिन मुझे हमेशा यह महसूस करना अच्छा नहीं लगता कि लोग मुझे ही देख रहे हैं। मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैं पैदाइशी परफ़ॉर्मर हूँ, पर हाँ, अब मैं इसमें बेहतर हो रहा हूँ।
I like playing music. I don't always like the feeling of people looking at me. I don't think I'm, like, a natural performer, but I'm getting better.
I like playing music. I don't always like the feeling of people looking at me. I don't think I'm, like, a natural performer, but I'm getting better.
जब मैं स्टेज पर होता हूँ तो मैं कुछ नहीं बोलता। सबसे आखिरी काम जो मैं करना चाहता हूँ, वह है अपने विचार साझा करना। मुझे नहीं पता कि यह कोई रहस्यमयी बात है या नहीं—शायद यह महज़ एक पुराना अंदाज़ है।
When I'm on stage I don't say anything. The last thing I want to do is share my thoughts. I don't know if that's mysterious - maybe it's just old fashioned.
When I'm on stage I don't say anything. The last thing I want to do is share my thoughts. I don't know if that's mysterious - maybe it's just old fashioned.
मुझे शायद थोड़ा खुला-खुला, शांत और एक meditative अंदाज़ में गाना ज्यादा पसंद है।
I'm probably more into a more spacious, even meditative, quiet delivery of singing.
I'm probably more into a more spacious, even meditative, quiet delivery of singing.
एक गायक के तौर पर अब मेरा ध्यान ज़्यादा केंद्रित रहता है, मैं संगीत से ज़्यादा गहराई से जुड़ा रहता हूँ और ज़्यादा बारीकी पर ध्यान देता हूँ। अब मैं चार मिनट के एक गाने में हज़ारों विचार जबरन ठूँसने की कोशिश नहीं करता।
I'm more focused as a singer and hands-on with music and more exacting, and less trying to furiously fit a thousands thoughts into a four minute song.
I'm more focused as a singer and hands-on with music and more exacting, and less trying to furiously fit a thousands thoughts into a four minute song.
मैं सचमुच रॉक एंड रोल को पॉप संगीत की तरह ही देखता हूँ। मेरा फर्क सिर्फ इतना कहने का था कि मैं जानबूझकर प्रोडक्शन का एक ऐसा एक समान तरीका अपना रहा था, जहाँ कोई भी चीज़ एल्बम की उस असलियत—या कहें कि उस बनावटी असलियत—को ठेस न पहुँचाए जिसे आप शुरू से अंत तक सुन रहे हैं।
I actually do see rock and roll as pop music. I think the distinction I was making was that I was going out of my way to have a very consistent approach to production, where nothing kind of punctures the reality - or, I guess, the fake reality - of the album and what you're listening to from beginning to end.
I actually do see rock and roll as pop music. I think the distinction I was making was that I was going out of my way to have a very consistent approach to production, where nothing kind of punctures the reality - or, I guess, the fake reality - of the album and what you're listening to from beginning to end.
मैंने कभी नहीं सोचा था कि जो लोग सालों से इस बैंड को नापसंद करते थे, वे अचानक इसे पसंद करने लगेंगे। यह मेरे लिए काफी अजीब और मजेदार बात है, और इसकी वजह से लाइव परफ़ॉर्म करना दिलचस्प हो जाता है; क्योंकि हम कई ऐसी चीजें कर रहे हैं जिनका उस एल्बम से कोई खास लेना-देना नहीं है, और यहाँ तक कि हम उस एल्बम के गानों को भी थोड़े अधिक दमदार और बिना उस चमक-दमक के पेश कर रहे हैं, जो मुझे लगता है कि लोगों को [कपुट में] बहुत पसंद आया था।
I certainly didn't predict people who spent years actively disliking the band to all of a sudden like the band. That's pretty funny to me, and it makes playing live kind of interesting, 'cos we're doing lots of things that don't really have a lot to do with that record, and even presenting the songs off that record in a way that's a little more muscular and without as much of the sheen, which is what I think part of what people really liked [about Kaputt].
I certainly didn't predict people who spent years actively disliking the band to all of a sudden like the band. That's pretty funny to me, and it makes playing live kind of interesting, 'cos we're doing lots of things that don't really have a lot to do with that record, and even presenting the songs off that record in a way that's a little more muscular and without as much of the sheen, which is what I think part of what people really liked [about Kaputt].
'डिस्ट्रॉयर' के इतने सारे रिकॉर्ड्स हैं कि उन्हें एक-एक करके गिनाया नहीं जा सकता, पर वे मौजूद हैं।
There are too many Destroyer records to just start rattling them left them off, but they're there.
There are too many Destroyer records to just start rattling them left them off, but they're there.
मैं सालों तक इसके साथ माथापच्ची करके खुद को संगीत की परवाह करने के लिए मजबूर करता हूँ।
I force myself to care about the music end by wrestling with it for years.
I force myself to care about the music end by wrestling with it for years.
मुझे वास्तव में नहीं पता कि 'पॉर्नोग्राफर्स' के साथ आजकल क्या चल रहा है—सब लोग अपने-अपने कामों में व्यस्त हैं। हाँ, वे यहाँ-वहाँ कभी-कभार शो कर लेते हैं।
I don't really know what's going on with the Pornographers - everyone's kind of doing their own stuff. I mean, they play shows here or there.
I don't really know what's going on with the Pornographers - everyone's kind of doing their own stuff. I mean, they play shows here or there.