कोई भी गाना जिस पर मुझे एक दिन से ज़्यादा मेहनत करनी पड़े, मैं उसे वहीं छोड़ देती हूँ। वह काम नहीं करेगा। जो भी चीज़ अच्छी होती है, वह वाक़ई झटके से (तुरंत) बनती है।

Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant.

Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant.

बचपन से ही मैं लिखना चाहती थी। यह मेरे लिए इतना महत्वपूर्ण था कि मैं अपनी खुद की सामग्री खुद लिखती थी।

From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.

From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.

बचपन से ही मैं हमेशा एक संगीतकार बनना चाहती थी। यह हमेशा से मेरा एक बहुत बड़ा सपना रहा है। स्कूल भी मेरे लिए बहुत-बहुत महत्वपूर्ण था और शिक्षा प्राप्त करना मेरी प्राथमिकताओं में सबसे ऊपर था। इसलिए संगीत की दुनिया में कुछ भी आजमाने से पहले मैं वास्तव में एक डिग्री हासिल करना चाहती थी।

I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry.

I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry.

अपने खुद के हिट गाने आने से पहले मैंने इंडस्ट्री में एक गीतकार के रूप में अपनी साख बनाई थी। लोग मेरे पास गाने मांगने आते थे। 'क्लाउन' और 'माउंटेंस' जैसे गाने मेरे अपने थे जिन्हें मैं अपने पास रखना चाहती थी। लेकिन रिकॉर्ड लेबल मुझे एक गीतकार के रूप में देखते थे। लोगों को एक कलाकार के रूप में मुझ पर विश्वास दिलाना बहुत मुश्किल था।

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.

मैं खुद को हर किसी से बहुत अलग महसूस किए बिना नहीं रह सकती थी, इसलिए मुझे लगता है कि यही वजह है कि मुझे संगीत में इतनी बड़ी दुनिया मिली, और इसीलिए मैं एक तरह से - बचपन में मैं एक अंतर्मुखी थी, लेकिन मुझे पियानो से बहुत प्यार था, और वही वह जगह थी जहाँ मुझे अपनापन महसूस होता था।

I couldn't help but feel very different from everybody, so I think that's why I found such a big world in music, and that's why I kind of - I was an introvert as a kid, but I loved the piano, and that's where I felt at home.

I couldn't help but feel very different from everybody, so I think that's why I found such a big world in music, and that's why I kind of - I was an introvert as a kid, but I loved the piano, and that's where I felt at home.

अगर मैं इतनी बेताब न होती तो मुस्कुरा रही होती। अगर मेरे पास समय होता तो मैं धैर्य रखती।

I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.

I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.

मुझे नहीं पता कि मैं दुनिया बदलने जितनी महत्वाकांक्षी थी या नहीं, लेकिन मुझे ऐसा लगता है - मैंने अपने एल्बम का नाम "अवर वर्ज़न ऑफ़ इवेंट्स" इसलिए रखा क्योंकि मुझे लगता है कि पॉप संगीत और लोकप्रिय संस्कृति में बहुत से लोगों का प्रतिनिधित्व नहीं किया गया है।

I don't know if I was as ambitious as to change the world, but I do feel like - the reason why I called the album "Our Version of Events" was that I feel a lot of people are not represented in pop music and popular culture.

I don't know if I was as ambitious as to change the world, but I do feel like - the reason why I called the album "Our Version of Events" was that I feel a lot of people are not represented in pop music and popular culture.

मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैंने अतीत में ऐसा कोई गाना लिखा है जिससे मैं अब असहमत हूँ। यह टैटू की तरह है; मुझे किसी टैटू का कभी पछतावा नहीं होगा, क्योंकि वह उस समय मेरे जीवन की भावना थी। मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैंने कभी कुछ ऐसा कहा है जिसे मैं वापस लेना चाहूँगी। अभी तक तो सब ठीक है! शायद मैं संगीत बदल देती, या उसे गाने का तरीका बदल देती, शायद उसे थोड़ा और कूल या थोड़ा और परिपक्व बना देती। लेकिन मुझे नहीं लगता कि मेरे लिखे ऐसे कोई बोल हैं जिनका मुझे पछतावा हो।

I don't think there are any songs that I've written in the past that I now disagree. It's kind of like tattoos; I would never regret a tattoo, because it was how I felt at that time in my life. I don't think I've ever said anything that I would take back. So far, so good! I would probably change the music, or change how I sing it, maybe do it a little bit cooler, or a bit more grown-up. But I don't think that there are any lyrics that I regret.

I don't think there are any songs that I've written in the past that I now disagree. It's kind of like tattoos; I would never regret a tattoo, because it was how I felt at that time in my life. I don't think I've ever said anything that I would take back. So far, so good! I would probably change the music, or change how I sing it, maybe do it a little bit cooler, or a bit more grown-up. But I don't think that there are any lyrics that I regret.

अगर मैं किसी और की तरह गा रही होती, तो यह ऐसा ही था जैसे मैं किसी और की तरह खुद को अभिव्यक्त कर रही हूँ। इसलिए यह हमेशा मेरे लिए एक बहुत ही मौलिक चीज़ रही है। यह मेरी आवाज़ है, यह मेरी डायरी है, यह वह ज़रिया है जिससे मैं लोगों से जुड़ती हूँ।

If I was singing like somebody else, then it was almost like I was expressing myself like somebody else. So it was always a very original thing for me. It's my voice, it's my diary, it's the way I connect with people.

If I was singing like somebody else, then it was almost like I was expressing myself like somebody else. So it was always a very original thing for me. It's my voice, it's my diary, it's the way I connect with people.

मुझे इस बात से ज़्यादा फ़र्क़ नहीं पड़ता कि मेरा संगीत किस श्रेणी में आता है और आप किन तक पहुँच सकते हैं इसकी कोई सीमा तय करने का कोई मतलब नहीं है, लेकिन मैं चाहती हूँ कि इसे सम्मान मिले।

I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I want it to be respected.

I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I want it to be respected.

मुझे लगता है कि पहले एल्बम में मेरा मकसद एक अच्छा गाना और बेहतरीन धुन बनाना था, और मैं ऐसे बोल चाहती थी जो ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा लोगों से जुड़ सकें। दूसरे एल्बम में मैंने ज़्यादा व्यक्तिगत नज़रिया अपनाया। मैं पारंपरिक और बंधी-बंधाई धुनें बनाने की कोशिश नहीं कर रही थी; मैं असल में अपनी भावनाओं और अपने अब तक के सफर को उसमें उतारना चाहती थी। मैंने गाने के पारंपरिक ढांचे पर ध्यान देने के बजाय पूरी तरह से ईमानदार रहने पर फोकस किया।

I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted lyrics that would connect with as many people as possible. On the second album, I took a lot more of a personal approach. I wasn't trying to make conventional, structured songs; I was really trying to get a lot of emotion and my own personal journey throughout it. I just focused more on being honest than getting the normal song structure down.

I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted lyrics that would connect with as many people as possible. On the second album, I took a lot more of a personal approach. I wasn't trying to make conventional, structured songs; I was really trying to get a lot of emotion and my own personal journey throughout it. I just focused more on being honest than getting the normal song structure down.

मुझे लगता है कि लोग इस बात को नहीं समझ पाते कि एक संगीतकार बनने और खुद को बेहतर बनाने में कितने घंटों की रियाज़ और मेहनत लगती है।

I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.

I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.

मैंने बहुत से दरवाज़े खटखटाए लेकिन वर्जिन (Virgin) ही एकमात्र ऐसा रिकॉर्ड लेबल था जिसे मेरे काम पर भरोसा था। आख़िरकार मुझे एक ऐसा लेबल मिल गया जो समझता था कि मैं क्या करना चाहती हूँ।

I tried to bang down a lot of doors but Virgin were the only label who believed in what I was doing. I ended up with the label that understood what I was trying to do.

I tried to bang down a lot of doors but Virgin were the only label who believed in what I was doing. I ended up with the label that understood what I was trying to do.

मैं ऐसे प्यार की बात करने की कोशिश करती हूँ जो ज़रूरी नहीं कि सिर्फ़ रूमानी (रोमांटिक) हो। मुझे लगता है कि लोगों के बीच ढेरों प्यार है और बहुत सारा प्यार है जो लोग बांटना चाहते हैं, लेकिन आजकल उसे जताना और उसका जश्न मनाना बहुत मुश्किल होता जा रहा है, है ना?

I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it's harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know?

I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it's harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know?

यह बहुत दुख की बात होगी अगर हम प्यार करने और रक्षा करने की अपनी प्रवृत्ति (इंसिंक्ट) और हिम्मत ही खो बैठें।

It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.

It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.

मैं लोगों की आवाज़ बनने का कोई रास्ता खोजना चाहती थी। यह मेरे लिए बहुत ज़रूरी था, क्योंकि जब मैं छोटी थी तो बहुत से लोगों ने मेरी बात रखी जिससे मुझे यह महसूस हुआ कि मैं नज़रअंदाज़ नहीं हूँ, और मैं चाहती हूँ कि बच्चे या जो कोई भी मेरा संगीत सुन रहा है, वह खुद को बेआवाज़ महसूस न करे।

I wanted to find a way to speak for people. It was important for me, because so many people spoke for me when I was a kid and made me feel less invisible, and I wanted kids or whoever is listening to my music not to feel so voiceless.

I wanted to find a way to speak for people. It was important for me, because so many people spoke for me when I was a kid and made me feel less invisible, and I wanted kids or whoever is listening to my music not to feel so voiceless.

मैं उन लोगों की आवाज़ बनना चाहती हूँ जिन्हें शायद अभी ऐसा महसूस होता है कि उनकी बात कोई नहीं सुन रहा। और मैं हमारे आस-पास की दुनिया और संगीत की दुनिया (चार्ट्स) के बीच एक तालमेल बिठाना चाहती हूँ।

I want to speak for people that may not feel like they're being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts.

I want to speak for people that may not feel like they're being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts.

मेरे लिए एक ऐसा लेबल ढूँढना बहुत मुश्किल हो रहा था जो यह समझ सके कि मैं क्या करना चाहती हूँ और जिसे सच में इस बात पर भरोसा हो कि लोग कुछ ईमानदार और कुछ अलग सुनना चाहते हैं। इसलिए, मुझे खुद पर किसी जोकर जैसा महसूस होने लगा था। आप हर किसी का दरवाज़ा खटखटाते हैं ताकि वे आपके काम पर भरोसा कर सकें।

I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people wanted to hear something honest and a little bit different. So, I did feel a bit like a clown. You're knocking on everyone's door trying to get them to believe what you're doing.

I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people wanted to hear something honest and a little bit different. So, I did feel a bit like a clown. You're knocking on everyone's door trying to get them to believe what you're doing.

मैं जोनी मिशेल, कैरोल किंग, स्टीवी और "स्टोरीटेलर्स" जैसे कलाकारों से प्रेरित रही हूँ। ऐसे लोग जो अपने गीतों के ज़रिए पूरी दुनिया बदल सकते थे, और इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि गाना किसने गाया है, उस संदेश का स्रोत वही लोग होते थे। तो मैं असल में यही हासिल करना चाहती हूँ।

I was inspired by people like Joni Mitchell and Carole King and Stevie and "Storytellers." People that could really change the world with their lyric, no matter who sung the song, they had still been the source of that message. So that's what I really aim for.

I was inspired by people like Joni Mitchell and Carole King and Stevie and "Storytellers." People that could really change the world with their lyric, no matter who sung the song, they had still been the source of that message. So that's what I really aim for.

मैं जानबूझकर अपना कोई नया रास्ता नहीं बना रही थी और न ही मौलिक (ओरिजिनल) बनना चाहती थी, बात बस इतनी थी कि मुझे कुछ खास बातें कहनी थीं और खुद को व्यक्त करना था, और वह बस वैसे ही बाहर आ गया।

I wasn't intentionally trying to create my own path or be original, it was just I needed to say certain things and I needed to express myself, and that's how it came out.

I wasn't intentionally trying to create my own path or be original, it was just I needed to say certain things and I needed to express myself, and that's how it came out.

जब तक मैं पियानो के पास नहीं बैठती थी, मैं बहुत शांत रहती थी। वीकेंड्स, लंच ब्रेक, स्कूल के बाद, स्कूल से पहले—बस संगीत बनाती रहती थी।

I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.

I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.

मेरे शो में आने वाले लोग निश्चित रूप से वे लोग होते हैं जो खुद को अकेला या बाहरी महसूस करते हैं। उन्हें ऐसा लगता है जैसे "मैं आकर्षक (सेक्सी) नहीं हूँ", "मैं हर शुक्रवार की रात बाहर नहीं जा सकता और इन सब से खुद को जोड़ नहीं पाता", और ऐसा करने का मुझ पर बहुत दबाव रहता है।

People that come to my shows are definitely people that feel outsiders. They feel like I don't feel sexy, I don't feel like - I can't go out every night on Friday and I can't connect to that, and I feel so much pressure to do that.

People that come to my shows are definitely people that feel outsiders. They feel like I don't feel sexy, I don't feel like - I can't go out every night on Friday and I can't connect to that, and I feel so much pressure to do that.

कभी-कभी आपको इस विशाल महासागर में पानी की एक बहुत छोटी बूंद जैसा महसूस होता है।

Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.

Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.

गीत लिखना ही मेरा मुख्य काम है। मैं जानती हूँ कि मैं अपनी पूरी ज़िंदगी यही करती रहूँगी।

Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I'll do that for the rest of my life.

Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I'll do that for the rest of my life.

आपके पास देश को बदलने की ताक़त है लेकिन आप चुप बैठे हैं

You've got the words to change a nation but you're biting your tongue

You've got the words to change a nation but you're biting your tongue