दुनिया वैसे भी भाड़ में जा रही है, मज़े करो।

Worlds going to hell anyway, have a good time.

Worlds going to hell anyway, have a good time.

Topic Life & Existence Life
Themes #Impermanence
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Mixed Type: Life Advice 95%

अरे, आसमान में देखो! वो आसमान है!

Look, up in the sky! It's the sky!

Look, up in the sky! It's the sky!

Topic Nature & Universe Universe
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Humorous 100%

एक इंटरव्यू में जॉन [लिनेल] ने कहा था, 'एक वक्त के बाद आपको दूसरे इंसान के साँस लेने का तरीका ही इरिटेट करने लगता है,' और इस बात ने मुझे अंदर तक झकझोर दिया क्योंकि मुझे व्यक्तिगत तौर पर जॉन के साँस लेने के अंदाज़ से ही इश्क है।

In an interview John [Linnell] said, 'At a certain point you just get tired of the way the other person breathes,' and I took that pretty hard because I, personally, am infatuated with the way John breathes.

In an interview John [Linnell] said, 'At a certain point you just get tired of the way the other person breathes,' and I took that pretty hard because I, personally, am infatuated with the way John breathes.

Topic Relationships & Love Attraction
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Positive Type: Humorous 95%

अगर आप वाकई विज्ञान में विश्वास रखते हैं, तो आपको खुलकर इसके समर्थन में खड़े होना होगा। आप यह कहकर पल्ला नहीं झाड़ सकते कि अभी सारे तथ्य सामने नहीं आए हैं। विज्ञान हमेशा हर चीज़ की बेहतर व्याख्या की तलाश करता है, पर इसका यह मतलब बिल्कुल नहीं है कि जब हम विमान में बैठते हैं, तो हमें पता ही नहीं होता कि आगे क्या होने वाला है। और अगर चीजें योजना के मुताबिक न हों, तो यह बहुत बड़ी मुसीबत बन जाती है। ये सांस्कृतिक लड़ाइयाँ बड़ी पेचीदा हैं और मुझे थोड़ा उदास कर देती हैं।

If you do believe in science, you really have to actually stand up and make a stand for it. You can't just say, the facts aren't in. Science is always looking for better explanations to everything, but that doesn't mean that when we get on a plane we don't know what's supposed to happen next. And if it doesn't go the way that it's planned, that's a big, big problem. The culture wars are very tricky and make me a little sad.

If you do believe in science, you really have to actually stand up and make a stand for it. You can't just say, the facts aren't in. Science is always looking for better explanations to everything, but that doesn't mean that when we get on a plane we don't know what's supposed to happen next. And if it doesn't go the way that it's planned, that's a big, big problem. The culture wars are very tricky and make me a little sad.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Science
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Mixed Type: Thought-provoking 95%

मैंने तीस सेकंड का एक ऐसा गाना लिखा जिसे पूरा करने में मुझे एक साल लग गया।

I wrote a thirty-second song that I couldn't finish for a year.

I wrote a thirty-second song that I couldn't finish for a year.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

किसी संकुचित सोच वाले इंसान को यह समझाना बहुत मुश्किल होता है कि उसे उन लोगों की भावनाओं की भी परवाह करनी चाहिए जो असहज महसूस करते हैं और खुद को अकेला पाते हैं।

It's hard to tell a shallow person that they should care more about the feelings of the awkward and the alienated.

It's hard to tell a shallow person that they should care more about the feelings of the awkward and the alienated.

Topic Relationships & Love Kindness
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 92%

क्या आपने एलिस मोरिसिट को माउथ ऑर्गन बजाने की कोशिश करते देखा है? उन्हें माउथ ऑर्गन बजाना बिल्कुल नहीं आता। तो सुनिए एलिस, 'माउथ-ऑर्गन-न-आने-पर-भी-माउथ-ऑर्गन-सोलो-बजाने' का आविष्कार मैंने ही किया है।

Have you heard Alanis Morisette trying to play the harmonica? She doesn't know how to play the harmonica. Well guess what, Alanis, I INVENTED the 'don't-know-how-to-play-harmonica-harmonica-solo.'

Have you heard Alanis Morisette trying to play the harmonica? She doesn't know how to play the harmonica. Well guess what, Alanis, I INVENTED the 'don't-know-how-to-play-harmonica-harmonica-solo.'

Tone: Sarcastic Sentiment: Neutral Type: Humorous 95%

आपके स्मार्टफोन के सबसे साधारण ऐप के पीछे भी 40 लोगों की बेहतरीन कल्पनाशीलता जुड़ी होती है। पर्यावरण से जुड़ी इंसानी चुनौतियों से निपटने के लिए हमें बस उसी रचनात्मकता का थोड़ा इस्तेमाल करना होगा। पर मुझे नहीं लगता कि इसके लिए बादलों को गर्म करने या वातावरण में किसी भारी-भरकम रासायनिक बदलाव की जरूरत है।

The simplest app on your smartphone requires 40 peoples' purest imagination. The challenges with people on environment, we just have to open some of that creativity. But I don't think it's necessarily about heating clouds or enormous chemical changes in the atmosphere.

The simplest app on your smartphone requires 40 peoples' purest imagination. The challenges with people on environment, we just have to open some of that creativity. But I don't think it's necessarily about heating clouds or enormous chemical changes in the atmosphere.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

मेरे दोस्तों, इसे मैं 'जुलियानी टाइम' कहता हूँ। 'हमारे सामने एक समस्या है। चलो इसे खत्म कर देते हैं।'

That's what I call 'Guiliani Time', my friends. 'We've got a problem. Let's kill it.'

That's what I call 'Guiliani Time', my friends. 'We've got a problem. Let's kill it.'

Topic Achievement & Work Leadership
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 91%

हम जितने समय से बैंड चला रहे हैं, इस लेख को पढ़ने वाले ज्यादातर लोग तब पैदा भी नहीं हुए थे।

We've been a band longer than most of the people reading this have been alive.

We've been a band longer than most of the people reading this have been alive.

Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Humorous 95%

मैं एलियंस की चिंता में अपनी रातों की नींद खराब नहीं करता, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि हमारे सौर मंडल के बाहर भी जीवन का होना मुमकिन है।

I don't lose a lot of sleep worrying about aliens, but I think it seems possible that there's life forms beyond our solar system.

I don't lose a lot of sleep worrying about aliens, but I think it seems possible that there's life forms beyond our solar system.

Topic Nature & Universe Universe
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

हम मौलिक बनना चाहते हैं। अपनी सबसे दिलचस्प बातों को दुनिया के सामने रखना चाहते हैं। लेकिन बड़े-बड़े बैंड्स के लिए "मौलिक" शब्द का इस्तेमाल बहुत कम देखने को मिलता है। हमारा काम खुद को किसी खांचे में फिट करना या यह बताना नहीं है कि हम कहाँ फिट बैठते हैं। हमारा मकसद किसी सांचे में ढलना नहीं है। हमारा मकसद इन सब बंधनों से पूरी तरह आजाद होना है।

We want to be original. To express our most interesting stuff. But you don't see the word "original" come up very often to describe big bands. Our job isn't to pigeonhole ourselves or describe where we fit in. Our goal isn't to fit in. Our goal is to be free of all that stuff.

We want to be original. To express our most interesting stuff. But you don't see the word "original" come up very often to describe big bands. Our job isn't to pigeonhole ourselves or describe where we fit in. Our goal isn't to fit in. Our goal is to be free of all that stuff.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 96%

तो, हमने विज्ञान पर गाने बनाए हैं। हमने इतिहास पर गाने बनाए हैं। बहुत से लोग चाहते हैं कि हम ऐतिहासिक विषयों पर और गाने बनाएं। इतिहास पर आधारित हमारा एल्बम शायद संगीत के रूप में अमेरिका के आम लोगों का इतिहास जैसा होगा।

So we've done science songs. We've done historical songs. A lot of people would like us to do more historical songs. Our history record would probably be like the people's history of the United States, set to music.

So we've done science songs. We've done historical songs. A lot of people would like us to do more historical songs. Our history record would probably be like the people's history of the United States, set to music.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

कई बार मेरा मन इंटरव्यू के दौरान रोने का हुआ है, लेकिन ऐसा इसलिए नहीं हुआ क्योंकि वे लोग ऐसा कुछ करवाना चाहते थे। बिल्कुल नहीं। मुझे लगता है कि टीवी की दुनिया में लोगों को आपको रोते हुए देखने की इच्छा जगाने के लिए आपको अपने टीवी आईक्यू को किसी उच्च स्तर पर ले जाना पड़ता है।

There have been times I wanted to cry on interview, but it hasn't been because that's what they're trying to conjure. No. I think you have to graduate to some higher level of TV IQ for people to actually want to see you cry.

There have been times I wanted to cry on interview, but it hasn't been because that's what they're trying to conjure. No. I think you have to graduate to some higher level of TV IQ for people to actually want to see you cry.

Topic Society & World Media
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 92%

जब हम टूर पर होते हैं, तो शायद ही ऐसा कोई दिन गुजरता हो जब 24 घंटे में किसी ने हमसे यह न पूछा हो कि हमने अपने बैंड का नाम 'दे माइट बी जायंट्स' कहाँ से सोचा। एक स्तर पर देखा जाए तो यह सवाल पूरी तरह जायज लगता है। अगर मैं द बीटल्स जैसे दूसरे बैंड्स के बारे में सोचूँ, तो इससे मुझे यह समझ आ जाएगा कि जॉन लेनन को थोड़े सस्ते मज़ाक पसंद थे। लेकिन मुझे यकीन नहीं है कि इससे मुझे द बीटल्स के संगीत की असल खूबी के बारे में कोई खास जानकारी मिल पाएगी।

When we're on tour, probably we don't go 24 hours without someone asking us where we came up with the name They Might Be Giants. Which, on one level, seems like a completely legitimate question. If I think of other bands, like The Beatles, it would explain to me that John Lennon had a proclivity for slightly cheap puns. But I'm not sure how much insight that would give me into what's actually good about The Beatles' music.

When we're on tour, probably we don't go 24 hours without someone asking us where we came up with the name They Might Be Giants. Which, on one level, seems like a completely legitimate question. If I think of other bands, like The Beatles, it would explain to me that John Lennon had a proclivity for slightly cheap puns. But I'm not sure how much insight that would give me into what's actually good about The Beatles' music.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 92%

बहुत से लोगों के लिए फरिश्ते आस्था का विषय हैं।

To a lot of people, angels are a matter of faith.

To a lot of people, angels are a matter of faith.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

कभी-कभी आपको सोचना पड़ता है कि क्या लोकप्रिय संगीत की दुनिया में कदम रखते ही आपके साथ कोई इजेक्टor सीट (खुद को सुरक्षित बाहर निकालने वाली सीट) जुड़ी होती है। जब हमने शुरुआत की थी, तो हम भाग्यशाली थे। जब हमने शुरुआत की थी तभी हम काफी उम्रदराज हो चुके थे - आप हमारी पहली एल्बम को "उम्रदराज़ ब्रुकलिन के लड़कों" का काम कह सकते थे। हम बीस साल के आखिरी पड़ाव पर थे। भले ही हम अस्सी साल के नहीं थे, लेकिन कई बैंड हमसे उम्र में छोटे थे। गनीमत है कि हमने अपनी मर्दाना खूबसूरती को संभाल कर रखा है।

Sometimes you have to wonder if there isn't an ejector seat built into having a popular-music career. We were lucky when we started. We were already old when we started - you could have described our first album as "aging Brooklyn guys." We were in our late 20s. We weren't octogenarians, but a lot of bands were already younger than us. Fortunately, we've held on to our manly good looks.

Sometimes you have to wonder if there isn't an ejector seat built into having a popular-music career. We were lucky when we started. We were already old when we started - you could have described our first album as "aging Brooklyn guys." We were in our late 20s. We weren't octogenarians, but a lot of bands were already younger than us. Fortunately, we've held on to our manly good looks.

Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Mixed Type: Humorous 95%

ऐसे ढेरों आसान काम हैं जिन्हें करके हम अपने कार्बन फुटप्रिंट को बदल सकते हैं और उसे कम कर सकते हैं।

There's so many simple things that can be done to change our carbon footprint, and to reduce our carbon footprint.

There's so many simple things that can be done to change our carbon footprint, and to reduce our carbon footprint.

Topic Nature & Universe Environment
Tone: Encouraging Sentiment: Positive Type: Life Advice 98%

मुझे लगता है कि विनाइल रिकॉर्ड्स का दोबारा चलन में आना पर्यावरण की समस्या में मदद नहीं कर रहा है। हालाँकि, एक तरह से लोग रिकॉर्ड फेंकते नहीं हैं - मेरा मतलब है, आज भी मेरे पास वे रिकॉर्ड्स हैं जो मेरे पास 5 साल की उम्र में थे। इसलिए यह उतना बर्बाद करने वाला नहीं लगता। पर शायद मैं खुद से ही झूठ बोल रहा हूँ।

I guess the revival of vinyl records is not helping the environmental problem. Although, in some ways, people don't throw records away - I mean, I still have records from when I was 5. So it doesn't seem quite so wasteful. But maybe I'm just lying to myself.

I guess the revival of vinyl records is not helping the environmental problem. Although, in some ways, people don't throw records away - I mean, I still have records from when I was 5. So it doesn't seem quite so wasteful. But maybe I'm just lying to myself.

Topic Nature & Universe Environment
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 92%

उदाहरण के लिए, हमारा संगीत, 'दे माइट बी जायंट्स', उसमें हास्य का एक पुट होता है, जो शायद हमारे संगीत का सबसे गंभीर और संभल कर रखा गया हिस्सा है, क्योंकि हम अंदर से बहुत संकोची किस्म के लोग हैं, और हम चाहते हैं कि हमारा संगीत समय की कसौटी पर खरा उतरे, न कि सिर्फ गुदगुदाने वाली कॉमेडी रिकॉर्ड्स बनकर रह जाए। हमें हास्य और कॉमेडी पसंद है, लेकिन इसमें एक ऐसा पहलू है जो ज़्यादातर संगीत में मिलने वाली चीज़ों से बिल्कुल अलग है।

For instance, our music, They Might Be Giants, has this element of humor, which is probably the most uptight part of what we include in our music, because we're in part very self-conscious guys, and we want our music to stand up to the test of time, not just be visceral comedy records. We love humor and comedy, but there's this aspect to it that runs counter to what is included in most music.

For instance, our music, They Might Be Giants, has this element of humor, which is probably the most uptight part of what we include in our music, because we're in part very self-conscious guys, and we want our music to stand up to the test of time, not just be visceral comedy records. We love humor and comedy, but there's this aspect to it that runs counter to what is included in most music.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मेरी और मेरी पत्नी के बीच एक मज़ाक चलता है कि मैं कोई मज़ेदार इंटरव्यू करके फोन रखूँगा और कहूँगा, "यार, वो आदमी बेवकूफ था।" अक्सर इंटरव्यू ऐसे होते हैं जैसे आपसे सवालों की एक फेहरिस्त पूछी जा रही हो। और उनमें एक हिस्सा ऐसा जरूर होता है जहाँ उन्हें लगता है कि आप लेटरमैन (शो) के लेखक हैं: "बस तुरंत सोचकर हमें उन 10 बैंड्स के नाम बताइए जिनसे आप सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित हैं।" और आपसे अचानक से कोई फेहरिस्त तैयार करने को कहा जाता है। ऐसे में लगता है, "भाई, मैं कोई 'हाई फिडेलिटी' फिल्म की दुनिया में नहीं जी रहा हूँ।"

Between me and my wife, there's this joke where I'll be doing some fun interview, and I'll get off the phone and be like, "That guy was an idiot." A lot of times, interviews are like being asked a list of questions. Invariably, there will be this part where they think you're a writer for Letterman: "Just off the top of your head, tell me the 10 most influential bands on you." And you're actually asked to come up with a spontaneous list. It's like, "Dude, I'm not living in High Fidelity."

Between me and my wife, there's this joke where I'll be doing some fun interview, and I'll get off the phone and be like, "That guy was an idiot." A lot of times, interviews are like being asked a list of questions. Invariably, there will be this part where they think you're a writer for Letterman: "Just off the top of your head, tell me the 10 most influential bands on you." And you're actually asked to come up with a spontaneous list. It's like, "Dude, I'm not living in High Fidelity."

Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

मुझे लगता है कि राजनीतिक बहसों में संगीतकारों की स्थिति बड़ी नाजुक होती है, क्योंकि संगीतकार अपनी फितरत से ही लोगों को खुश करने वाले होते हैं।

I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers.

I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

असल में, थोड़े ज्यादा गंभीर लेकिन मिलते-जुलते स्तर पर, मुझे याद है कि मैं 'लवलाइन' शो में था, इससे पहले कि दोनों होस्ट संस्कृति की और ऊँची बुलंदियों पर पहुँचते। लेकिन मुझे डॉ. ड्री को देखकर बहुत हैरानी हुई थी। उन्होंने एक लंबा चौड़ा भाषण दिया कि जो कोई भी बच्चे जैसी आवाज में बात करता है, वह शायद बाल उत्पीड़न का शिकार हुआ है या उसके पिता से जुड़ी कोई मानसिक समस्या है। एक जिज्ञासु होने के नाते, मैं यही सोच रहा था कि इस बात का कोई चिकित्सीय प्रमाण तो है नहीं। लेकिन रेडियो पर डॉक्टर की टोपी पहनकर सबको इस तरह की सीख देना? यह अच्छी सलाह का मज़ाक जैसा लग रहा था।

Actually, on a slightly more serious but kind of parallel level, I remember being on Loveline before both hosts ascended into loftier places in the culture. But I remember being shocked by Dr. Drew. He went into this extended monologue about how anyone with a baby voice is probably the victim of child abuse or has some daddy issue. As an intellectually curious person, all I could think is that there isn't any clinical evidence about that. But to be the guy wearing the doctor's hat on the radio and teaching everybody about this? It just seemed like a parody of good advice.

Actually, on a slightly more serious but kind of parallel level, I remember being on Loveline before both hosts ascended into loftier places in the culture. But I remember being shocked by Dr. Drew. He went into this extended monologue about how anyone with a baby voice is probably the victim of child abuse or has some daddy issue. As an intellectually curious person, all I could think is that there isn't any clinical evidence about that. But to be the guy wearing the doctor's hat on the radio and teaching everybody about this? It just seemed like a parody of good advice.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Critical Thinking
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

एक कलाकार के रूप में आपको यह तय करना होगा कि आप सांस्कृतिक रूप से कितने बड़े राजनेता हैं। कई बार ऐसा होता है कि मैं बस एक आम इंसान बनकर रहना चाहता हूँ।

You have to define how much of a cultural politician you are as a performer. There are times where I just want to remain a civilian.

You have to define how much of a cultural politician you are as a performer. There are times where I just want to remain a civilian.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 92%

आपको लगता है, "मैं राष्ट्रीय रेडियो पर डॉ. ड्री से बहस नहीं करना चाहता।" आप तो बस वहाँ एक आमंत्रित अतिथि की तरह होते हैं। लेकिन साथ ही, एक समझदार इंसान होने के नाते, चुपचाप यह मान लेना बहुत मुश्किल होता है कि, "हाँ यार, सब ठीक है।"

You're like, "I don't want to argue with Dr. Drew on national radio." You're like the invited guest. But at the same time, as a thinking person, it's very difficult just to stand by and go, "Yeah, man, it's cool."

You're like, "I don't want to argue with Dr. Drew on national radio." You're like the invited guest. But at the same time, as a thinking person, it's very difficult just to stand by and go, "Yeah, man, it's cool."

Topic Communication & Influence Persuasion
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 92%