मैं चुपचाप बैठकर किसी के जूते के नीचे कुचले जाते हुए शांति और प्रेम का ढोंग नहीं कर सकती।

I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck.

I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck.

जब आप किसी भी प्रकार की ज्यादती या अन्याय के खिलाफ आवाज़ उठाते हैं, तो आपसे कहा जाता है कि आप ज़रूरत से ज्यादा रिएक्ट कर रहे हैं, बहुत गुस्सा कर रहे हैं, या नासमझी कर रहे हैं—कि बस अब चुप रहो। इस दुनिया में एक महिला के रूप में जीना ही अपने आप में बहुत बड़े हौसले का काम है, और उस पर ऐसी महिला बनना जो बदलाव लाना चाहती हो, यह तो और भी बड़ी बात है।

When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up already. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude to be able to live in this world as a woman, let alone a woman who wants things to change.

When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up already. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude to be able to live in this world as a woman, let alone a woman who wants things to change.

मुझे पुरुषों को यह समझाने की ज़रूरत नहीं है कि नारीवाद (Feminism) क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है, यह मेरा मक़सद नहीं है। मैं इस बात पर बहस ही नहीं कर सकती कि यह ज़रूरी है या नहीं, क्योंकि अगर कोई मुझसे यह सवाल पूछता है... तो मैं तब तक उनसे बात करना नहीं चाहती जब तक वे समझदार नहीं हो जाते।

I don't need to convince men that feminism is important, that just isn't a goal of mine. I can't even have that conversation of whether or not it's important, because if someone asks me that... I don't want to have a conversation with them until they grow up.

I don't need to convince men that feminism is important, that just isn't a goal of mine. I can't even have that conversation of whether or not it's important, because if someone asks me that... I don't want to have a conversation with them until they grow up.

नारीवाद कोई विचार नहीं बल्कि एक कर्म है। यह एक क्रिया (verb) है। आप जो हैं, वही नारीवाद है। यह एक सक्रिय गतिविधि है, एक ऐसा काम है जिसमें आप पूरी तरह से शामिल होते हैं।

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.

उन चीज़ों के बारे में सोचने के बजाय जो आप नहीं कर सकते, उन चीज़ों पर ध्यान दीजिए जो आप कर सकते हैं—और बस वही करिए।

Think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that.

Think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that.

मैं बोलना बंद नहीं करूँगी। मैं एक ऐसी लड़की हूँ जिसे कोई नियंत्रित नहीं कर सकता। इस मुँह को चुप कराने के लिए कोई भी टेप या पैच काफी बड़ा नहीं है।

I won't stop talking. I am a girl you have no control over. There is not a gag big enough to handle this mouth.

I won't stop talking. I am a girl you have no control over. There is not a gag big enough to handle this mouth.

कला का मतलब किसी ऐसी चीज़ को गढ़ना है जो वहाँ मौजूद ही न हो।

Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.

Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.

मैं ऐसे नारीवाद में ज़्यादा दिलचस्पी रखती हूँ जो सभी लोगों के लिए भेदभाव को खत्म करे। यह सिर्फ किसी महिला के कंपनी का सीईओ बन जाने तक सीमित नहीं है। इसका सीधा संबंध नस्लवाद, वर्गभेद और उन लैंगिक मुद्दों से है जो बाइनरी (स्त्री-पुरुष) की सीमाओं से परे हैं।

I'm more interested in a feminism that ends discrimination for all people. It's not just about a woman becoming the CEO of a company or something. It's connected to racism and classism and gender issues that go beyond the binary.

I'm more interested in a feminism that ends discrimination for all people. It's not just about a woman becoming the CEO of a company or something. It's connected to racism and classism and gender issues that go beyond the binary.

मैं अपने बेशकीमती पलों को यूँ ही गंवाना नहीं चाहती, और मैं 17 साल की उम्र से ऐसा ही महसूस करती आई हूँ। मुझे जोखिम उठाने ही होंगे, वरना जीने का क्या मतलब है? अपनी आँख पर पट्टी बाँधिए और रोमांचक सफर पर निकल पड़िए, क्योंकि यह ज़िंदगी आपको सिर्फ एक ही बार मिलती है।

I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to take risks because why else would you be alive? Put your pirate patch on and go on an adventure because you only have one life to live.

I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to take risks because why else would you be alive? Put your pirate patch on and go on an adventure because you only have one life to live.

अगर आप सबने लड़कियों की बात सुनना शुरू नहीं किया, तो आप ज़िंदगी की बहुत बड़ी चीज़ मिस कर रहे हैं।

You guys are seriously missing out unless you all start listening to girls.

You guys are seriously missing out unless you all start listening to girls.

दौड़ने से पहले कई बार गिरना पड़ता है।

It takes falling down a bunch of times before you start running.

It takes falling down a bunch of times before you start running.

महिलाएँ दूसरी महिलाओं के साथ मंच साझा नहीं करना चाहती थीं क्योंकि वे नहीं चाहती थी कि उनके शरीर की आपस में तुलना की जाए। वे इस अजीब सी प्रतिस्पर्धी और औपचारिकता वाली सोच के कारण किसी अन्य महिला कलाकार को अपने से पहले परफॉर्म करते नहीं देखना चाहती थीं।

Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't want another female act opening for them because of this weird competitive and tokenistic attitude.

Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't want another female act opening for them because of this weird competitive and tokenistic attitude.

आज भी बहुत सारा ऐसा पॉप संगीत मौजूद है जिसमें महिलाओं के प्रति पूर्वाग्रह झलकता है, और ऐसे माहौल में कोई ऐसा गाना सुनना जो खुलकर नारीवादी हो और गुस्से से भरा हो—एक ऐसे दौर में जहाँ आज भी लड़कियों और महिलाओं को गुस्सा करने की इजाज़त नहीं है—युवतियों के लिए एक आंखें खोल देने वाला अनुभव है।

There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so angry - when we're still growing up in a culture where girls and women are not supposed to be angry - is a real revelation for young women.

There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so angry - when we're still growing up in a culture where girls and women are not supposed to be angry - is a real revelation for young women.

आपको सिखाया जाता है कि एक लड़की के रूप में रॉक-स्टार जैसी ताकत पाने का इकलौता तरीका यह है कि आप किसी की ग्रुपी बन जाएं, अपने कपड़े उतारें और रात के लिए चुनी जाएं। हमें यही सिखाया जाता है कि आगे बढ़ने का एकमात्र रास्ता पुरुषों के ज़रिए ही है। और यह एक सरासर झूठ है।

You learn that the only way to get rock-star power as a girl is to be a groupie and bare your breasts and get chosen for the night. We learn that the only way to get anywhere is through men. And it's a lie.

You learn that the only way to get rock-star power as a girl is to be a groupie and bare your breasts and get chosen for the night. We learn that the only way to get anywhere is through men. And it's a lie.

कुछ लोग कहते हैं, 'अरे, फेमिनैज़ीज़ आ गई हैं!' इस बात से बचने के लिए कि लोग आपको 'पुरुष-द्वेषी' न समझ बैठें, आप ज़रूरत से दस गुना ज़्यादा अच्छे बनने की एक्टिंग करने लगते हैं। हम हमेशा अपनी छवि सुधारने के लिए हद से ज्यादा अच्छे बनने की कोशिश करते रहते हैं। पर मुझे नहीं पता कि हमेशा अच्छा बने रहना ही मेरी पहचान होना चाहिए।

Certain people are like 'Oh, here come the Feminazis!' You end up acting 10 times nicer than you even need to be, to be the opposite of the stereotype like 'You're the man haters!' We're always bending over backwards being extra nice. And I don't know if being nice is my legacy.

Certain people are like 'Oh, here come the Feminazis!' You end up acting 10 times nicer than you even need to be, to be the opposite of the stereotype like 'You're the man haters!' We're always bending over backwards being extra nice. And I don't know if being nice is my legacy.

हमारे भीतर बैठा हुआ वह आत्म-घृणा और पूर्वाग्रह जो हमें अपनी कमियों या खामियों को दुनिया के सामने खुले तौर पर स्वीकार करने से रोकता है।

Internalized sexism that makes us feel like we can't show ourselves not being perfect.

Internalized sexism that makes us feel like we can't show ourselves not being perfect.

मैंने अपने करियर की शुरुआत में ही चौराहे पर मिलने वाली उन प्रणालियों पर खुलकर बात की थी—कि कैसे नस्लवाद, वर्गभेद, सेक्सिज़्म, होमोफ़ोबिया और पूँजीवाद आपस में जुड़े हुए हैं। ये ऐसे पागलपन भरे तंत्र हैं जो एक-दूसरे को बढ़ावा दे रहे हैं और समाज को नुकसान पहुँचा रहे हैं। मैं इसके पूरे दायरे में भी नहीं जा सकती। लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि आज की युवा पीढ़ी इन बातों को मुझसे कहीं बेहतर समझती है। और जब मैं ऐसे युवाओं से मिलती हूँ जो इन मुद्दों को मुझसे बहुत बेहतर तरीके से उठा रहे हैं, तो मुझे बेहद खुशी होती है।

I talked a lot early on in my career about intersectionality and how racism and classism and sexism and homophobia and capitalism are all connected with each other, and they're these crazy systems that are feeding on each other and are also damaging. I can't even go into the whole spectrum of it. But I feel like kids today are so much more savvy about that conversation. And I'm so thrilled when I get to meet younger people who are doing that so much better than I did.

I talked a lot early on in my career about intersectionality and how racism and classism and sexism and homophobia and capitalism are all connected with each other, and they're these crazy systems that are feeding on each other and are also damaging. I can't even go into the whole spectrum of it. But I feel like kids today are so much more savvy about that conversation. And I'm so thrilled when I get to meet younger people who are doing that so much better than I did.

जो कोई भी रचनात्मक बनना चाहता है लेकिन किसी पुरानी या गंभीर बीमारी से जूझ रहा है, उसे मेरी सलाह यही है कि जो चीज़ें आप नहीं कर सकते उनके बारे में सोचने के बजाय उन चीज़ों पर ध्यान दें जो आप कर सकते हैं—और बस वही करें। यह बिल्कुल बागवानी की तरह है: इस मिट्टी में क्या उग सकता है? कुछ मिट्टी में गुलाब उगते हैं और कुछ में सिर्फ कैक्टस, इसलिए यदि आपकी मिट्टी में केवल कैक्टस ही उग सकते हैं, तो दुनिया के सबसे बेहतरीन कैक्टस उगाने वाले बन जाइए। अपना ख्याल रखना सबसे महत्वपूर्ण है। ऐसी चीज़ खोजिए जो आपको खुशी दे। इस बात से निराश मत होइए कि आप 4K दौड़ नहीं सकते या किसी क्लब में पूरी रात नहीं नाच सकते। खुद पर थोड़ा रहम खाइए।

My advice for someone who wants to be creative but has a chronic illness is to think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that. It's just like gardening: What can grow in this soil? There's some soil you can grow roses in and some soil you can only grow cactuses in, so if you can only grow cactuses, become the best cactus grower in the whole world. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing. Find something that makes you happy. Don't get down on yourself that you can't run a 4K or dance all night long at a fun club. Give yourself a break.

My advice for someone who wants to be creative but has a chronic illness is to think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that. It's just like gardening: What can grow in this soil? There's some soil you can grow roses in and some soil you can only grow cactuses in, so if you can only grow cactuses, become the best cactus grower in the whole world. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing. Find something that makes you happy. Don't get down on yourself that you can't run a 4K or dance all night long at a fun club. Give yourself a break.

खैर, बात यह है कि सेंसरशिप और सामाजिक जिम्मेदारी में असल में फर्क क्या है? मुझे कभी-कभी लगता है कि यह सेंसरशिप का पूरा राग असल में लोग अपनी कमियों को छिपाने के लिए एक ढाल की तरह इस्तेमाल करते हैं।

Well, part of the thing is, like, what's the difference between censorship and social responsibility? I sometimes find that the whole censorship argument is used as a way for people to avoid the fact that they're like.

Well, part of the thing is, like, what's the difference between censorship and social responsibility? I sometimes find that the whole censorship argument is used as a way for people to avoid the fact that they're like.

मैंने हमेशा यही सोचा है कि "पंक" असल में कोई संगीत की शैली नहीं है। मेरे बैंड की शुरुआत ओलिंपिया से हुई थी जहाँ 'के रिकॉर्ड्स' (K Records) था, और वे ऐसा संगीत निकालते थे जो बहुत ज्यादा तेज और आक्रामक नहीं होता था। फिर भी वे पंक थे क्योंकि वे MTV से यह सीखने के बजाय कि असली संगीत और कूल क्या होता है, अपने ही समुदाय में संस्कृति का निर्माण कर रहे थे। यह किसी खास फैशन के बारे में नहीं था। यह आपकी विचारधारा के बारे में था, एक समुदाय बनाने और उसे खुद अपने दम पर करने के बारे में था—इसके लिए किसी बड़ी कंपनी (द मैन) के ठप्पे की जरूरत नहीं थी कि वही तय करे कि आप सही हैं।

I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put out music that didn't sound super loud and aggressive. And yet they were punk because they were creating culture in their own community instead of taking their cue from MTV about what was real music and what was cool. It wasn't about a certain fashion. It was about your ideology, it was about creating a community and doing it on your own and not having to rely on, kinda, "The Man" to brand you and say that you were okay.

I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put out music that didn't sound super loud and aggressive. And yet they were punk because they were creating culture in their own community instead of taking their cue from MTV about what was real music and what was cool. It wasn't about a certain fashion. It was about your ideology, it was about creating a community and doing it on your own and not having to rely on, kinda, "The Man" to brand you and say that you were okay.

जॉनी रोटन पंक नहीं हैं। हो सकता है कि किसी के लिए वह पंक हों, लेकिन असली पंक वे लोग हैं जो उन बड़ी कंपनियों के सामने डटकर खड़े होते हैं जो हमें यह सिखाती हैं कि पंक क्या है और अच्छा संगीत क्या है।

Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is.

Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is.

यौन भेदभाव और सेक्सिज़्म महिलाओं को अंदर तक आहत करता है, लेकिन यह पुरुषों को भी बुरी तरह नुकसान पहुँचाता है।

While sexism hurts women most intimately, it also damages men severely.

While sexism hurts women most intimately, it also damages men severely.

जेसन मुराज और जेम्स ब्लंट का नया गाना धरती पर अब तक की सबसे बकवास चीज़ है।

Jason Mraz, and the new James Blunt song is the worst thing that has ever been created on the face of the earth.

Jason Mraz, and the new James Blunt song is the worst thing that has ever been created on the face of the earth.

मैंने यूट्यूब पर एक लड़की का वीडियो देखा जिसे लाइम बीमारी (Lyme disease) के आखिरी चरण की वैसी ही शिकायत थी जैसी मुझे थी। मुझे वह बहुत अजीब लगा। और जब मैंने कैमरे पर उसे वैसे ही दौरे (seizure) से गुजरते देखा जैसे मुझे आते हैं, तो मेरे मुँह से निकला, "हे भगवान! यह तो बिल्कुल मैं हूँ।" इसलिए यह मेरे लिए बहुत जरूरी था, और मैंने सिनी से कहा, 'हमें लाइम बीमारी के बारे में सिर्फ बात ही नहीं करनी है, बल्कि इसे दुनिया को दिखाना भी है।'

I saw a video on YouTube of a girl who had very similar reactions to late-stage Lyme disease as I did. And I thought it was crazy. And when I saw her basically have a seizure on camera that looked very much like my seizure I felt, "Oh my god. That's me." And so it was really important to me, and I said to Sini, 'We have to find some way to not just talk about Lyme disease, but to show it.

I saw a video on YouTube of a girl who had very similar reactions to late-stage Lyme disease as I did. And I thought it was crazy. And when I saw her basically have a seizure on camera that looked very much like my seizure I felt, "Oh my god. That's me." And so it was really important to me, and I said to Sini, 'We have to find some way to not just talk about Lyme disease, but to show it.

अनगिनत महिलाओं ने अपनी पूरी ज़िंदगी में पुरुषों की हिंसा के भयानक रूप झेले हैं, तो फिर इस बात पर कोई गाना क्यों नहीं बनता कि इससे आप कैसे डिप्रेशन में चली जाती हैं? जब आपको समझ नहीं आता कि क्या करें, अपने दोस्तों से कैसे बात करें, और उस स्थिति में एक फेमिनिस्ट होना कितना अजीब होता है जहाँ सबसे यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि आप कोई सुपर-स्ट्रॉन्ग सुपरवुमन हैं, जबकि असलियत में आप बस घर में पिज़्ज़ा खा रही होती हैं और इस बारे में बात करने से बच रही होती हैं।

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it? And you don't know what to do, and you don't know how to talk to your friends and how weird it is to be a feminist in that situation, where there's sort of the expectation that you're super-strong superwoman but you're just, like, eating pizza in your house avoiding talking about it.

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it? And you don't know what to do, and you don't know how to talk to your friends and how weird it is to be a feminist in that situation, where there's sort of the expectation that you're super-strong superwoman but you're just, like, eating pizza in your house avoiding talking about it.

मैं खुद को बहुत खुशनसमत मानती हूँ कि मुझे अपनी ज़िंदगी का प्यार मिल गया। आपको तब पता चल जाता है कि कोई आपके साथ पूरी तरह जुड़ा है... जब आपको दौरा पड़ रहा हो और वह आपको थामे हुए हो।

I feel so lucky that I met the love of my life. You know somebody's in it to win it when...you're having a seizure and they're holding you.

I feel so lucky that I met the love of my life. You know somebody's in it to win it when...you're having a seizure and they're holding you.

सिर्फ इसलिए कि मैं एक महिला हूँ, इसका यह मतलब नहीं कि मैं बाकी सभी महिला गायिकाओं जैसी ही हूँ।

Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I'm the same as every other female singer.

Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I'm the same as every other female singer.

जब भी मुझे किसी अनचाही टिप्पणी या उत्पीड़न का सामना करना पड़ता है, तो मुझे लगता है कि मुझे पलटकर उस इंसान को डाँटना चाहिए, लेकिन सुरक्षा की भी कुछ चिंताएँ होती हैं। कई बार सबसे समझदारी भरा काम यह होता है कि आप उस इंसान को अनदेखा करके चुपचाप आगे बढ़ जाएँ और अपना दिन अच्छा बिताएँ। लेकिन कभी-कभी ऐसा महसूस होता है कि सच में कुछ कहना बहुत जरूरी है।

Every time I get sexually harassed, I'm supposed to turn around and yell at the person, but there are safety issues. Sometimes the best thing you can do it just walk right past that person and have a great day. But sometimes you feel like you really need to say something.

Every time I get sexually harassed, I'm supposed to turn around and yell at the person, but there are safety issues. Sometimes the best thing you can do it just walk right past that person and have a great day. But sometimes you feel like you really need to say something.

यह अहसास कितना अद्भुत और खूबसूरत है कि संगीत लोगों के मेल-मिलाप और सामाजिक दायरे तय करने में इतनी बड़ी भूमिका निभा सकता है। संगीत लोगों को बदल सकता है। और लोग दुनिया को बदल सकते हैं।

It feels amazing and beautiful that music can have such an importance on the way that people form social groups. Music can change people. People can change the world.

It feels amazing and beautiful that music can have such an importance on the way that people form social groups. Music can change people. People can change the world.

कुछ बैंड्स का रवैया यह होता है कि, 'यह जरूरी नहीं कि मैं एक लड़की हूँ, जरूरी यह है कि मैं रॉक करना चाहती हूँ।' और यह ठीक भी है। लेकिन यह एक तरह से खुद को व्यवस्था में ढालने (assimilation) जैसा है। ऐसा लगता है जैसे वे बस यह चाहती हैं कि दुनिया जैसी है, उन्हें उसमें शामिल होने की इजाजत मिल जाए; जबकि मैं क्रांति, उग्रवाद और पूरी व्यवस्था को बदलने में यकीन रखती हूँ। मैं चाहती हूँ कि दुनिया ऐसी बने जिसमें मेरे लिए जीना आसान हो।

What (some) bands do is go, 'It's not important that I'm a girl, it's just important that I want to rock.' And that's cool. But that's more of an assimilationist thing. It's like they just want to be allowed to join the world as it is; whereas I'm more into revolution and radicalism and changing the whole structure. What I'm into is making the world different for me to live in.

What (some) bands do is go, 'It's not important that I'm a girl, it's just important that I want to rock.' And that's cool. But that's more of an assimilationist thing. It's like they just want to be allowed to join the world as it is; whereas I'm more into revolution and radicalism and changing the whole structure. What I'm into is making the world different for me to live in.

लोग अक्सर मुझसे पूछते हैं, 'क्या बात है?' या 'इतना गंभीर क्यों रहती हो?' आधे से ज्यादा समय जब पुरुष मुझसे मुस्कुराने के लिए कहते हैं, तब मैं frowning (भौंहें सिकोड़ना) नहीं कर रही होती, बल्कि कुछ सोच रही होती हूँ! तब मुझे लगता है, ओह! कुछ पुरुषों को महिलाओं का सोचना पसंद नहीं है! क्या इन सबके पास कोई वॉकी-टॉकी होती है? क्या ये सब मिले हुए हैं? जैसे, 'अरे सुनो, वह कुछ सोच रही है, कोई जाकर कुछ बोलो। वह पढ़ रही है, जाओ उसका ध्यान भटकाओ।' कभी-कभी ऐसा ही महसूस होने लगता है, है ना?

I always get ‘What’s wrong?’ or ‘Lighten up.’ Half the time, when guys tell me to smile, I’m not even frowning, I’m thinking! Then I’m like, Oh! Some men don’t want women to think! Do they all have walkie-talkies? Are they all in this together? Like, ‘OK, she’s thinking, someone say something. She’s reading, go distract her.’ It starts feeling like that sometimes, doesn’t it?

I always get ‘What’s wrong?’ or ‘Lighten up.’ Half the time, when guys tell me to smile, I’m not even frowning, I’m thinking! Then I’m like, Oh! Some men don’t want women to think! Do they all have walkie-talkies? Are they all in this together? Like, ‘OK, she’s thinking, someone say something. She’s reading, go distract her.’ It starts feeling like that sometimes, doesn’t it?

ऐसी कोई चीज़ ढूँढिए जो आपको खुशी दे, जैसे खूबसूरत तस्वीरें देखना, या अगर मुमकिन हो तो प्यारा संगीत सुनना, या खिड़की के पास बैठकर बाहर देखना—ऐसी छोटी-छोटी चीज़ें बहुत बड़ा फर्क ला सकती हैं।

Find something that makes you happy, like looking at beautiful pictures, or, if you're able, listening to beautiful music, or sitting by the window and looking outside - small things like that can be absolutely huge.

Find something that makes you happy, like looking at beautiful pictures, or, if you're able, listening to beautiful music, or sitting by the window and looking outside - small things like that can be absolutely huge.

जब मैं बहुत तनाव में होती हूँ, तो मेरा तनाव भगाने का तरीका—बिल्ली के वीडियो देखना नहीं—बल्कि उनके नुमाइंदों (surrogates) को देखना होता है। वे इतने मनोरंजक होते हैं जैसे नॉर्डस्ट्रॉम के कॉस्मेटिक्स काउंटर से भागे हुए लोग हों।

When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's like escapees from the Nordstrom cosmetics counter.

When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's like escapees from the Nordstrom cosmetics counter.

युवा महिलाओं और मेरी उम्र की महिलाओं ने मुझे बताया है कि उन एल्बमों ने उनकी ज़िंदगी बदल दी या यह पहली बार था जब उन्होंने ऐसा नारीवाद (feminism) सुना जिससे वे खुद को जुड़ा हुआ महसूस कर सकें। तो यह बहुत बड़ी बात है।

What I've heard from younger women and women my age is that the albums changed their lives or it was the first time they had heard feminism that they could relate to. So that's great.

What I've heard from younger women and women my age is that the albums changed their lives or it was the first time they had heard feminism that they could relate to. So that's great.

खुद को इस बात के लिए मत कोसिए कि आप 4K दौड़ नहीं सकतीं या किसी पार्टी में पूरी रात नहीं नाच सकतीं। खुद को थोड़ा आराम दीजिए।

Don't get down on yourself that you can't run a 4K or dance all night long at a fun club. Give yourself a break.

Don't get down on yourself that you can't run a 4K or dance all night long at a fun club. Give yourself a break.

मैं कभी किसी की आवाज़ बनने की कोशिश नहीं कर रही थी। मैं बस उन चीज़ों के बारे में गा रही थी जिनसे मैं खुद गुजर रही थी, और मैं खासतौर पर उन पर इसलिए गा रही थी क्योंकि मुझे पता था कि एक ऐसा श्रवर्ग (audience) है जिसकी कोई सुध नहीं ले रहा है।

I was never trying to be the voice for anybody else. I was just trying to sing about what I was going through, and was singing about those things specifically because I knew there was an audience not being served.

I was never trying to be the voice for anybody else. I was just trying to sing about what I was going through, and was singing about those things specifically because I knew there was an audience not being served.

मैं बस काम कर रही हूँ, मजे कर रही हूँ और देख रही हूँ कि आगे क्या होता है, जो कि बहुत ही शानदार है, क्योंकि आपको पता नहीं होता कि अगला पल क्या ले कर आएगा, और मैं खुद को इस बात की पूरी छूट दे रही हूँ जो मैंने पहले कभी नहीं दी थी।

I'm just working and having a good time and seeing what develops, which is so awesome, because you don't know what's going to happen, and I'm letting myself do that a lot more than I ever have.

I'm just working and having a good time and seeing what develops, which is so awesome, because you don't know what's going to happen, and I'm letting myself do that a lot more than I ever have.

आज की युवा फेमिनिस्ट्स वाकई उन चीज़ों की परवाह करती हैं जो उनसे पहले हुईं, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे मैंने उन फेमिनिस्ट विचारों की परवाह की, उन्हें प्यार किया और खुद को बहुत खुशनसमत माना कि मुझे वे विचार विरासत में मिले। यह देखकर बहुत अच्छा लगता है कि युवा पीढ़ी ने मेरे और मेरे दोस्तों के किए काम को अपनाया, और कहा कि 'हमारे पास यह सब है, लेकिन हम इसे अपनी इंटरनेट जनरेशन के फिल्टर से गुजारेंगे और इसे कुछ ऐसा बनाएंगे जो हमारी ज़ुबान बोले और जो कहीं ज्यादा समझदार हो।'

Younger feminists actually care about stuff that came before them, the same way that I totally cared about and loved and felt so lucky to have access to the feminism that came before me. To have younger people take what me and my friends have done, and to say 'We have access to that, but we're going to put that through our own Internet generation filter and we're going to make it into something that speaks to us and is a lot smarter.'

Younger feminists actually care about stuff that came before them, the same way that I totally cared about and loved and felt so lucky to have access to the feminism that came before me. To have younger people take what me and my friends have done, and to say 'We have access to that, but we're going to put that through our own Internet generation filter and we're going to make it into something that speaks to us and is a lot smarter.'

मुझे नहीं लगता कि किसी महिला ने मुझ पर कभी इस तरह चिल्लाया होगा, लेकिन हाँ, अन्य महिलाओं ने भी मुझ पर बुरी बातें चिल्लाई हैं।

I don't think I've ever had a woman yell that at me, but women have yelled mean things at me as well.

I don't think I've ever had a woman yell that at me, but women have yelled mean things at me as well.

लोग अपने ही दिमाग की जेल में कैद रह सकते हैं। [कुछ] ऐसे लोग होते हैं जिनके दिल दूसरों के विचारों के लिए खुले नहीं होते, और वे दूसरों की बात बिना यह महसूस किए नहीं सुन सकते कि उन्हें कोई तमाचा मार रहा हो। ऐसे लोग असल में एक बड़ी कैद में जी रहे होते हैं।

People can be in a prison of their own mind. [There are] people who don't have their hearts open to other people's ideas, and can't listen to other people's ideas without feeling like they're being slapped in the face. Those people are more in a prison.

People can be in a prison of their own mind. [There are] people who don't have their hearts open to other people's ideas, and can't listen to other people's ideas without feeling like they're being slapped in the face. Those people are more in a prison.

मैं जानती हूँ कि यह बहुत भयानक है, लेकिन मैं अपने दिमाग में ऐसे ही सोचती हूँ। एक दिन मुझे मर जाना है। इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता। मेरा होना या न होना मायने नहीं रखता। मैं रेत के एक ذरे (कण) जैसी हूँ। रेत के एक ذरे की तरह, बेहतर यही है कि मैं बाहर निकलूँ, लोगों से मिलूँ और इस छोटे से समय का आनंद लूँ जो मुझे इस धरती पर मिला है। कौन जाने आगे क्या होने वाला है!

I know that's really horrible, but that's how I do it in my head. I'm going to die. It doesn't matter. I don't matter. I'm a grain of sand. As a grain of sand, I may as well go out and relate to people and enjoy my short time on this planet that I have. Who knows what's coming next?

I know that's really horrible, but that's how I do it in my head. I'm going to die. It doesn't matter. I don't matter. I'm a grain of sand. As a grain of sand, I may as well go out and relate to people and enjoy my short time on this planet that I have. Who knows what's coming next?

पंक रॉक के बारे में मेरा नज़रिया यह था कि कुछ लड़के दर्शकों पर थूक रहे हैं और मोज़िंग (उछल-कूद) कर रहे हैं। इसीलिए मैंने वह माहौल छोड़ दिया। फिर मैंने अपने ही जितनी उम्र के या 17 से 25 साल के उन युवाओं को देखा जो अपने शहर में खुद अपना संगीत बना रहे थे। वे सिर्फ गा नहीं रहे थे, बल्कि कुछ नया रच रहे थे। मैंने देखा कि वे ऐसा संगीत सामने ला रहे हैं जिसमें ढेरों महिलाएँ खुलकर उस माहौल और बैंड्स का हिस्सा बन रही हैं।

My vision of punk rock was these dudes who were spitting on the audience and moshing. That's why I kind of left that scene. Then I see all these people around my same age or between 17 and 25 that were making music themselves in their own town. They weren't just singing, but creating. I see them putting out this music where there are tons of women involved in the scene and involved in the bands.

My vision of punk rock was these dudes who were spitting on the audience and moshing. That's why I kind of left that scene. Then I see all these people around my same age or between 17 and 25 that were making music themselves in their own town. They weren't just singing, but creating. I see them putting out this music where there are tons of women involved in the scene and involved in the bands.

साफ है कि समलैंगिक विवाह (gay marriage) इस समय सबसे अहम मुद्दों में से एक है। यह वाकई कमाल की बात है, खासकर जब मैं हाईस्कूल में थी तब की स्थिति को याद करती हूँ, जब कोई LGBT 'गे-स्ट्रेट अलायंस' या ऐसी कोई चीज़ नहीं थी। क्या मैं Lady Gaga की बहुत बड़ी फैन हूँ? नहीं, लेकिन वह LGBT बच्चों की मदद के लिए जो कुछ करती हैं, वह मुझे बहुत शानदार लगता है। और यह बहुत अच्छी बात है कि अब यह सब मुख्यधारा (mainstream) में आ गया है। यह वाकई शानदार है कि कोई पॉप स्टार इस तरह खुलकर सामने आने की हिम्मत रखती है।

Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in high-school, when there were no LGBT Gay-Straight Alliances or any of that stuff. Am I a huge Lady Gaga fan? No, but I think some of the stuff she does that helps LGBT kids is amazing. And it's great that that's mainstream. It's fantastic that there's a pop star who's willing to put herself out in that way.

Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in high-school, when there were no LGBT Gay-Straight Alliances or any of that stuff. Am I a huge Lady Gaga fan? No, but I think some of the stuff she does that helps LGBT kids is amazing. And it's great that that's mainstream. It's fantastic that there's a pop star who's willing to put herself out in that way.

मुझे यह रवैया बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं है कि 'अरे, हमारे पास पहले से ही एक लिडिया लंच (Lydia Lunch) है, तो हमें बिकिनी किल (Bikini Kill) की क्या जरूरत है?' अरे भाई, ऐसे तो दो करोड़ ऑल-मेल बैंड्स हैं जो बस यही लिख रहे हैं—'बेबी बेबी आई लव यू, लेट मी ड्रैग यू अराउंड ऑन माई एंकल' (प्रिय मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ, मुझे तुम्हें अपने पैरों से घसीटने दो)। क्या यह सब काफी नहीं है? ज़ाहिर है है!

I hate the attitude of, 'oh we already have a Lydia Lunch, so we do we need a Bikini Kill.' Well, there's like 2 hundered million all-male bands writting 'baby baby I love you, let me drag you around on my ankle.' Is that enough already? Duh!

I hate the attitude of, 'oh we already have a Lydia Lunch, so we do we need a Bikini Kill.' Well, there's like 2 hundered million all-male bands writting 'baby baby I love you, let me drag you around on my ankle.' Is that enough already? Duh!

मैं उन लड़कियों से हमेशा कहती हूँ जो बैंड शुरू करना चाहती हैं पर समझती हैं कि उनमें कोई हुनर नहीं है—तो सुनिए, मुझमें भी कोई खास हुनर नहीं है। यानी, मैं सुर में गा सकती हूँ, लेकिन जो भी बास गिटार (bass) उठाएगा, वह इसे सीख जाएगा। इसके लिए आपके पास जादुई गेंडा (unicorn) जैसी शक्तियाँ होना जरूरी नहीं है। आप मेहनत करते हैं, और बेहतर होते जाते हैं। यह बाकी चीज़ों की तरह ही है—आप रोज़ बैठिए और अभ्यास कीजिए, और आखिरकार आप उसमें माहिर हो जाते हैं।

I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I mean, I can carry a tune, but anyone who picks up a bass can figure it out. You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything- You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.

I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I mean, I can carry a tune, but anyone who picks up a bass can figure it out. You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything- You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.

मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि एक फेमिनिस्ट बैंड होने के नाते आपके ऊपर राजदूतों (ambassadors) जैसी कोई अजीब सी जिम्मेदारी थोप दी जाती है।

I feel like there's this weird thing that as a feminist band you get put in this role as ambassadors.

I feel like there's this weird thing that as a feminist band you get put in this role as ambassadors.

मेरी माँ एक गृहिणी थीं, और कोई ऐसी महिला नहीं थीं जिन्हें लोग फेमिनिस्ट कहें, लेकिन जब 'Ms. Magazine' आया तो हम उससे बहुत प्रेरित हुए। मैं उसमें से तस्वीरें काटकर ऐसे पोस्टर बनाती थी जिन पर लिखा होता था "लड़कियाँ कुछ भी कर सकती हैं", और ऐसी ही दूसरी बातें। मेरी माँ भी चर्च के बेसमेंट में घरेलू हिंसा के खिलाफ काम करने के लिए प्रेरित हुईं। फिर वह मुझे 'सॉलिडेरिटी डे' (Solidarity Day) पर ले गईं, और वह पहला मौका था जब मैं महिलाओं की इतनी बड़ी भीड़ के बीच थी जो नारे लगा रही थी, और उसी ने मेरे अंदर यह इच्छा जगा दी कि मैं यह काम ज़िंदगीभर करना चाहती हूँ।

My mom was a housewife, and wasn't somebody that people would think of as a feminist, and when Ms. Magazine came out we were incredibly inspired by it. I used to cut pictures out of it and make posters that said, "Girls can do anything", and stuff like that, and my mom was inspired to work at a basement of a church doing anti-domestic violence work. Then she took me to the Soidarity Day thing, and it was the first time I had ever been in a big crowd of women yelling, and it really made me want to do it forever.

My mom was a housewife, and wasn't somebody that people would think of as a feminist, and when Ms. Magazine came out we were incredibly inspired by it. I used to cut pictures out of it and make posters that said, "Girls can do anything", and stuff like that, and my mom was inspired to work at a basement of a church doing anti-domestic violence work. Then she took me to the Soidarity Day thing, and it was the first time I had ever been in a big crowd of women yelling, and it really made me want to do it forever.

मुझे तेज स्नेयर ड्रम (snare) पसंद है, और ऐसी गिटार पसंद है जिसमें ट्रेबल (treble) बहुत ज्यादा हो, और यह पसंद कभी बदलने वाली नहीं है।

I like loud snare, and I like really treble-y guitars, and that's just never going to change.

I like loud snare, and I like really treble-y guitars, and that's just never going to change.

मुझे कुछ नहीं पता। मैं बस इतना जानती हूँ कि मैं कम से कम शो करना चाहती हूँ जहाँ ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा लोग आ सकें।

I have no clue. I just know I would want to play the least amount of shows that the most people would be able to come to.

I have no clue. I just know I would want to play the least amount of shows that the most people would be able to come to.

मैं खुली गोद लेने (ओपन एडॉप्शन) की बहुत बड़ी समर्थक हूँ, क्योंकि इससे जैविक माँ और उसके बच्चे के बीच एक रिश्ता बना रहता है, जिससे बच्चे के मन में यह सवाल नहीं आता कि "मैं कहाँ से आया हूँ?" और वह यह महसूस कर सकता है कि "देखो, बहुत से लोग हैं जो तुमसे प्यार करते हैं।" सिर्फ वे माता-पिता ही नहीं जो रोज़मर्रा की ज़िंदगी में तुम्हारी देखरेख कर रहे हैं, बल्कि तुम्हारी जैविक माँ और उम्मीद है कि जैविक पिता से भी तुम्हारा संपर्क रहता है। इससे बच्चा यह सोच सकता है, "ओह, वे भी मुझसे प्यार करते हैं, और वे मुझसे इतना प्यार करते हैं कि वे जानते थे कि वे मेरी देखभाल नहीं कर सकते, फिर भी वे किसी न किसी रूप में मेरी ज़िंदगी में हैं।"

I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a bunch of people who love you." Not just the parents who are raising you on a day-to-day basis, but also to have contact with your birth mother and hopefully your birth father. So that you can be like, "Oh, they love me too, and they love me so much that they knew they couldn't take care of me but they're still in my life to some extent."

I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a bunch of people who love you." Not just the parents who are raising you on a day-to-day basis, but also to have contact with your birth mother and hopefully your birth father. So that you can be like, "Oh, they love me too, and they love me so much that they knew they couldn't take care of me but they're still in my life to some extent."

जब आप एक संगीतकार होते हैं और मंच पर जाते हैं, और आपको ध्यान आकर्षित करना पसंद है, तो आप किसी हद तक एक मिसाल (रोल मॉडल) बन ही जाते हैं।

When you're a musician and you go out onstage, and you're someone who loves attention, you are going to become a role model to some extent.

When you're a musician and you go out onstage, and you're someone who loves attention, you are going to become a role model to some extent.

मैंने हमेशा यही सोचा है, "देखो, एक दिन मर जाना है और मरने के बाद इस बात से कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ेगा कि मंच पर जाकर आपका शो फ्लॉप हो गया था।"

I've always been like, "Look, you're going to die and it's not going to matter after you die that you got out onstage and bombed."

I've always been like, "Look, you're going to die and it's not going to matter after you die that you got out onstage and bombed."

मैं लाइम रोग नहीं हूँ, मैं वही नहीं हूँ, मैं आज भी एक नारीवादी कलाकार हूँ, लेकिन यह भी मेरी कहानी का एक हिस्सा है, और मैं ज़्यादा कूल दिखने के लिए इसे छिपाने वाली नहीं हूँ।

I am not Lyme disease, that's not who I am, I'm still a feminist artist, but this is a part of my story too, and I'm not going to keep it out to look cooler.

I am not Lyme disease, that's not who I am, I'm still a feminist artist, but this is a part of my story too, and I'm not going to keep it out to look cooler.

मैं यूट्यूब पर उन बैंड्स के वीडियो देखती हूँ जिनके बारे में मैंने सुना है और जिन्हें मैं देखना चाहती हूँ। और कई बार मैं पूरा वीडियो भी नहीं देखती। और यह वाकई बहुत अ अफ़सोस की बात है, क्योंकि हो सकता है मुझे वो गाना पसंद आ जाता। मुझे लगता है कि हम किसी भी चीज़ को गहराई से समझने का मौका ही नहीं देते।

I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even finish the video. And that's really sad, because maybe I'd like that song. I think that we don't give stuff a chance to really sink in.

I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even finish the video. And that's really sad, because maybe I'd like that song. I think that we don't give stuff a chance to really sink in.

मैं कभी-कभी सोचती हूँ कि कौन सा लिबास मुझे खुशी देगा। यह खुद का ख्याल रखने (सेल्फ-केयर) के तरीकों में से एक है। अगर सुबह योग करने का समय न हो, तो मेरे पास स्वेटर और शर्ट का एक ऐसा मेल है जिसे पहनकर मुझे लगता है कि मैं एकदम दुरुस्त और तैयार हूँ।

I do sometimes think what outfit will make me happy. It's one of those self-care things. If I don't have time to do yoga in the morning, then I have a certain sweater/shirt combination that makes me feel put together.

I do sometimes think what outfit will make me happy. It's one of those self-care things. If I don't have time to do yoga in the morning, then I have a certain sweater/shirt combination that makes me feel put together.

हाई स्कूल में मेरे दोस्त और मैं ही ऐसी लड़कियाँ थीं जो हार्डकोर कॉन्सर्ट में जाती थीं। हम तीन थीं, और बाकी पूरी भीड़ लड़कों की होती थी। हमने इसके बारे में ज़्यादा नहीं सोचा। हम यह नहीं सोच रही थीं कि हमें अलग-थलग किया जा रहा है या कुछ और, लेकिन आखिरकार, जैसे-जैसे हाई स्कूल के दिनों में हमारे आस-पास के माहौल में हिंसा बढ़ने लगी, उस हिंसा ने हमें उससे दूर करना शुरू कर दिया।

Me and my friends in high school were the only girls who went to hardcore shows. It was three of us, and the rest of the audience was male. We didn't really think about it. We weren't thinking we were alienated or whatever, but eventually, as there started to be violence in the scene we were in during high school, we started to be turned off by the violence.

Me and my friends in high school were the only girls who went to hardcore shows. It was three of us, and the rest of the audience was male. We didn't really think about it. We weren't thinking we were alienated or whatever, but eventually, as there started to be violence in the scene we were in during high school, we started to be turned off by the violence.

1985 में, मैं वर्जीनिया में अपनी बहन के साथ रह रही थी, और चूँकि मैं तब भी हाई स्कूल में थी, इसलिए मैंने गर्भपात के लिए पैसे बचाने के लिए मैकडॉनल्ड्स में काम किया। यह सुनने में बहुत बुरा लगता है, लेकिन यह मेरी ज़िंदगी का सबसे बेहतरीन फैसला था। यह पहली बार था जब मैंने अपने कामों की जिम्मेदारी खुद ली थी। मुझसे गलती हुई थी, मैंने बिना किसी गर्भनिरोधक के संबंध बनाए थे, और 15 साल की उम्र में गर्भवती हो गई थी।

In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's to save money to get an abortion. It sounds really terrible, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was the first time I took responsibility for my actions. I messed up, had sex without contraception, and got pregnant at 15.

In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's to save money to get an abortion. It sounds really terrible, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was the first time I took responsibility for my actions. I messed up, had sex without contraception, and got pregnant at 15.

लोग असल में इस बात पर चर्चा कर रहे हैं कि "क्या यह सेक्सिस्ट (लैंगिक भेदभाव से भरा) है?"

People are actually having conversations about "Is this sexist?"

People are actually having conversations about "Is this sexist?"

नारीवाद बार-बार विरोध और रुचि के चक्र से गुजरता है। और इंटरनेट की अच्छी बात यह है कि यह महिलाओं को उनके अपने इतिहास तक पहुँचने का ज़्यादा अवसर दे रहा है। इंटरनेट आने से पहले समस्या का एक हिस्सा यह था कि हमें पता ही नहीं होता था कि कौन सी किताबें पढ़नी चाहिए। किसी को आपको बताना पड़ता था।

Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you.

Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you.

मुझे लगता है कि यह बहुत ही महत्वपूर्ण संदेश है, खासकर युवा महिलाओं के लिए, यह जानना कि 'मुझे पैदा होते ही फ्रीदा काहलो की तरह पेंटिंग करना शुरू नहीं करना है। मेरी बनाई गई पहली चीज़ ही दुनिया भर में सनसनी नहीं मचा देगी।' आपको सौ ऐसी बहुत गंदी, उल्टी जैसी, डायरिया जैसी दिखने वाली पेंटिंग्स बनानी होंगी, तब जाकर कहीं वह एक पेंटिंग बनेगी जहाँ आप वास्तव में अपनी लय पकड़ पाएंगे।

I think that's such an important message, especially for younger women, to know, 'I don't have to come out of the womb painting like Frida Kahlo. My very first thing that I make isn't going to be an around-the-world sensation.' You have to paint a hundred really ugly, barfy, diarrhea paintings before you come up with that one where you start to really get into your groove.

I think that's such an important message, especially for younger women, to know, 'I don't have to come out of the womb painting like Frida Kahlo. My very first thing that I make isn't going to be an around-the-world sensation.' You have to paint a hundred really ugly, barfy, diarrhea paintings before you come up with that one where you start to really get into your groove.

मैंने जिस भी बैंड में काम किया है, वह मेरी पूरी ज़िंदगी बन गया है। मुझे एक बाल-कलाकार (चाइल्ड स्टार) की तरह महसूस होता है - मैंने बहुत कुछ मिस कर दिया है। मुझे कभी ग्रैंड थेफ्ट ऑटो खेलने और हर दिन नशे में रहने का मौका नहीं मिला। मुझे लगता है कि 45 साल की उम्र में मुझे शायद अब यह सब शुरू कर देना चाहिए।

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much. I never got to play Grand Theft Auto and get stoned every day. I figure at 45 I should probably start doing that.

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much. I never got to play Grand Theft Auto and get stoned every day. I figure at 45 I should probably start doing that.

मुझे लगता है कि बिली बुश वाला पूरा मामला महिलाओं को पूरी तरह से झकझोर कर रख गया क्योंकि यह अंदर तक महसूस होने वाली बात थी।

I think this whole Billy Bush thing just pushed women over the edge because it's so visceral.

I think this whole Billy Bush thing just pushed women over the edge because it's so visceral.

न जाने क्यों मुझे याद आ रहा है कि जब मैं छह साल की थी, तब मेरे माता-पिता घर से बाहर गए थे और मुझ पर अकेले रहने का भरोसा किया था। मेरी एक बड़ी बहन थी, शायद उसे मेरी देखभाल करनी चाहिए थी लेकिन वह तुरंत सड़क पार करके अपने दोस्त के घर चली गई।

For whatever reason I just remembered being six years old and my parents leaving the house and trusting me to be alone. I had an older sister, I think she was supposed to babysit me but she immediately ran across the street to her friend's house.

For whatever reason I just remembered being six years old and my parents leaving the house and trusting me to be alone. I had an older sister, I think she was supposed to babysit me but she immediately ran across the street to her friend's house.

मैं बहुत सारे कंट्री डेमो बनाना चाहती हूँ और बेहतरीन कंट्री गायकों के लिए कंट्री गाने लिखना चाहती हूँ।

I would love to make a bunch of country demos and write country songs for really great country singers.

I would love to make a bunch of country demos and write country songs for really great country singers.

मैं 90 के दशक में बिकिनी किल नाम के एक बैंड में थी, और तब हम डॉक्यूमेंटेशन (दस्तावेज़ीकरण) को लेकर बहुत डरे हुए थे, और वहाँ एक पूरी बहस थी, न केवल 'मेल गेज' (पुरुषवादी नज़रिया) को लेकर, बल्कि इस बात को लेकर भी कि लोग आपकी गलत छवि पेश कर देंगे... मुख्यधारा से एक तरह का डर था जो हम में से कई लोगों के मन में था।

I was in a band in the '90s called Bikini Kill, and we were so freaked out about documentation then, and there was the whole thing, not just about the male gaze, but that people were going to misrepresent you... a kind fear of the mainstream that a lot of us had.

I was in a band in the '90s called Bikini Kill, and we were so freaked out about documentation then, and there was the whole thing, not just about the male gaze, but that people were going to misrepresent you... a kind fear of the mainstream that a lot of us had.

मैं एक ऐसी हुक्म चलाने वाली प्रोड्यूसर और कंट्रोल फ्रीक हूँ कि मेरे अंदर एक हिस्सा ऐसा भी है जो सचमुच चाहता है कि कोई मुझ पर हुक्म चलाए।

I am such a bossy producer and such a control freak that there's a part of me that really longs to be bossed around.

I am such a bossy producer and such a control freak that there's a part of me that really longs to be bossed around.

चूँकि मुझे भूमिगत (अंडरग्राउंड) संगीत पसंद था, इसलिए मैंने उसके भीतर नारीवाद के लिए एक जगह बनाने की कोशिश की। यही मेरी उम्मीदें थीं।

Since I loved underground music, I tried to carve a space for feminism within it. Those were my hopes.

Since I loved underground music, I tried to carve a space for feminism within it. Those were my hopes.

अपना ख्याल रखना सबसे ज़रूरी चीज़ है।

Taking care of yourself is the most important thing.

Taking care of yourself is the most important thing.

मुझे लगा कि सड़क पर उतरकर इसे संगीत के साथ मिलाना - जिसमें युवा हमेशा से बहुत दिलचस्पी रखते हैं - अपने विचारों का प्रचार करने का एक अच्छा तरीका होगा। यह नारीवादी प्रचार (इवेंजलिज्म) जैसा था।

I felt like going out on the road and mixing it with music - which is something young people are always really interested in - would be a good way to proselytize. It was like feminist evangelism.

I felt like going out on the road and mixing it with music - which is something young people are always really interested in - would be a good way to proselytize. It was like feminist evangelism.

मुझे एहसास हुआ कि खुद को नारीवादी कहना या न कहना, सिर्फ ऑल-गर्ल्स बैंड (केवल लड़कियों के बैंड) में होने मात्र से, यही आपकी हर बातचीत का केंद्र बन जाता है।

I realized that calling yourself a feminist or not calling yourself a feminist, just by being in a band of all girls, it's all you talk about.

I realized that calling yourself a feminist or not calling yourself a feminist, just by being in a band of all girls, it's all you talk about.

अगर मैं कोई सुपरविलेन होती, तो मैं पूंजीवाद, नस्लवाद, सेक्सिज्म (लैंगिक भेदभाव), होमोफोबिया, ट्रांसफोबिया को खत्म कर देती... लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि यह थोड़ा ज़्यादा स्पष्ट है और उतना विलेन जैसा नहीं है। क्योंकि वह तो असल में एक सुपरहीरो होना हुआ। मैं अपने खंजर से गरीबी को काट डालती; मैं दुनिया की भूख मिटा देती।

If I were a supervillain, I would end capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia... but I guess that's a little too obvious and not villain-y enough. Because that's actually being a superhero. I would break down poverty with my machete; I would end world hunger.

If I were a supervillain, I would end capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia... but I guess that's a little too obvious and not villain-y enough. Because that's actually being a superhero. I would break down poverty with my machete; I would end world hunger.

मुझे लगता है कि मेरा सबसे बड़ा डर मौत है। हालांकि कभी-कभी मेरा सबसे बड़ा डर मौत का न होना होता है। लेकिन हाँ, मुझे लगता है कि स्वास्थ्य से जुड़ी चीजें ही वह चीज़ हैं जिनसे मैं सबसे ज़्यादा डरती हूँ।

I think my biggest fear is dying. Although sometimes my biggest fear is not dying. But yeah, I think health stuff for me is more what I'm afraid of.

I think my biggest fear is dying. Although sometimes my biggest fear is not dying. But yeah, I think health stuff for me is more what I'm afraid of.

मुझे लगता है कि [प्रशंसकों की] पहुँच एक जटिल मामला है, क्योंकि यह मेरी ज़िंदगी में अद्भुत चीज़ें भी लाता है, और बहुत नकारात्मक चीज़ें भी लाता है। मैं बस नकारात्मक चीज़ों को खुद से दूर रखने की कोशिश करती हूँ। उन पर हँसती हूँ और आगे बढ़ जाती हूँ।

I think the [fan] access is complicated, because it brings wonderful things into my life, and it brings really negative things into my life. I just try to keep the negative stuff at arm's length. Laugh at it and walk away.

I think the [fan] access is complicated, because it brings wonderful things into my life, and it brings really negative things into my life. I just try to keep the negative stuff at arm's length. Laugh at it and walk away.

मैं जानती हूँ कि एक अभिनेता के लिए एक अच्छा सवाल क्या होगा। अभिनय के बारे में या किसी फिल्म में काम करने के बारे में आपने किसी अभिनेता से जो कुछ भी सुना है, उसमें से आपकी सबसे नापसंद चीज़ कौन सी है?

I know what a good question would be for an actor. What's your least favorite thing that you've ever heard an actor say about acting? Or about being in a movie?

I know what a good question would be for an actor. What's your least favorite thing that you've ever heard an actor say about acting? Or about being in a movie?

अगर आप मुझसे सच में नफरत करते हैं, तो कम से कम इतनी शिष्टाचार तो दिखाइए कि कागज का एक टुकड़ा निकाल कर उस पर लिखें और मुझे डाक से भेजें। अगर आप एक काबिल दुश्मन हैं, तो मैं आपकी लिखावट देखना चाहती हूँ। मैं आपका नाम और आपका पता देखना चाहती हूँ, और अगर आपमें मुझे वो देने की हिम्मत नहीं है, तो आप एक काबिल दुश्मन नहीं हैं।

If you really hate me, you should at least have the courtesy to take out a piece of paper and write it down and mail it to me. If you're a worthy nemesis, I want to see your handwriting. I want to see your name and your address, and if you don't have the guts to give me those, then you're not a worthy nemesis.

If you really hate me, you should at least have the courtesy to take out a piece of paper and write it down and mail it to me. If you're a worthy nemesis, I want to see your handwriting. I want to see your name and your address, and if you don't have the guts to give me those, then you're not a worthy nemesis.

अब कॉन्सर्ट में आने वाले लोग सिर्फ सीधे, श्वेत पुरुष नहीं हैं, बल्कि उससे ज़्यादा लोग आ रहे हैं।

There are more people who are not straight, white males going to shows.

There are more people who are not straight, white males going to shows.

समलैंगिक विवाह! यह एक बहुत बड़ा बदलाव है और नारीवाद के लिए एक बहुत बड़ी जीत है।

Gay marriage! That's a huge change and a huge win-win for feminism.

Gay marriage! That's a huge change and a huge win-win for feminism.

जैसा कि आप जानते हैं, जितने ज़्यादा लोग उस समय अपनी स्त्रीत्व (फेमिनिटी) और पुरुषत्व (मैस्क्युलीनिटी) के किसी भी स्पेक्ट्रम पर रहने के लिए स्वतंत्र होते हैं, वह महिलाओं के लिए यह दरवाजा खोलता है कि उन्हें तथाकथित पारंपरिक पुरुष का बिल्कुल विपरीत रूप होने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।

The more people, as you know, are able to be on whatever spectrum of femininity and masculinity they are on at that moment, that opens the door for women to not have to be the opposite of what the supposed traditional male is.

The more people, as you know, are able to be on whatever spectrum of femininity and masculinity they are on at that moment, that opens the door for women to not have to be the opposite of what the supposed traditional male is.

मैं ऐसे दौर में जी रहा हूँ जहाँ हाई स्कूलों में एलजीबीटीक्यू-स्ट्रेट एलायंसेज (समर्थन समूह) हैं। यह देखकर मुझे बहुत खुशी होती है।

I'm living in a world where there are LGBTQ straight alliances at high schools. I feel pretty psyched on that.

I'm living in a world where there are LGBTQ straight alliances at high schools. I feel pretty psyched on that.

मैं हमारे घर की बड़ी खिड़की के पास खड़ी होकर 'अवे इन ए मैंगर' गा रही थी। मंच पर यह मेरी पहली प्रस्तुति थी, लेकिन सामने कोई नहीं देख रहा था। मुझे बस इतना याद है कि वह पल कितना स्वाभाविक और कितना निजी था—बिल्कुल हस्तमैथुन जैसा। मुझे लगा कि मुझे तब तक इंतजार करना चाहिए जब तक सब चले न जाएं। इसलिए शायद छह साल की उम्र मेरे लिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण है, क्योंकि उस पल मुझे अहसास हो गया था कि मैं आगे क्या करना चाहती हूँ।

I stood in the bay window at our house and I sang Away In A Manger. It was my first time on stage, but there was nobody watching. I just remember it was so natural and it was such a secret - like masturbating. I felt like I had to wait until everybody was gone. So I guess six years old would be my most important age, 'cause in that moment, I just knew what I wanted to do.

I stood in the bay window at our house and I sang Away In A Manger. It was my first time on stage, but there was nobody watching. I just remember it was so natural and it was such a secret - like masturbating. I felt like I had to wait until everybody was gone. So I guess six years old would be my most important age, 'cause in that moment, I just knew what I wanted to do.

हम हिलेरी (क्लिंटन) का समर्थन करते हैं। हम पूरी दृढ़ता से यह कह रहे हैं। "मैं उनके साथ हूँ," मुझे नहीं लगता कि हम इससे ज्यादा स्पष्ट हो सकते हैं। इस पद के लिए वही सबसे योग्य व्यक्ति हैं।

We support Hillary [Clinton]. We're saying that strongly. "I'm with her," I don't think that we can be any less strident. She's the best person for the job.

We support Hillary [Clinton]. We're saying that strongly. "I'm with her," I don't think that we can be any less strident. She's the best person for the job.

मैंने कभी सोचा भी नहीं था कि कोई मेरी बनाई फ़ैनज़ीन (पत्रिका) को पढ़ाएगा। मैंने कभी नहीं सोचा था कि मैं किसी कॉलेज में लेक्चर देने जाऊँगी। यह बात आज भी मुझे हैरान करती है।

I never thought that someone would be teaching one of my fanzines. I never thought I'd be off to lecture at a college. It's still shocking to me.

I never thought that someone would be teaching one of my fanzines. I never thought I'd be off to lecture at a college. It's still shocking to me.

बहुत से कलाकार पैसों के मामले में काफी नासमझ होते हैं, और ऐसा इंसान मिलना बहुत मुश्किल है जो पैसों के प्रबंधन और बिजनेस को एक कला की तरह समझे।

A lot of artists are just really stupid about money, and it's really hard to find somebody who kind of thinks of shuffling money around and doing business as an art.

A lot of artists are just really stupid about money, and it's really hard to find somebody who kind of thinks of shuffling money around and doing business as an art.

जैसे-जैसे मैं बड़ी हुई हूँ, मुझे समझ आया है कि चीजें उतनी कठोर नहीं होतीं, उनमें लचीलापन होता है। सब कुछ सिर्फ काला या सफेद नहीं होता: हर पत्रकार बुरा नहीं होता।

As I've gotten older, I've realized that things are a lot more permeable. It's not so black and white: not every journalist is a jerk.

As I've gotten older, I've realized that things are a lot more permeable. It's not so black and white: not every journalist is a jerk.

जब आपकी गोद में बिल्ली हो और जब आप उसे सहला रहे हों और वह गर्रा रही हो (purring), तो आपका ध्यान सारी परेशानियों से भटक जाता है।

It takes your mind off things when there's a cat in your lip and he's purring while you're petting him.

It takes your mind off things when there's a cat in your lip and he's purring while you're petting him.

मेरे ज्यादातर रिकॉर्ड कभी कमर्शियल रूप से बहुत सफल नहीं होंगे, और मुझे ऐसी कोई उम्मीद भी नहीं है। मेरे लिए यह सब सीखने की एक प्रक्रिया है। अगर कोई चीज़ असफल भी लगती है, तो ठीक है। अगर सफलता मिलती है, तो भी ठीक है। मुझे अपना गाना पसंद है, मेरे दोस्तों को पसंद है, और बस, यही बात मेरे लिए मायने रखती है।

Most of my records are never going to be commercial successes, and I don't expect that. It's just all a learning process to me. If something appears as a failure, fine. If there's success, fine. I like the record, and my friends like the record, and that's kind of all I can really care about.

Most of my records are never going to be commercial successes, and I don't expect that. It's just all a learning process to me. If something appears as a failure, fine. If there's success, fine. I like the record, and my friends like the record, and that's kind of all I can really care about.

मुझे बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं जब महिलाएं—या पुरुष—नारीवाद को लेकर वे पुरानी और मूर्खतापूर्ण रूढ़ियाँ फैलाते हैं, जिनका मकसद बस लोगों को इससे दूर रखना है। यह ऐसा ही है जैसे, "नारीवाद का मतलब मर्दों से नफरत करना नहीं है, यह जानने के लिए आपको बस विकिपीडिया देखना है—इसलिए अपनी बकवास बंद करें।" यह बात मुझे बहुत चिढ़ाती है।

I don't appreciate it when women - or men - bandy about these stupid stereotypes about feminism that are age-old, and that are meant to keep people turned off from it. It's like, "All you have to do is Wikipedia feminism to know that it's not about man-hating - so shut up." That makes me annoyed.

I don't appreciate it when women - or men - bandy about these stupid stereotypes about feminism that are age-old, and that are meant to keep people turned off from it. It's like, "All you have to do is Wikipedia feminism to know that it's not about man-hating - so shut up." That makes me annoyed.

मुझे हर दूसरे संगीतकार का काम पसंद नहीं है। वैसे ही जैसे फिल्ममेकर्स को हर दूसरे फिल्ममेकर का काम पसंद नहीं आता। सिर्फ इसलिए कि मैं एक नारीवादी हूँ, इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि मैं कहूँगी कि मुझे हर दूसरी महिला का काम पसंद है, या किसी अन्य महिला द्वारा कही गई हर बात की मैं सराहना करती हूँ।

I don't like every other musician's work. The same way that filmmakers don't like every other filmmakers' work. Just because I'm a feminist doesn't mean I'm gonna say that I like every other woman's work, or that I appreciate another statement that another woman publicly made.

I don't like every other musician's work. The same way that filmmakers don't like every other filmmakers' work. Just because I'm a feminist doesn't mean I'm gonna say that I like every other woman's work, or that I appreciate another statement that another woman publicly made.

जब अक्सर आप ही हर चीज़ के लिए ज़िम्मेदार होते हैं, तो कभी-कभी दूसरों के निर्देशों पर चलना अच्छा लगता है। कभी-कभी यह अच्छा लगता है कि कोई आपसे कहे, "मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम यह करो," और इससे आपकी क्षमताएं भी निखरती हैं।

When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed around. It's sometimes nice to have somebody say, "This is what I want you to do" and to stretch your abilities.

When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed around. It's sometimes nice to have somebody say, "This is what I want you to do" and to stretch your abilities.

मुझे इस बात से बहुत खुशी है कि आखिरकार मुझे खुद को यह आज़ादी देने का मौका मिला है कि मेरे हर एक गाने पर यह दबाव न हो कि उसे "राजनीतिक" होना ही पड़ेगा या कुछ और। मैं बस वही बना रही हूँ जो मैं बनाना चाहती हूँ।

I really love that I'm giving myself the opportunity finally to not have the pressure of every single song you do having to be "political" or whatever. I'm just making what I wanna make.

I really love that I'm giving myself the opportunity finally to not have the pressure of every single song you do having to be "political" or whatever. I'm just making what I wanna make.

मैंने यह तय किया कि मेरा योगदान राजनीतिक से ज़्यादा संगीतमय होना चाहिए। राजनीतिक रूप से मेरा संगीत ही काफ़ी था। कला मायने रखती है। कला ही काफ़ी थी। जो बात मुझे कहनी थी, उसे कहने के लिए मेरा संगीत ही पर्याप्त था।

I made the decision that my contribution needed to be more musical than political. My music was enough, politically. Art matters. Art was enough. My music was enough to say what I had to say.

I made the decision that my contribution needed to be more musical than political. My music was enough, politically. Art matters. Art was enough. My music was enough to say what I had to say.

लैंगिक भेदभाव, नस्लवाद, समलैंगिकों के प्रति पूर्वाग्रह और वर्ग-भेद इतने गहराई से हमारी व्यवस्था में रचे-बसे हैं। ये तमाम रूढ़ियाँ लोगों के मन में यह बैठा देती हैं कि सीधे (स्ट्रेट) श्वेत पुरुषों को मिलने वाले सारे फायदे एकदम सामान्य बात हैं।

Sexism and racism and homophobia and classism are so naturalized. All these stereotypes make people think it's just normal that straight white men are getting all the breaks.

Sexism and racism and homophobia and classism are so naturalized. All these stereotypes make people think it's just normal that straight white men are getting all the breaks.

मुझे खुला गोद लेना (ओपन अडॉप्शन) एक बहुत अच्छा विचार लगता है, क्योंकि यह जैविक माँ और उसके बच्चे के बीच एक रिश्ता बनाए रखता है ताकि बच्चा यह न सोचे कि "मैं कहाँ से आया हूँ?" और उसे यह अहसास हो सके कि देखो, ऐसे कई लोग हैं जो तुमसे प्यार करते हैं।

I think open adoption is a great idea, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a bunch of people who love you."

I think open adoption is a great idea, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a bunch of people who love you."

मैं मंच पर हमेशा बहुत बोलती थी—मैं सच में अपने विचार लोगों तक पहुँचाना चाहती थी और जब आप कई घटिया पंक क्लबों में गाते हैं तो वहाँ साउंड सिस्टम अच्छे नहीं होते, इसलिए किसी को समझ नहीं आता कि आप क्या गा रहे हैं।

I've always talked a lot on stage - I really wanted to communicate my ideas and when you're playing at a lot of shitty punk clubs they don't have good PAs and so no one knows what you're singing about.

I've always talked a lot on stage - I really wanted to communicate my ideas and when you're playing at a lot of shitty punk clubs they don't have good PAs and so no one knows what you're singing about.

मुझे लगता है कि जो'ज पब में ब्रिजेट एवरेट जैसे कलाकार को देखना मेरे लिए बहुत प्रेरणादायक होता है, जब वह अपने गानों को इन मज़ेदार और दर्दनाक कहानियों के ताने-बाने में पिरोती हैं—आप बात भी कर सकते हैं और गा भी सकते हैं और यह कोई ऐसा भयानक अपराध नहीं है जिसके लिए आपको कला की जेल में डाल दिया जाए।

I think that it's so powerful for me to go see someone like Bridget Everett at Joe's Pub and watch her weave her songs in and out of these funny, tragic stories - you can talk and sing and it's not this horrible offense, you're going to get thrown in artistic jail.

I think that it's so powerful for me to go see someone like Bridget Everett at Joe's Pub and watch her weave her songs in and out of these funny, tragic stories - you can talk and sing and it's not this horrible offense, you're going to get thrown in artistic jail.

आम तौर पर मेरे साथ ऐसा होता है कि मैं एक सोच के साथ शुरुआत करती हूँ और फिर कुछ और ही बन जाता है।

What usually happens with me is that I start with one idea in mind and then something else happens.

What usually happens with me is that I start with one idea in mind and then something else happens.

मैंने जिस भी बैंड में काम किया, वह मेरी पूरी जिंदगी बन गया। मुझे एक चाइल्ड स्टार की तरह महसूस होता है—मैंने जीवन में बहुत कुछ छोड़ दिया है।

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.

यह विचार कि संगीतकारों/कलाकारों की यह जिम्मेदारी है कि वे समाज के अगुआ या "आदर्श" बनें, मुझे थोड़ा अटपटा लगता है, क्योंकि मेरा सच में यह मानना है कि सबसे बेहतरीन कला वह होती है जो कम से कम किसी प्रत्यक्ष या स्पष्ट तरीके से सामाजिक एजेंडे के तहत नहीं बनाई जाती; हालांकि इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि वह नैतिक नहीं होती या लोगों की चेतना को नहीं बदलती।

The idea that musicians/artists have a responsibility to be community leaders or "role models" is problematic to me because I really believe that some of the most exciting art is not community-minded at least in any obvious or direct way, which is not to say that it is not ethical or consciousness-changing.

The idea that musicians/artists have a responsibility to be community leaders or "role models" is problematic to me because I really believe that some of the most exciting art is not community-minded at least in any obvious or direct way, which is not to say that it is not ethical or consciousness-changing.

90 के दशक में जब मैंने नारीवाद को अपनाया और मैं अपने परिवार की पहली ऐसी सदस्य थी जो कॉलेज गई, तो मेरा मूल उद्देश्य इस जानकारी को फैलाना था कि नारीवाद आज भी पूरी तरह से जीवित है, और आपको मीडिया की इस बात पर बिल्कुल यकीन नहीं करना चाहिए जो यह कहती है कि इसकी कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है या यह अब अस्तित्व में नहीं है।

My original goal in the '90s, after I found feminism and I was the first generation in my family to go to college, was to spread this information that feminism was still very much alive, and that you can't believe the media telling you that it doesn't need to exist and that it doesn't exist.

My original goal in the '90s, after I found feminism and I was the first generation in my family to go to college, was to spread this information that feminism was still very much alive, and that you can't believe the media telling you that it doesn't need to exist and that it doesn't exist.

|अपना खुद का लेबल शुरू करने और उसके प्रचार-प्रसार की सबसे रोमांचक बात यह है कि उम्मीद है कि कोई 15 साल की लड़की, जो अपने जूनियर-हाई स्कूल में इकलौती नारीवादी होगी, इसके बारे में सुनेगी और कहेगी, "ओह, यह तो कूल है, मैंने इसके बारे में पहले नहीं सुना था, मैं इसे ज़रूर देखूँगी।"

The exciting thing about getting a label together and doing press for it is that hopefully some 15-year-old girl who is the only feminist in her junior-high class will hear about it and be like, "Oh, cool, I hadn't heard of that, I'm going to check it out."

The exciting thing about getting a label together and doing press for it is that hopefully some 15-year-old girl who is the only feminist in her junior-high class will hear about it and be like, "Oh, cool, I hadn't heard of that, I'm going to check it out."

मैं मुख्य रूप से जॉन वाटर्स को एक बार बोलते हुए सुनने के अनुभव से प्रेरित हूँ, मुझे याद है कि उन्होंने बस ऐसे ही बातें की थीं और वह बेहद दिलचस्प था। मैं उनके जीवन के बारे में जानना चाहती थी कि उन्होंने कैसे शुरुआत की, उन्हें कब लगा कि वह सफल हो गए हैं, ऐसी ही कुछ बेवकूफ़ाना बातें। और मुख्यधारा की संस्कृति के साथ उनका कैसा रिश्ता है, क्योंकि वह उनसे बहुत अलग रास्ते पर चलते थे, लेकिन फिर भी किसी अजीब तरीके से मुख्यधारा का हिस्सा बन गए। हालाँकि, वह बहुत मज़ाकिया थे। हाँ, मुझे अपने चुटकुलों पर थोड़ी मेहनत करनी होगी।

I'm really going off of watching John Waters speak one time and I remember he just kind of talked and it was totally interesting. I wanted to hear about his life and how he got started and when did he think he made it, stupid stuff like that. And what his relationship with the mainstream is because he's so far out there, but then he became part of the mainstream in this weird way. He was really funny, though. Yeah, I have to work on my jokes.

I'm really going off of watching John Waters speak one time and I remember he just kind of talked and it was totally interesting. I wanted to hear about his life and how he got started and when did he think he made it, stupid stuff like that. And what his relationship with the mainstream is because he's so far out there, but then he became part of the mainstream in this weird way. He was really funny, though. Yeah, I have to work on my jokes.

मेरी माँ और मेरे बीच मेरे पापा से एक गुप्त बात यह थी कि हम खुद को मूर्ख नहीं मानते थे, और न ही हमें यह लगता था कि हमें नारीवाद समझाने के लिए किसी की ज़रूरत है।

My mom and I had secret from my dad that we didn't think we were stupid, that we didn't think we needed feminism to be explained to us.

My mom and I had secret from my dad that we didn't think we were stupid, that we didn't think we needed feminism to be explained to us.

मेरी माँ ऐसी नहीं थीं... मतलब वह ज़्यादातर समय बस ऐतिहासिक रोमांस के उपन्यास पढ़ती रहती थीं। उन्होंने एक नारीवादी किताब पढ़ी और फिर मेरे पापा उनके पास बैठकर उन्हें ऐसे समझाने लगे मानो वह कोई बेवकूफ हों।

My mom wasn't, like, she was reading all these historical romance novels the majority of the time. She read a feminist book and then my dad would sit down and explain it to her like she was an idiot.

My mom wasn't, like, she was reading all these historical romance novels the majority of the time. She read a feminist book and then my dad would sit down and explain it to her like she was an idiot.

मैं इतनी भाग्यशाली थी कि मुझे चार साल कॉलेज जाने का मौका मिला। एक तथाकथित हिप्पी स्कूल में जहाँ कोई परीक्षा नहीं थी, कोई ग्रेड नहीं था, वगैरह-वगैरह, मैं वहाँ कुछ और ही सीख रही थी। मैं फोटोग्राफी की क्लास ले रही थी। उन चीज़ों (नारीवाद) पर तो बात ही नहीं होती थी। वहाँ तो बस यह सिखाया जाता था, "क्या इस तस्वीर में ग्रे रंग का अनुपात सही है?" वह कोई आर्ट स्कूल भी नहीं था। वह एक सरकारी स्कूल था।

I was lucky enough to go to college for four years. At what was supposedly a hippie school with no tests and no grades, blah blah blah, I wasn't learning that. I was taking photography classes. That stuff just wasn't talked about. It was like, "Does this picture have the right about of grey in it?" It wasn't even an art school. It was a state-run school.

I was lucky enough to go to college for four years. At what was supposedly a hippie school with no tests and no grades, blah blah blah, I wasn't learning that. I was taking photography classes. That stuff just wasn't talked about. It was like, "Does this picture have the right about of grey in it?" It wasn't even an art school. It was a state-run school.

मैंने फैसला किया कि संगीत बनाना ही काफी है क्योंकि मैं पहले से ही कुछ छोटे व्यवसाय चला रही हूँ। मैं बिकिनी किल रिकॉर्ड्स, ले टिग्रे रिकॉर्ड्स और डिजिटली रुइन्ड रिकॉर्ड्स से जुड़ी हुई हूँ। अपनी सेहत और बाकी चीज़ों को संभालते हुए, क्या मैं इन सबको मैनेज कर पाती? मैं इसमें अच्छी साबित नहीं होती।

I kind of decided that doing music is enough because I'm already running a couple small businesses. I'm a part of Bikini Kill Records, Le Tigre Records, and Digitally Ruined Records. In dealing with my health and everything, my ability to do that? I wouldn't be good at it.

I kind of decided that doing music is enough because I'm already running a couple small businesses. I'm a part of Bikini Kill Records, Le Tigre Records, and Digitally Ruined Records. In dealing with my health and everything, my ability to do that? I wouldn't be good at it.

मैं शायद भविष्य में इंटरनेट पर एक ऐसा शो शुरू करने के बारे में सोच रही हूँ जिसमें उन राजनीतिक संगठनों को हाइलाइट किया जा सके जिन्हें मैं खुद ढूँढती हूँ ताकि लोगों को उनके बारे में पता चल सके, साथ ही स्वयंसेवा (volunteer) और दान देने के अवसरों की जानकारी मिल सके।

I am possibly thinking about doing an Internet show in the future that will highlight political organizations that I seek out to let people know about them, volunteer opportunities, and donation opportunities.

I am possibly thinking about doing an Internet show in the future that will highlight political organizations that I seek out to let people know about them, volunteer opportunities, and donation opportunities.

मुझे 'लैस्बियन' शब्द का मतलब तब तक नहीं पता था जब तक किसी ने मुझे वह कहा... और फिर मुझे उसे शब्दकोश (डिक्शनरी) में ढूँढना पड़ा।

I didn't even know what the word lesbian meant until I was called one... and then I had to look it up in the dictionary.

I didn't even know what the word lesbian meant until I was called one... and then I had to look it up in the dictionary.

मैं खुद को कोई ऐसा जरिया नहीं मानती जिसके माध्यम से भगवान बोल रहे हों या इस तरह का कोई पाखंड।

I don't consider myself a divining rod whom God is speaking through or any kind of crap like that.

I don't consider myself a divining rod whom God is speaking through or any kind of crap like that.

مايلي سائرس کا یہ کہنا کہ وہ اب تک کی سب سے بڑی فیمینسٹ ہیں، بڑی مزے کی بات ہے۔ میرا ردِ عمل یہ تھا کہ 'لو بھئی، اب دو لاکھ آٹھ سالہ بچے گوگل پر "فیمینسٹ" کا مطلب تلاش کر رہے ہوں گے!'

It's really cool that Miley Cyrus said she's the biggest feminist ever. I was like, 'That's the sound of 200,000 eight-year-olds Googling the word "feminist!

It's really cool that Miley Cyrus said she's the biggest feminist ever. I was like, 'That's the sound of 200,000 eight-year-olds Googling the word "feminist!

میں مس ہینیگن کا کردار بالکل نہیں نبھانا چاہتی۔ میں کوئی ولن تھوڑی ہوں جو معصوم بچوں پر ظلم کرے! میں یہ نہیں کر سکتی۔ اس سے تو میری شخصیت کو ہی دھچکا لگتا۔

I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. I'm not a villain. She's mean to little children! I can't do that. That would disrupt my brand.

I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. I'm not a villain. She's mean to little children! I can't do that. That would disrupt my brand.

نوی کی دہائی میں لوگ اسکرنچی (بالوں کا بینڈ) پہنا کرتے تھے، لیکن پنک کلچر میں اسے بالکل بھی اچھا نہیں سمجھا جاتا تھا۔

In the '90s, people wore scrunchies, but it was very uncool in the punk scene.

In the '90s, people wore scrunchies, but it was very uncool in the punk scene.

ظاہر ہے، موجودہ انتخابی صورتحال نے ہمیں بہت پریشان کر رکھا ہے۔ جیسا کہ سب کو معلوم ہے، یہ بات انتہائی خوفناک ہے کہ ہمارے پاس کوئی ایسا صدر آ سکتا ہے جو مکمل طور پر فاشسٹ ہو۔

Obviously, we're really upset about the state of the election. It's horrifying, as everybody knows, that we could have a totally fascist president.

Obviously, we're really upset about the state of the election. It's horrifying, as everybody knows, that we could have a totally fascist president.

یہ صورتحال دن بدن بدتر سے بدتر ہوتی جا رہی ہے۔ ہم بس یہ چاہتے ہیں کہ سب لوگ ووٹ دیں اور اس شور کا حصہ بنیں۔ میں فون بینکس پر کام نہیں کر سکتی کیونکہ مجھے اسٹیج کے لیے اپنی آواز بچانی پڑتی ہے، اس لیے کم از کم میں ایک گانا تو گا ہی سکتی ہوں۔

Every day it gets worse and worse and worse. We just want to get everyone to vote and be a part of the noise. I can't do phone banks because I have to save my voice for stage, so the least I can do is a song.

Every day it gets worse and worse and worse. We just want to get everyone to vote and be a part of the noise. I can't do phone banks because I have to save my voice for stage, so the least I can do is a song.

مجھ سے ایک ٹیمپون (خواتین کا مینسٹرل پروڈکٹ) کے اشتہار کے لیے رابطہ کیا گیا، تو میں نے [جے ڈی اور جو] سے پوچھا کہ کیا ان کے پاس کچھ ہے۔ جو نے وہ گانا بھیجا اور میں بول اٹھی، "مجھے یہ ٹریک بہت پسند آیا ہے۔ اوہ خدایا! یہ کتنا جاندار اور مثبت ہے۔ ٹیمپون کے اشتہار کے لیے یہ زبردست رہے گا۔" وہ اشتہار تو کبھی نہ بن سکا، اس لیے وہ گانا میرے پاس ہی رہ گیا۔ تب میں نے سوچا، "یہ تو ہلیری [کلنٹن] کے لیے ایک گانے کے طور پر بہترین رہے گا۔" مجھے یہ سوچ کر بڑی ہنسی آتی ہے کہ یہ اصل میں ایک ٹیمپون کا اشتہار بن سکتا تھا!

I got hit up for a tampon commercial and so I asked [JD and Jo] if they had anything. Jo sent that over and I was like, "I love this track. Oh my god. It's so upbeat. It's so positive. It would be so great for a tampon commercial." That commercial never came through, so then I just had it. I was like, "That would be great for a Hillary [Clinton] song." I think it's so funny that it could be a tampon commercial.

I got hit up for a tampon commercial and so I asked [JD and Jo] if they had anything. Jo sent that over and I was like, "I love this track. Oh my god. It's so upbeat. It's so positive. It would be so great for a tampon commercial." That commercial never came through, so then I just had it. I was like, "That would be great for a Hillary [Clinton] song." I think it's so funny that it could be a tampon commercial.

میرا تقریباً دل چاہتا تھا کہ ہم ["آئی ایم ود ہر"] کے گرد ایک پورا فرضی ٹیمپون اشتہار ہی فلماتے۔

I almost wish we would've filmed a whole fake tampon commercial around ["I'm With Her"].

I almost wish we would've filmed a whole fake tampon commercial around ["I'm With Her"].

میں انٹرنیٹ پر "کیلی این کونوی کی ناکامیاں" سرچ کرتی ہوں، اور بس اس اسکاٹی [نيل ہیوز] نامی خاتون کو ہر وقت مسکراتے ہوئے دیکھتی رہتی ہوں۔

I search the phrase "Kellyanne Conway fails," and I'm just watching that Scottie [Nell Hughes] woman smirk all the time.

I search the phrase "Kellyanne Conway fails," and I'm just watching that Scottie [Nell Hughes] woman smirk all the time.

میں نے سوچا، "اوہ خدایا، میں دعا کرتی ہوں کہ [ڈونلڈ] ٹرمپ جو کچھ بھی کرتے رہے ہیں، اس پر آپ کو اندر ہی اندر گھن آتی ہو۔" لیکن اس میں کسی کے لیے بھی حیرانی کی کیا بات ہے؟ انہوں نے شروع سے ہی ایسے کتنے ہی بیانات دیے ہیں جو ان کی شخصیت اور ان کی جہالت کا منہ بولتا ثبوت ہیں۔

I was like, "Oh my god, I hope you're secretly grossed out about everything that [Donald] Trump has been doing." But why is it such a shock to anybody? He's said so many things that show who he is and how ignorant he is from the beginning.

I was like, "Oh my god, I hope you're secretly grossed out about everything that [Donald] Trump has been doing." But why is it such a shock to anybody? He's said so many things that show who he is and how ignorant he is from the beginning.

آپ کے پاس ایسی اسٹیفورڈ وائف جیسی خواتین ہیں جو دوسری عورتوں کی حق تلفی کرتی ہیں۔ لیکن آخر یہی تو ان کا کام ہے۔ قصوروار تو [ڈونلڈ] ٹرمپ ہی ہے، چاہے مجھے ان کے حواریوں کو بری طرح ناکام ہوتے دیکھ کر کتنا ہی مزہ کیوں نہ آئے۔

You have these Stepford wives who are negating other women. But that's their job. [Donald] Trump is the one who is to blame, no matter how much I enjoy watching his surrogates fail massively.

You have these Stepford wives who are negating other women. But that's their job. [Donald] Trump is the one who is to blame, no matter how much I enjoy watching his surrogates fail massively.

میں ہمیشہ سے موسیقی سے جڑنا چاہتی تھی، لیکن میرے گھر والے مجھے پینٹ اور مارکر تھمانے میں زیادہ دلچسپی رکھتے تھے۔ اسکول میں آرٹ ہمیشہ میرا پسندیدہ مضمون رہا ہے، اور مجھے یاد ہے کہ بچپن میں میں پوری پوری رات جاگ کر ڈرائنگ کیا کرتی تھی۔ جیسے جیسے میں بڑی ہوئی، آرٹ کے ذریعے خود کو بیان کرنے کا میرا جنون اور گہرا ہوتا گیا اور آج تک نہیں تھما۔

I always wanted to play music, but my family was more interested in handing me paints and markers. Art was always my favorite subject in school, and I can remember staying up all night drawing as a small child. My expression via art was extremely strong as I grew and hasn't stopped.

I always wanted to play music, but my family was more interested in handing me paints and markers. Art was always my favorite subject in school, and I can remember staying up all night drawing as a small child. My expression via art was extremely strong as I grew and hasn't stopped.

مزاحیہ اندازِ اظہار ایک بے حد طاقتور ذریعہ ہے جو لوگوں کے جذبات کو گہرائی سے متاثر کر سکتا ہے۔ یہ دیکھ کر بڑی حیرت ہوتی ہے کہ مختلف قسم کی موسیقی اور اسے پسند کرنے والے لوگوں سے کس قدر شاندار برادریاں جنم لیتی ہیں۔

Music is an extremely powerful art medium that can really affect people's emotions. It is amazing to realize how much communities can be born from different kinds of music and the people who appreciate them.

Music is an extremely powerful art medium that can really affect people's emotions. It is amazing to realize how much communities can be born from different kinds of music and the people who appreciate them.

گزشتہ برسوں میں میرے سیاسی خیالات یقیناً بدلے ہیں۔ شاید اسے کہنے کا بہتر طریقہ یہ ہوگا کہ میرے نظریات اب پختہ ہو چکے ہیں؛ جوش و جذبے سے بھرپور فیمینزم کے وہ خیالات اور نظریات جن کا اظہار میں نے اپنی جوانی کے آخری برسوں میں شروع کیا تھا، اب میرے اندر پوری طرح رچ بس گئے ہیں اور جیسے میری فطرت کا حصہ بن گئے ہیں۔

My political views have definitely changed over the years. Maybe a better way of saying it is that I have grown into my convictions; the values and ideas of radical feminism that I started to articulate in my late teens feel more internalized or "second nature."

My political views have definitely changed over the years. Maybe a better way of saying it is that I have grown into my convictions; the values and ideas of radical feminism that I started to articulate in my late teens feel more internalized or "second nature."

کوئی بھی محض عورت یا مرد نہیں ہوتا، ہم سب میں کئی طرح کی مختلف خصوصیات ہوتی ہیں۔ یہ سراسر جھوٹ ہے کہ فلاں خصوصیات صرف مردوں کی ہیں اور فلاں صرف عورتوں کی۔

No one's female and male, we all have so many different traits. It's just a lie that these certain traits are male and these certain traits are female.

No one's female and male, we all have so many different traits. It's just a lie that these certain traits are male and these certain traits are female.

مجھے یقین نہیں ہے کہ اگر اس زمانے میں انٹرنیٹ موجود ہوتا تو رائیٹ گرل (Riot Grrrl) اتنی بڑی تحریک بن پاتی۔ کیونکہ انٹرنیٹ پر تو اتنی زیادہ چیزیں موجود ہیں۔ لوگ کہتے ہوں گے، چھوڑو یار، میں تو باربی کی فرضی تصویریں دیکھنے جا رہا ہوں، تم سمجھے نا میرا کیا مطلب ہے؟ انٹرنیٹ پر اتنی طرح کی چیزیں ہیں کہ آپ ایک مضمون پڑھتے ہیں اور پھر اس سے جڑے کسی اور لنک پر کلک کر کے معلومات کے اتھاہ سمندر میں کھو جاتے ہیں۔

I'm not sure Riot Grrrl would have been as big a deal if the Internet had existed back then. Because there's so much stuff on the Internet. People could have been like, oh, whatever, I'm going to go look at pictures of Barbie vaginas, you know what I mean? There's so many different things on the Internet, you read one article and then you read something linked off that article and you go down the rabbit hole.

I'm not sure Riot Grrrl would have been as big a deal if the Internet had existed back then. Because there's so much stuff on the Internet. People could have been like, oh, whatever, I'm going to go look at pictures of Barbie vaginas, you know what I mean? There's so many different things on the Internet, you read one article and then you read something linked off that article and you go down the rabbit hole.

کبھی کبھار جب میں فیمینسٹ بلاگز یا رسائل پڑھتی ہوں تو مجھے یوں محسوس ہوتا ہے جیسے ہم نے کوئی ترقی نہیں کی بلکہ میں بور ہو رہی ہوں۔ یا پھر یہ احساس ہوتا ہے کہ اوہ واہ، آج کی نسل بھی بالکل انہی مسائل سے دوچار ہے جن کا سامنا ہم نے کیا تھا۔

I feel like that when I read certain feminist blogs or feminist magazines, where it's not even so much we've gone backwards, it's that I'm bored. Or it's like, oh wow, kids today are still dealing with the same exact issues.

I feel like that when I read certain feminist blogs or feminist magazines, where it's not even so much we've gone backwards, it's that I'm bored. Or it's like, oh wow, kids today are still dealing with the same exact issues.

میری بیماری نے مجھے بدل کر رکھ دیا ہے - میں ہمیشہ یہی سوچتی تھی کہ "زندگی بہت مختصر ہے اور میں اس سے جتنا بھرپور فائدہ اٹھا سکتی ہوں، اٹھاؤں گی،" لیکن اب میرے پاس وقت ضائع کرنے کا بالکل بھی وقت نہیں ہے۔ اس بیماری نے میری آنکھیں کھول دی ہیں کہ اصل میں کیا چیز اہم ہے، اور میں یہ سمجھنے کے لیے سخت محنت کر رہی ہوں۔ مجھے لوگوں کے کام آتے رہنے کی عادت سے جان چھڑانی ہوگی۔ یہ مشکل ہے کیونکہ بہت سے لوگ ایسے ہیں جنہوں نے مجھے اس مقام تک پہنچانے میں مدد کی ہے جہاں آج میں ایک ایسے بینڈ میں ہوں جسے لوگ دیکھنا چاہتے ہیں، یا جہاں لوگ مجھے سننے کے لیے فیس ادا کرتے ہیں۔

My illness has changed me - I've always thought "life is short and I wanna make as much of it as I can," but I really don't have time to mess around. This has really been a wake-up call in terms of what's important, and I'm working hard to figure that out. I need to get better at not doing favors for people all the time. It's hard because there's so many people who have helped me get to the point where I'm in a band that people wanna come see, or where people pay money to see me lecture.

My illness has changed me - I've always thought "life is short and I wanna make as much of it as I can," but I really don't have time to mess around. This has really been a wake-up call in terms of what's important, and I'm working hard to figure that out. I need to get better at not doing favors for people all the time. It's hard because there's so many people who have helped me get to the point where I'm in a band that people wanna come see, or where people pay money to see me lecture.

شدید بیمار ہونے کے باوجود جب میں نے موسیقی کی طرف دوبارہ لوٹنے کا فیصلہ کیا تو اس کی ایک وجہ یہ بھی تھی کہ میں بھولتی جا رہی تھی کہ ایک بیمار انسان کے علاوہ میری اپنی شناخت کیا ہے۔ اور جب میں پرفارم کرتی ہوں، یا یہاں تک کہ جب لیکچر دیتی ہوں، تو مجھے یوں لگتا ہے جیسے میں دوبارہ خود کو پا گئی ہوں، اور یہ ایک حیرت انگیز انکشاف تھا کہ اچانک میرے ہاتھ کوئی ایسا پروانہ لگ گیا ہے جو مجھے تمام بندشوں سے آزاد کر دیتا ہے۔

One of the reasons I went back to music even though I was extremely ill was because I started to forget who I was aside from being sick. And when I'm performing, or even lecturing, it's like I'm myself again, and that was a really amazing discovery - that, all of a sudden, I have a get-out-of-jail-free card.

One of the reasons I went back to music even though I was extremely ill was because I started to forget who I was aside from being sick. And when I'm performing, or even lecturing, it's like I'm myself again, and that was a really amazing discovery - that, all of a sudden, I have a get-out-of-jail-free card.

آپ کی شخصیت پہلے جیسی بھی رہی ہو، بیماری اسے ہزار گنا بڑھا دیتی ہے۔ میری سوچ کا دائرہ بڑا محدود اور انتہا پسندانہ ہے جہاں یا تو سب کچھ حد سے زیادہ شاندار ہوتا ہے یا پھر سراسر تباہ کن۔ مجھے اس کے بیچ کی سرمئی حقیقت اتنی اچھی طرح سمجھ نہیں آتی، اور میں اس پر کام کر رہی ہوں۔

Whatever your personality was before, an illness makes it that plus a thousand. I'm a very binary person in a bad way where it's like everything is either totally great or totally awful. I don't understand grey area that well, and I've been working at that.

Whatever your personality was before, an illness makes it that plus a thousand. I'm a very binary person in a bad way where it's like everything is either totally great or totally awful. I don't understand grey area that well, and I've been working at that.

مجھے اپنے دوستوں سے ملنا ہی ہوگا ورنہ میں پاگل ہو جاؤں گی۔ میں گھر بیٹھ کر صرف کام نہیں کرتی رہ سکتی۔

I need to see my friends or I'm gonna go crazy. I'm not gonna stay home and work.

I need to see my friends or I'm gonna go crazy. I'm not gonna stay home and work.

مجھے احساس ہوا کہ مزاحیہ تحریریں لکھنا مجھے کتنا پسند ہے، اور جب آپ اندر سے بالکل ٹوٹے ہوئے ہوں تو مزاح کتنی بڑی راحت لے کر آتا ہے۔

I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.

I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.

میری سوچ کا دائرہ بڑا محدود اور انتہا پسندانہ ہے جہاں یا تو سب کچھ حد سے زیادہ شاندار ہوتا ہے یا پھر سراسر تباہ کن۔

I'm a very binary person in a bad way where it's like everything is either totally great or totally awful.

I'm a very binary person in a bad way where it's like everything is either totally great or totally awful.

مجھے لگتا ہے کہ فیمینزم ایک دائرے میں گھومتا ہے۔ فیمینزم میں کبھی ردِ عمل کا دور آتا ہے تو کبھی لوگوں کی دلچسپی بڑھ جاتی ہے۔

I think that feminism is in cycle. Feminism rotates between backlash and interest.

I think that feminism is in cycle. Feminism rotates between backlash and interest.

انٹرنیٹ کی سب سے اچھی بات یہ ہے کہ اس نے خواتین کو ان کی اپنی تاریخ تک آسان رسائی دی ہے۔

The cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history.

The cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history.

میرے خیال میں انٹرنیٹ واقعی بہت زبردست چیز ہے کیونکہ اس کی وجہ سے نئی نسل کی فیمینسٹس کو یہ محسوس نہیں ہوتا کہ انہیں ہر چیز شروع سے ایجاد کرنی پڑے گی۔

I think that the Internet is really cool because a lot of young feminists don't feel like they have to reinvent the wheel.

I think that the Internet is really cool because a lot of young feminists don't feel like they have to reinvent the wheel.

کچھ لوگ فیمینزم کو اپنے اپنے انداز میں دیکھتے ہیں۔ پہلے اگر میں کسی معاملے پر اس طرح ردِ عمل نہ دیتی جیسا کہ مجھ سے توقع کی جاتی تھی، تو میں خود کو ہی کوستی رہتی تھی۔

There are people who view their feminism in different ways. I used to beat myself up if I didn't react to things like I was supposed to.

There are people who view their feminism in different ways. I used to beat myself up if I didn't react to things like I was supposed to.

مجھے یقین ہے کہ جب آپ ان چیزوں کو دیکھتے ہیں جو آپ نے 19 سال کی عمر میں لکھی تھیں، تو آپ شرمندہ ہو جاتے ہیں۔ میں نے جب اپنی وہ غصے سے بھرپور نظمیں دیکھیں جو میں نے اپنے والد پر غصہ ہو کر لکھی تھیں، یا وہ تصاویر دیکھیں جن میں میں نے اپنے جسم پر پیریڈز کا خون ملا ہوا تھا، تو مجھے بڑی شرمندگی ہوئی۔

I'm sure if you see things you wrote when you were 19, you cringe. I saw stuff like angry poetry that I wrote when I was mad at my father, or photos I took where I smeared period blood on myself. It's embarrassing.

I'm sure if you see things you wrote when you were 19, you cringe. I saw stuff like angry poetry that I wrote when I was mad at my father, or photos I took where I smeared period blood on myself. It's embarrassing.

خدایا، میں کوئی دیوی ووی نہیں ہوں۔ میں ایک عام انسان ہوں جس نے فیمینزم کو اپنایا — جس سے میرا بہت گہرا تعلق ہے — اور اسے موسیقی کے ساتھ ملا دیا، جسے کرنا مجھے سچ مچ بہت پسند ہے۔

I'm not a goddess, for crying out loud. I'm a regular person who took feminism - which I have a deep connection to - and mixed it with music, which I really love to do.

I'm not a goddess, for crying out loud. I'm a regular person who took feminism - which I have a deep connection to - and mixed it with music, which I really love to do.

کبھی کبھار، ایک فیمینسٹ آرٹسٹ کی حیثیت سے، مجھ پر ایسا وقت بھی آتا ہے جب میں چاہتی ہوں کہ سیاسی طور پر ہر لحاظ سے میرا ہر جملہ بالکل درست لگے، یا مجھے یہ احساس ہوتا ہے کہ مجھے دوسروں کے کاموں کے مقابلے میں اپنے پروجیکٹ کا ذکر ضرور کرنا چاہیے۔

Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying all the right things politically, or I feel like I have to mention my own project over other people's projects.

Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying all the right things politically, or I feel like I have to mention my own project over other people's projects.

مجھے سروس انڈسٹری میں کام کرنا اور ہر وقت لوگوں کی ڈانٹ ڈپٹ سننا پسند نہیں۔ مکڈونلڈز میں کی گئی نوکری میری زندگی کی سب سے مشکل نوکری تھی — اس لیے فاسٹ فوڈ انڈسٹری میں کام کرنے والے لوگوں کے لیے میرے دل میں بہت عزت ہے۔ کیونکہ یہ واقعی ایک بہت کٹھن کام ہے۔

I don't like being in the service industry and having to deal with people yelling at me all the time. McDonald's was the hardest job I ever had - so I have a lot of respect for people who work in the fast food industry. Because it's a hard job.

I don't like being in the service industry and having to deal with people yelling at me all the time. McDonald's was the hardest job I ever had - so I have a lot of respect for people who work in the fast food industry. Because it's a hard job.

मेरे कई "प्रशंसकों" (जिन्हें मैं कोट्स में रखना चाहूँगी) के साथ वाकई व्यक्तिगत रिश्ते हैं। मैं अपने सारे खत और ईमेल्स खुद पढ़ती हूँ और उन सबका जवाब देने की पूरी कोशिश करती हूँ। यह मेरे लिए बहुत मायने रखता है, लेकिन कभी-कभी ऐसा होता है कि लोग मुझसे उनके बुक रिपोर्ट्स लिखवाने की उम्मीद करने लगते हैं, और मेरे पास इतना वक्त नहीं होता। मुझे लगता है कि इसमें कहीं न कहीं लैंगिक भेदभाव यानी सेक्सिज़्म छिपा है, जैसे एक महिला होने के नाते मुझसे यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि मैं हर वक्त बस सबकी सेवा करती रहूँ।

I do have personal relationships with a lot of "fans," in quotations. I answer all my mail, I get emails from fans, and I try to answer them all. That's important to me, but occasionally there's the thing where people basically ask me to write book reports for them, and I don't have that kind of time. I feel like there's a certain sexism involved, like because I'm a woman I'm supposed to constantly be like giving to everybody.

I do have personal relationships with a lot of "fans," in quotations. I answer all my mail, I get emails from fans, and I try to answer them all. That's important to me, but occasionally there's the thing where people basically ask me to write book reports for them, and I don't have that kind of time. I feel like there's a certain sexism involved, like because I'm a woman I'm supposed to constantly be like giving to everybody.

मैं सिर्फ कला (आर्ट) जमा करती हूँ। मैं इसे इसलिए इकट्ठा करती हूँ क्योंकि मुझे इसे देखना अच्छा लगता है। इसमें से ज़्यादातर चीज़ें बहुत व्यक्तिगत होती हैं जो मेरे दोस्तों ने बनाई हैं, कुछ पेंटिंग्स हैं जो मेरे पति की माँ ने बनाई हैं, और कुछ चीज़ें जो मैंने ख़रीदी हैं। मैं ईबे (eBay) से एब्सट्रैक्ट आर्ट और आउटसाइडर आर्ट (जिसे लोक कला भी कहते हैं) खरीदती हूँ, मेरे पास ऐसी कई चीज़ें हैं। मेरे पास पेशेवर कलाकृतियों के साथ-साथ मेरे दोस्तों के बच्चों द्वारा बनाई गई चीज़ें भी काफ़ी मात्रा में हैं। जब मैं दीवारों पर सजी इन कलाकृतियों को देखती हूँ, तो मुझे ऐसा महसूस होता है कि मैं प्यार से घिरी हुई हूँ, क्योंकि इनमें से ज़्यादातर काम मेरी दोस्ती से जुड़े हैं।

The only thing I collect is art. I collect it because I like looking at it. A lot of it is really personal stuff that my friends have made, paintings that my husband's mother made, and things that I bought. I buy abstract art on eBay, and I buy some outsider art on eBay, or what is called folk art, I buy a lot of. I have a lot of professional art work as well as more stuff my friends' kids make. To have a wall of art to look at, I feel really surrounded by love, because so much of the work is related to my friendships.

The only thing I collect is art. I collect it because I like looking at it. A lot of it is really personal stuff that my friends have made, paintings that my husband's mother made, and things that I bought. I buy abstract art on eBay, and I buy some outsider art on eBay, or what is called folk art, I buy a lot of. I have a lot of professional art work as well as more stuff my friends' kids make. To have a wall of art to look at, I feel really surrounded by love, because so much of the work is related to my friendships.

मुझे लगता है कि मैं जिस काम में सबसे अच्छी हूँ, वह है एक संगीतकार और परफ़ॉर्मर होना। मैं अपनी इस कला का इस्तेमाल उन लोगों की मदद करने के लिए करना चाहती हूँ जो एनजीओ (गैर-लाभकारी संगठन) शुरू करने में माहिर हैं।

I feel like what I'm best at is being a musician and a performer. I want to use that to help people who are good at starting nonprofits.

I feel like what I'm best at is being a musician and a performer. I want to use that to help people who are good at starting nonprofits.

ज़रूरी नहीं कि हर कोई हमेशा नशे में धुत रहे। आख़िर पंरॉक का मतलब नशे में डूब जाना क्यों माना जाता है? क्या नशे से दूर रहकर दुनिया बदलना पंरॉक नहीं है? मुझे लगता था कि इसका मक़सद पूंजीवाद को चुनौती देना है। अगर आप खुद नशे में डूबे रहेंगे, तो पूंजीवाद को कैसे चुनौती दे पाएंगे?

Everybody wasn't always wasted. Why is punk rock about getting wasted? Isn't it punk rock to be sober and change the world? I thought it was about challenging capitalism? How are you going to challenge capitalism if you're wasted?

Everybody wasn't always wasted. Why is punk rock about getting wasted? Isn't it punk rock to be sober and change the world? I thought it was about challenging capitalism? How are you going to challenge capitalism if you're wasted?

यह इस सोच के बारे में है कि हम इंसान अपनी तक़दिर खुद तय कर सकते हैं। सरकारें और कॉरपोरेट कंपनियाँ (यहाँ तक कि सरकारों से भी ज़्यादा कॉर्पोरेट्स) यह तय नहीं कर सकतीं कि हमें कौन सी कला पसंद आनी चाहिए या किस कॉमेडी पर हँसना चाहिए।

It's the idea that we as people can control our own destinies. The government and the corporations, more even than the government, can't dictate what artwork we're supposed to like or what comedy we're supposed to laugh at.

It's the idea that we as people can control our own destinies. The government and the corporations, more even than the government, can't dictate what artwork we're supposed to like or what comedy we're supposed to laugh at.

कुछ ऐसे हास्य कलाकार (कॉमेडियन) हैं जिन्हें मैं बेहद 'पंरॉक' मानती हूँ। मैंने उन्हें ऐसी जगहों पर बेहद राजनीतिक स्टैंड-अप कॉमेडी करते देखा है जहाँ कोई भी उसे सुनना नहीं चाहता था। वह माहौल असहज और डरावना होता है, और तब आपको एहसास होता है कि यह आपकी देखी हुई सबसे दमदार और बागी प्रस्तुति है।

There's comedians who I consider extremely punk rock who I've seen do very political stand up in places where nobody wants to hear that. It's uncomfortable and scary and you realize it's the punkest performance you've ever witnessed.

There's comedians who I consider extremely punk rock who I've seen do very political stand up in places where nobody wants to hear that. It's uncomfortable and scary and you realize it's the punkest performance you've ever witnessed.

मेरे पास रोज़ ऐसे लोगों के ईमेल आते हैं जो कहते हैं, "मैंने कभी आपका संगीत नहीं सुना। मैं आपके बारे में कुछ नहीं जानता। मैंने बस नेफ़फ्लिक्स पर यह देख लिया। उम्मीद है अब आपकी सेहत बेहतर होगी। आप पर भगवान की कृपा बनी रहे।" इससे पता चलता है कि लोग कितने उदार और अद्भुत हो सकते हैं।

I get emails every day from people saying, "I never heard your music. I don't know anything about you. I just happened to watch this on Netflix. I hope you're feeling better. More power to you." It just shows you, I don't know, how generous and wonderful people can be.

I get emails every day from people saying, "I never heard your music. I don't know anything about you. I just happened to watch this on Netflix. I hope you're feeling better. More power to you." It just shows you, I don't know, how generous and wonderful people can be.

मुझे हमेशा से पता था कि वह मज़ाक कर रही थीं, लेकिन जब मैं अपनी थेरेपिस्ट को बताती हूँ कि मेरी माँ ने मेरे साथ विश्वास का खेल खेला और मुझे ज़मीन पर गिरने दिया, तो मेरी थेरेपिस्ट को इसमें कुछ भी मज़ाकिया नहीं लगता। वह कहती हैं, "यही तो तुम्हारी सारी समस्याओं की जड़ है! इसी वजह से तुम्हें किसी पर भरोसा करने में इतनी परेशानी होती है!" और मैं सोचती हूँ, "मुझे किसी पर भरोसा करने में कोई दिक़्क़त नहीं है, मुझे तो वह मज़ाक लगा था।"

I always knew she was being funny, but when I tell my therapist that my mom played the trust game with me and let me fall on the ground, my therapist does not find that funny. She's like, "That's the reason for everything! That's why you have such a hard time with trust!" And I'm like, "I don't really have a hard time with trust. I thought it was funny."

I always knew she was being funny, but when I tell my therapist that my mom played the trust game with me and let me fall on the ground, my therapist does not find that funny. She's like, "That's the reason for everything! That's why you have such a hard time with trust!" And I'm like, "I don't really have a hard time with trust. I thought it was funny."

यह वाकई बहुत अजीब और सुखद है कि जिन बच्चों ने मुझे 14 साल की उम्र में खत लिखे थे, वे आज भी मेरी ज़िंदगी का हिस्सा हैं। उनमें से कई लोग अब खुद मंजे हुए संगीतकार और कलाकार बन चुके हैं, जो आज मुझे भी प्रेरित करते हैं।

It's so crazy because kids that wrote to me when they were 14 years old are still in my life. A lot have gone on to become musicians and artists in their own right who inspire me now.

It's so crazy because kids that wrote to me when they were 14 years old are still in my life. A lot have gone on to become musicians and artists in their own right who inspire me now.

एक बैंड का हिस्सा होने, पेंटर बनने या कोई एनजीओ शुरू करने का एक अहम हिस्सा यह है कि आप भयानक गलतियाँ करेंगे और पूरी तरह बेवकूफ़ लगेंगे; लेकिन जब तक आप बार-बार, लगातार असफल नहीं होंगे, तब तक आप वह चीज़ बना ही नहीं पाएंगे जो लोगों के दिलों को सचमुच छू सके।

Part of being in a band, being a painter, or starting a nonprofit is that you're going to make horrible mistakes and look like a total idiot, but you're never going to create that thing that really connects with people if you don't fail over and over and over again.

Part of being in a band, being a painter, or starting a nonprofit is that you're going to make horrible mistakes and look like a total idiot, but you're never going to create that thing that really connects with people if you don't fail over and over and over again.

मेरा मानना ​​है कि ताक़त का इस्तेमाल अच्छे कामों के लिए भी किया जा सकता है, मुझे नहीं लगता कि हर तरह की ताक़त पूरी तरह से बुरी होती है। मुझे अफ़सोस है कि मैं उस वक़्त बीच में नहीं पड़ी, और मुझे इस बात का गहरा मलाल है। इसीलिए मैं युवाओं से, जो संगठन बना रहे हैं, ज़ोर देकर कहती हूँ कि उन्हें खुलकर अपनी आवाज़ उठानी चाहिए।

I belive power can be used for good, I don't think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped in, and I really regret it. And that's why I really encourage young people who are organizing to speak up.

I belive power can be used for good, I don't think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped in, and I really regret it. And that's why I really encourage young people who are organizing to speak up.

लोगों को खड़े होना होगा, महिलाओं को एक-दूसरे के समर्थन में आगे आना होगा और कहना होगा, "नहीं, आप किसी के साथ कुत्ते जैसा बर्ताव नहीं कर सकते।" आप किसी से राजनीतिक रूप से असहमत हो सकते हैं, बहस कर सकते हैं, और निश्चित तौर पर विशेषाधिकार (प्रिविलेज) जैसे मुद्दों पर सार्थक और सही मायनों में चर्चा होनी चाहिए। लेकिन अगर आलोचना का मतलब सिर्फ यह है कि "आप एक घटिया और बुरे इंसान हैं," तो वह असली आलोचना नहीं है।

People need to stand up, women need to stand up for each other and say, "No you can't kick this person like they're a dog. You can disagree with someone politically, you can have arguments, definitely privilege needs to be discussed in real productive and valid ways. But it's not real criticism if it's just like, "you're a disgusting bad person."

People need to stand up, women need to stand up for each other and say, "No you can't kick this person like they're a dog. You can disagree with someone politically, you can have arguments, definitely privilege needs to be discussed in real productive and valid ways. But it's not real criticism if it's just like, "you're a disgusting bad person."

राजनीतिक समूहों से जुड़े लोगों के लिए यह समझना बहुत ज़रूरी है कि रचनात्मक (प्रोडक्टिव) आलोचना और फालतू की आलोचना में क्या फ़र्क होता है। जब बात किसी ऐसी चीज़ की हो जिसे बदला जा सकता है, तो वह रचनात्मक है। लेकिन अगर कोई सीधे यह कहे कि "तुम एक बुरे इंसान हो," तो इसे बदला नहीं जा सकता। इसका कोई समाधान नहीं है।

It's so important for people in political groups to learn the difference between productive criticism and not. When it's about something you can change, it's productive. But if it's just like "You are an evil person", you can't change that. There's no way around that.

It's so important for people in political groups to learn the difference between productive criticism and not. When it's about something you can change, it's productive. But if it's just like "You are an evil person", you can't change that. There's no way around that.

यह देखें कि और कौन लोग रुचि रखते हैं और दूसरों के उन प्रोजेक्ट्स से जुड़ जाएँ जो पहले से शुरू हो चुके हैं और जिन्हें आप पसंद करते हैं। आपको हर बार पहिया दोबारा आविष्कार करने और अपनी खुद की नई चीज़ शून्य से शुरू करने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।

See who else is interested and join other people's projects that have already started that you like. You don't always have to reinvent the wheel and start your own thing.

See who else is interested and join other people's projects that have already started that you like. You don't always have to reinvent the wheel and start your own thing.

ऐसा नहीं है कि मैंने कभी रास्ते में यह तय कर लिया था कि संगीत के मामले में मैं पूरी तरह रूढ़िवादी बन जाऊँगी और विषय-वस्तु (कंटेंट) की परवाह नहीं करूँगी; आप कोशिश करें या न करें, कंटेंट तो उसमें खुद-ब-खुद आ ही जाएगा, और मैं बस मज़ा ले सकती हूँ और देख सकती हूँ कि आगे क्या होता है।

It's not like somewhere along the way I decided to be a total formalist in terms of music and to not care about content; the content is going to be there whether I try to make it be there or not, and I can have fun and see what happens.

It's not like somewhere along the way I decided to be a total formalist in terms of music and to not care about content; the content is going to be there whether I try to make it be there or not, and I can have fun and see what happens.

बाद में जैसे-जैसे समय बीता और मैंने देखा कि लगातार रिकॉर्ड्स बनाते रहने और लोगों तक अपना संगीत पहुँचाने के बीच सीधा संबंध है, तो लोकप्रिय मीडिया का इस्तेमाल अपनी बात फैलाने के एक ज़रिया के तौर पर मेरी दिलचस्पी इसमें बढ़ने लगी।

Later as things progressed and I saw the direct correlation between being able to keep making records and having people know about the music, I became more interested in using popular media as a way to get the word out.

Later as things progressed and I saw the direct correlation between being able to keep making records and having people know about the music, I became more interested in using popular media as a way to get the word out.

जब मैंने शुरुआत की थी, तो मैं वास्तव में संगीत का इस्तेमाल नारीवादी विचारों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए कर रही थी, और कुछ समय के लिए महिलाओं और लड़कियों के खिलाफ हिंसा रोकने जैसे उन सामाजिक मुद्दों से जुड़ी रही जिनका हिस्सा मैं थी।

When I first started out I actually was trying to use music to promote feminist ideas and at certain points, anti-violence against women and girls-type causes I was involved in.

When I first started out I actually was trying to use music to promote feminist ideas and at certain points, anti-violence against women and girls-type causes I was involved in.

मैं एक लीजेंड बनना चाहती हूँ; मैं एक कल्ट हीरो बनना चाहती हूँ। मैं सचमुच ऐसा चाहती हूँ!

I wanna be a legend; I wanna be a cult hero. I do!

I wanna be a legend; I wanna be a cult hero. I do!

मैं कुछ ऐसा बनाना चाहती थी जिसे मैं खुद सुनना चाहती थी और जो मुझे कहीं सुनने को नहीं मिल रहा था।

I wanted to make something that I wanted to hear that I wasn't hearing.

I wanted to make something that I wanted to hear that I wasn't hearing.

मैं एक बेहद खुशनुमा स्थिति में हूँ जहाँ लोग मेरे हर काम में दिलचस्पी लेते हैं, लेकिन मेरा काम तो बस गाना है।

I'm in a really lucky position where people will be interested in whatever I do, but what I do is sing.

I'm in a really lucky position where people will be interested in whatever I do, but what I do is sing.

कॉलेज परिसरों के महिला केंद्रों या संकटकालीन सहायता केंद्रों के अलावा अन्य जगहों पर महिलाओं के मुद्दों का उठाया जाना एक असामान्य बात है।

It's unexpected for women's issues to be brought up in places other than women's centers on college campuses or crisis places.

It's unexpected for women's issues to be brought up in places other than women's centers on college campuses or crisis places.

लोकप्रियता को ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा तवज्जो दी जाती है।

Popularity is totally overrated.

Popularity is totally overrated.

इतने सारे बेहतरीन कलाकार दिलचस्प चीज़ें कर रहे हैं, कि मैं अपना ध्यान बोरिंग लोगों पर केंद्रित नहीं करना चाहती।

There are so many great artists that are doing interesting things, that I don't want to focus on boring people.

There are so many great artists that are doing interesting things, that I don't want to focus on boring people.

मैं लड़कों के बैंड्स के लिए स्टिकर बनाया करती थी। मैं बैंड्स के आगे की पंक्ति में खड़े होकर उनकी तस्वीरें खींचती थी, उनके शोज़ बुक करती थी, और बैकस्टेज के सारे छोटे-मोटे काम करती थी, तब मैंने एक सेकंड के लिए भी नहीं सोचा था कि मैं यह सब खुद कर सकती हूँ, और फिर मैंने 'बेब्स इन टॉयलैंड' को परफॉर्म करते देखा, और उसके बाद सब कुछ बदल गया।

I was making stickers for guys' bands. I was in the front row photographing bands, booking bands, doing all of the kind of backstage stuff, and I didn't even think for a second I could do it, and then I saw Babes in Toyland, and all that changed.

I was making stickers for guys' bands. I was in the front row photographing bands, booking bands, doing all of the kind of backstage stuff, and I didn't even think for a second I could do it, and then I saw Babes in Toyland, and all that changed.

मुझे कंट्री म्यूज़िक की उस लहर से बहुत चिढ़ होती है जिसमें बस चीज़ों की एक सूची (लिस्ट) होती है। ऐसा लगता है जैसे एल.ए. के लोग कंट्री म्यूज़िक लिख रहे हों, क्योंकि उसमें बस सामान गिनाया जाता है: 'मेरी पिकअप ट्रक और मेरे काउबॉय बूट्स और मेरी लेवीज़ की जींस और शॉर्ट्स पहनी हुई मेरी गर्लफ्रेंड।' यह बहुत बोरिंग है!

I'm really annoyed by the wave of country music that's just a list of stuff. It almost sounds like L.A. people writing country music, because it's just a list of stuff: 'My pickup truck and my cowboy boots and my Levi's jeans and my girlfriend with the short shorts.' It's so boring!

I'm really annoyed by the wave of country music that's just a list of stuff. It almost sounds like L.A. people writing country music, because it's just a list of stuff: 'My pickup truck and my cowboy boots and my Levi's jeans and my girlfriend with the short shorts.' It's so boring!

सिर्फ इसलिए कि आपने कोई अजीब सी टोपी पहन रखी है, वह परफ़ॉर्मेंस आर्ट नहीं बन जाती।

Just because you're wearing a goofy hat doesn't make it performance art.

Just because you're wearing a goofy hat doesn't make it performance art.

यह बहुत अजीब है - जब मैं उदास होती हूँ या किसी मुश्किल दौर से गुज़र रही होती हूँ, तो मैं बहुत मज़ेदार चीज़ें लिखती हूँ। और जब मैं सचमुच बहुत खुश होती हूँ, तो मैं बेहद उदास करने वाली चीज़ें लिखती हूँ।

It's really funny - when I'm depressed or I'm having a hard time, I'll write really fun stuff. And then when I'm really happy, I write really depressing stuff.

It's really funny - when I'm depressed or I'm having a hard time, I'll write really fun stuff. And then when I'm really happy, I write really depressing stuff.

मैं हर वक़्त उस अनदेखे गाने को लिखने की कोशिश नहीं करती रह सकती, जिसकी उस 15 साल की लड़की को ज़रूरत है। मुझे उस गाने को लिखने की ज़रूरत है जिसकी मुझे खुद ज़रूरत है।

I can't constantly be trying to write the unwritten song, the song that the 15-year-old girl needs. I need to write the song that I need.

I can't constantly be trying to write the unwritten song, the song that the 15-year-old girl needs. I need to write the song that I need.

मुझे लगता था कि यह बात बहुत, बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है—न सिर्फ नारीवादी पहचान को मिटने से बचाने के लिहाज़ से, बल्कि एक कलाकार के तौर पर भी कि मैं अपने काम का सम्मान करूँ।

I felt it was really, really important, not just in the vein of feminist erasure or whatever but also just as an artist that I honored my work.

I felt it was really, really important, not just in the vein of feminist erasure or whatever but also just as an artist that I honored my work.

मैं बस वही लिखती हूँ जो मैं लिखना चाहती हूँ।

I just write what I want to write.

I just write what I want to write.

मुझे पता है कि मुझे सेक्सी सर्फ गिटार पसंद हैं, मुझे तेज़ स्नैर पसंद है। मुझे बहुत सरल दोहराई जाने वाली बास लाइनें पसंद हैं, और मुझे अजीब से पागल वैज्ञानिक जैसे कीबोर्ड की आवाज़ें पसंद हैं।

I know I love sexy surf guitars, I know I love loud snare. I love really simple repeating bass lines, and I love weird mad scientist keyboard sounds.

I know I love sexy surf guitars, I know I love loud snare. I love really simple repeating bass lines, and I love weird mad scientist keyboard sounds.

मुझे लगता है कि एक संस्कृति के रूप में, हम संघर्ष से या किसी भी неприятनी चीज़ (अप्रिय चीज़) का सामना करने से कतराते हैं - खासकर अपने खाली समय में।

I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.

I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.

मुझे लगता है कि संगीत निश्चित रूप से कला हो सकता है; साथ ही मुझे यह भी लगता है कि संगीत बकवास भी हो सकता है और कला नहीं भी।

I think music can definitely be art; I also think music can be crap and not be art.

I think music can definitely be art; I also think music can be crap and not be art.

मुझे महिला सुपरहीरो में इतनी दिलचस्पी नहीं है।

I'm not that interested in female superheroes.

I'm not that interested in female superheroes.

मैं किसी और से ज़्यादा खुद से यह कहना चाहती थी कि हमने कला बनाई है।

I wanted to say to myself as much as anyone else that we made art.

I wanted to say to myself as much as anyone else that we made art.

अगर मुझे बैंड और दोस्ती में से किसी एक को चुनना पड़े, तो इस मोड़ पर मैं दोस्ती को चुनूंगी।

If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.

If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.

अगर लोग कहते हैं, 'अरे, तुम एक आइकन हो,' तो ठीक है। लेकिन अपने बारे में ऐसा कौन सोचता है? ऐसा तो है नहीं कि दीवार पर मेरी अपनी तस्वीरें टंगी हैं।

If people are like, 'Oh, you're an icon,' then whatever. But who thinks of themselves like that? It's not like I have posters of myself on the wall.

If people are like, 'Oh, you're an icon,' then whatever. But who thinks of themselves like that? It's not like I have posters of myself on the wall.

लोगों की हमेशा से यह अजीब सी सोच रही है कि गायक बनने के लिए आपका बहुत खूबसूरत होना ज़रूरी है।

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

मैं टेलर स्विफ्ट की बहुत बड़ी फैन हूँ। मुझे लगता है कि उनके गानों के बोल बेहद शानदार होते हैं, और मुझे यह बात बहुत पसंद है कि वह अपना संगीत खुद लिखती हैं। वह जिन विषयों पर लिखती हैं, उनमें से कई ऐसी चीज़ें हैं जिनके बारे में मैं चाहती हूँ कि जब मैं हाई स्कूल में थी, तब वे मेरे पास होतीं, और मुझे बहुत खुशी है कि वह अपनी महिला प्रशंसकों की वास्तव में परवाह करती हैं। वह पुरुष दर्शकों को ध्यान में रखकर नहीं बल्कि अन्य लड़कियों के लिए संगीत लिख रही हैं।

I'm totally into Taylor Swift. I think she has super-clever lyrics, and I love that she writes her own music. Some of the themes she writes about are stuff I wish was there for me when I was in high school, and I'm so happy she really cares about her female fans. She's not catering to a male audience and is writing music for other girls.

I'm totally into Taylor Swift. I think she has super-clever lyrics, and I love that she writes her own music. Some of the themes she writes about are stuff I wish was there for me when I was in high school, and I'm so happy she really cares about her female fans. She's not catering to a male audience and is writing music for other girls.

खुद की आलोचना नहीं कर रही हूँ, लेकिन जब लोग पूछते हैं, 'एक आइकन होना कैसा महसूस होता है?' तो मैं कहती हूँ, 'मेरा कुत्ता मुझे आइकन नहीं समझता, मेरी बिल्ली मुझे आइकन नहीं समझती, मेरा चचेरा भाई मुझे आइकन नहीं समझता।' मेरे पास दोस्तों का एक बहुत प्यारा समूह है, और मैं इन सब बातों के बारे में सोचती ही नहीं हूँ।

Not to rag on myself, but when people say, 'What does it feel like to be an icon?' I'm like, 'My dog does not think I'm an icon, my cat does not think I am an icon, my cousin does not think I am an icon.' I have a really lovely group of friends, and I just don't think about it.

Not to rag on myself, but when people say, 'What does it feel like to be an icon?' I'm like, 'My dog does not think I'm an icon, my cat does not think I am an icon, my cousin does not think I am an icon.' I have a really lovely group of friends, and I just don't think about it.

तमाम महिलाओं ने अपने जीवन में पुरुषों की हिंसा के भयानक रूपों का सामना किया है, तो इस बात पर कोई गाना क्यों नहीं बनता कि इसकी वजह से आप डिप्रेशन में कैसे चले जाते हैं?

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it?

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it?

नौजवान लड़कियां जो नारीवाद की ओर आकर्षित हो रही हैं।

Young girls getting into feminism.

Young girls getting into feminism.

यह उन पहली चीज़ों में से एक था जो मैंने अपने दम पर किया था; मैंने मैकडॉनल्ड्स में काम किया, पैसे जुटाए और यह किया। मैंॉर्ब-अधिकार (एॉर्ब-चॉइस) को लेकर बेहद भावुक हूँ, क्योंकि अगर 15 साल की उम्र में मेरा बच्चा हो जाता, तो आज मैं यहाँ आपसे बात करने के लिए ज़िंदा नहीं होती।

It was one of the first things I did on my own; I worked at McDonald's, raised the money and did it. I'm really, really passionate about pro-choice, because I wouldn't be here talking to you right now if I'd had a kid at 15.

It was one of the first things I did on my own; I worked at McDonald's, raised the money and did it. I'm really, really passionate about pro-choice, because I wouldn't be here talking to you right now if I'd had a kid at 15.