आप जानते हैं, क्विन्सी जोन्स एक महान गुरु थे, लेकिन वे मर्दों की दुनिया के एक मर्द थे। सौभाग्य से वह एक बहुत ही संवेदनशील इंसान और एक खूबसूरत शख्सियत हैं, और भले ही वे मुझसे 14 या 15 साल बड़े थे, लेकिन वे एक सक्षम इंसान हैं और उनमें संवाद करने की अद्भुत कला है।

You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills.

You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills.

सच कहें तो, मज़ेदार बात यह है कि इतने सालों के बाद, जोोज़ पब में होने वाले हमारे शो के लिए मुझे सीखने के लिए इतने सारे नए गाने मिल गए हैं, इसलिए नई चीज़ों का अभ्यास करना और पुराने गानों को नए सिरे से सोचना कि उन्हें कैसे पेश करना है, काफी मज़ेदार लग रहा है।

Actually, the funny thing is, after all these years, I've got all these new songs to learn for the show we're doing at Joe's Pub, so it's kind of fun to get down and rehearse new things, and also rethink some of the older songs, how we're going to do them.

Actually, the funny thing is, after all these years, I've got all these new songs to learn for the show we're doing at Joe's Pub, so it's kind of fun to get down and rehearse new things, and also rethink some of the older songs, how we're going to do them.

सच कहूँ तो आपको बस डटे रहना है, सकारात्मक नज़रिया रखना है और सभी समस्याओं से पार पाना है। आपको उनका सामना करना ही होगा, वरना आप आगे नहीं बढ़ सकते।

Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through.

Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through.

आप एक बार में उतना ही बोझ उठा सकते हैं जितना संभाल सकें, इसलिए आपको पता होना the कि आप क्या करना चाहते हैं।

You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.

You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.

मुझे यह मत बताओ कि क्या करना है, मुझे यह मत बताओ कि क्या कहना है। और कृपया, जब मैं तुम्हारे साथ बाहर जाऊँ, तो मुझे नुमाइश की तरह पेश मत करो।

Don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say. And please, when I go out with you, don't put me on display.

Don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say. And please, when I go out with you, don't put me on display.

धूप, लॉलीपॉप और इंद्रधनुष, हर वह चीज़ जो खूबसूरत है, निश्चित रूप से तुम्हारे जीवन में आएगी

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way

और मैंने सोचा कि, थोड़ा सा लिंग भ्रम (जेंडर कंफ्यूजन) इंसान को बेहतर बनाता है। जीवन में कम उम्र में थोड़ी सी मुश्किलें आना आपके व्यक्तित्व को गढ़ती हैं।

And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building.

And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building.

मैं जीवन जीने का कोई और तरीका नहीं जानती। मैं सुबह उठती हूँ और सचमुच महसूस करती हूँ कि यह पूरी दुनिया मेरी मुट्ठी में है, और मैं अपने दिन की शुरुआत ऐसे ही करती हूँ, बिल्कुल वैसे ही जैसे मैं कोई गाना लिखने की तैयारी कर रही हूँ: पियानो पर एक कोरा कागज़ रखती हूँ और बस शुरू हो जाती हूँ।

I don't know any other lifestyle. I get up in the morning and I really do feel that the world is my oyster, and I start that way, the same as I would if I were preparing to write a song: put a blank piece of paper up on the piano and you go for it.

I don't know any other lifestyle. I get up in the morning and I really do feel that the world is my oyster, and I start that way, the same as I would if I were preparing to write a song: put a blank piece of paper up on the piano and you go for it.

मुझे लगता है कि रिकॉर्ड उद्योग, कुल मिलाकर जो कुछ भी इसका बचा है, वह अभी भी पूरी तरह से समलैंगिक-विरोधी (होमोफोबिक) है। मुझे लगता है कि अब फ़िल्म उद्योग में स्थिति काफी बेहतर है, लेकिन रिकॉर्ड उद्योग हमेशा से मर्दों की दुनिया रहा है।

I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I think it's much less so in the film industry now, but the record industry, it's always been a man's world.

I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I think it's much less so in the film industry now, but the record industry, it's always been a man's world.

यह मेरी पार्टी है और अगर मैं चाहूँगी तो रोऊँगी।

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

और इसी चीज़ ने मुझे पियानो तक खींचा, इसी ने मुझे सुबह उठाया: एक कोरा कागज़ और दिन खत्म होने तक कुछ नया तैयार कर लेने की उम्मीद।

And that's what got me to the piano, that's what got me up in the morning: a blank piece of paper and a hope to have something by the end of the day.

And that's what got me to the piano, that's what got me up in the morning: a blank piece of paper and a hope to have something by the end of the day.

आप जानते हैं, देश भर में जितना घूमना मेरा हुआ है, उसके बारे में सबसे दिलचस्प बात यह है—और मुझे लगता है कि जाने-अनजाने इसी वजह से मैं खुलकर सामने आ पाई या कम से कम समुदाय के लिए कुछ करने लगी और उस बारे में ज़्यादा सोचने लगी—वह यह था कि मुझे काफी यात्रा करने का मौका मिला।

You know, the interesting thing about having traveled around the country as much as I have, and I think it's sort of inadvertently what made me come out or at least begin doing things within the community and thinking more about that, was that I get to travel quite a bit.

You know, the interesting thing about having traveled around the country as much as I have, and I think it's sort of inadvertently what made me come out or at least begin doing things within the community and thinking more about that, was that I get to travel quite a bit.

मुझे लगता है कि मैं लिखने की तरफ असल में सिर्फ इसलिए मुड़ी ताकि सुबह उठकर एक संगीतकार महसूस कर सकूं, कुछ करने को हो, और हर दिन एक संगीतकार होने का अहसास हो, भले ही मैं उस समय काम न कर रही हो।

I think I turned to writing really just to wake up in the morning and be a musician and to have something to do, and feel like a musician every day even if I wasn't working.

I think I turned to writing really just to wake up in the morning and be a musician and to have something to do, and feel like a musician every day even if I wasn't working.

यह देखते हुए कि वह महिला संगीत समूहों (गर्ल ग्रुप्स) का दौर था और वह आज भी बहुत लोकप्रिय है, लेकिन अगर आप उस समय के चार्ट को देखें तो आपको उस पर बहुत ज़्यादा पुरुष मिलेंगे। क्योंकि उद्योग का झुकाव युवा लड़कियों की तरफ था। मेरा मतलब है, वे यही सोचते थे कि उनके दर्शक वही हैं।

Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart from that time you would see many more men on it. Because the industry, they were catering to young girls. I mean, that's what they thought their audience was.

Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart from that time you would see many more men on it. Because the industry, they were catering to young girls. I mean, that's what they thought their audience was.

मैं मिडवेस्ट में कई युवाओं से मिलती हूँ, और मैंने देखा कि 'इन द लाइफ' (In the Life) जैसे शो इन छोटे-छोटे शहरों के लोगों के जीवन में कितना बड़ा बदलाव ला सकते हैं, जहाँ, आप जानते ही हैं, शायद पूरे शहर में कुल मिलाकर दो ही समलैंगिक लोग हों।

I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town.

I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town.

मुझे याद है कि 60 के दशक की शुरुआत में उस समय कुछ वाकई बहुत दमदार महिला कलाकार थीं - ब्रेंडा ली, कॉनी फ्रांस थीं।

I can remember in the early 60s that there were a couple of really dynamic women performers at the time - Brenda Lee, there was Connie Francis.

I can remember in the early 60s that there were a couple of really dynamic women performers at the time - Brenda Lee, there was Connie Francis.

एक रात मैंने उन्हें एक पार्टी में किस करते हुए देख लिया, तो मैंने किसी और लड़के को किस कर लिया। जॉनी ने उठकर उसे पीट दिया, क्योंकि वह अभी भी मुझसे प्यार करता था, बस इसीलिए।

One night I saw them kissing at a party, so I kissed some other guy. Johnny jumped up and hit him, cause he still loved me, that's why.

One night I saw them kissing at a party, so I kissed some other guy. Johnny jumped up and hit him, cause he still loved me, that's why.