जिन-जिन समूहों ने मुझे उनके साथ जुड़ने के लिए कहा—जैसे रोलिंग स्टोन, स्पिरिट, डेविड बॉवी और ब्लड, स्वेट एंड टियर्स—मैंने तुरंत मना कर दिया क्योंकि मैं अपने ही काम में पूरी तरह से डूबा हुआ था।

With the groups who asked me to join them - like the Rolling Stones, Spirit, David Bowie, and Blood, Sweat & Tears - I said no right away because I was way too much into my own thing.

With the groups who asked me to join them - like the Rolling Stones, Spirit, David Bowie, and Blood, Sweat & Tears - I said no right away because I was way too much into my own thing.

Topic Self & Identity Individuality
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे कभी भी इस व्यवसाय में जबरन नहीं धकेला गया। मैं तो बस गिटार बजाना चाहता था। जब पापा को पता चला कि मैं काफी अच्छा गिटार बजा लेता हूँ, तो वह एक दिन मुझे स्टूडियो ले गए। मैंने उनके लेबल के लिए अपना पहला सेशन किया। हमने वहाँ कई और सेशन किए।

I was never pushed into the business. I wanted to play the guitar. When my dad found out I could play pretty good he took me into the studio one day. I did my first session for his label. We did quite a few sessions up there.

I was never pushed into the business. I wanted to play the guitar. When my dad found out I could play pretty good he took me into the studio one day. I did my first session for his label. We did quite a few sessions up there.

Topic Relationships & Love Family
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे चार साल की उम्र में ड्रम सेट मिल गया था। मैं तब ज्यादा अच्छा नहीं बजाता था, बस यूं ही इधर-उधर हाथ मारता रहता था। मैं बस ड्रम बजाना चाहता था और पापा ने मुझे एक सेट दिला दिया। मैंने कई सालों तक ड्रम बजाया, लेकिन शायद मैं ड्रम वादक बनने के लिए नहीं बना था। मैं अपने गानों के लिए खुद ड्रम बजा सकता हूँ—ज़ाहिर है कि मेरे कुछ अपने रिकॉर्ड्स में मैंने ड्रम खुद बजाए हैं। लेकिन मैंने 11 साल की उम्र तक गिटार बजाना शुरू नहीं किया था।

I got a drum set at the age of four. I wasn't playing that well, just kind of banging around. I just wanted to play drums and my dad got me a set. I played for several years, but I wasn't meant to be a drummer, I guess. I can play drums on my own things - obviously on some of my own records I play drums. But I didn't start playing guitar until I was 11.

I got a drum set at the age of four. I wasn't playing that well, just kind of banging around. I just wanted to play drums and my dad got me a set. I played for several years, but I wasn't meant to be a drummer, I guess. I can play drums on my own things - obviously on some of my own records I play drums. But I didn't start playing guitar until I was 11.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मैं अनगिनत रिकॉर्ड लेबलों के पास गया—आप किसी का भी नाम ले लीजिए—और सबने मुझे मना कर दिया। न जाने क्यों, सालों-साल मुझे हर तरफ से निराशा ही मिलती रही। सुनने में यह किसी मनगढ़ंत कहानी जैसा लग सकता है, लेकिन यह सच है। मैं संगीत और अपनी रचनाओं को लेकर इतना गंभीर हूँ कि किसी भी तरह की डील यूं ही स्वीकार नहीं कर सकता। कुछ कंपनियाँ मुझे एक खास निर्माता (प्रड्यूसर) के साथ काम करवाना चाहती थीं, और मैंने उनसे कहा, "सुनिए, मैंने अभी-अभी अपना पिछला एल्बम खुद प्रोड्यूस किया है," और मैं किसी भी कीमत पर पीछे हटने वाला नहीं था।

I went to so many record labels - name any one - and they all turned me down. For some reason I just got the thumbs down for years and years. It sounds like I'm making that up, but it's true. I'm too serious about music and my creations to take just any kind of deal. There were a couple of companies that wanted to put me with a producer, and I said, "Well, I just produced my last album," and I wasn't about to go backwards.

I went to so many record labels - name any one - and they all turned me down. For some reason I just got the thumbs down for years and years. It sounds like I'm making that up, but it's true. I'm too serious about music and my creations to take just any kind of deal. There were a couple of companies that wanted to put me with a producer, and I said, "Well, I just produced my last album," and I wasn't about to go backwards.

Topic Self & Identity Values
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

कुछ कंपनियाँ मुझे एक खास निर्माता के साथ काम करवाना चाहती थीं, और मैंने कहा, "सुनिए, मैंने अभी-अभी अपना पिछला एल्बम खुद प्रोड्यूस किया है," और मैं किसी भी कीमत पर पीछे हटने वाला नहीं था।

There were a couple of companies that wanted to put me with a producer, and I said, "Well, I just produced my last album," and I wasn't about to go backwards.

There were a couple of companies that wanted to put me with a producer, and I said, "Well, I just produced my last album," and I wasn't about to go backwards.

Topic Self & Identity Authenticity
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं किसी के पीछे रहकर काम करने वाला (साइडमैन) नहीं बनना चाहता था। मेरी अपनी शैली उभर रही थी और मैं अपने खुद के लिखे गानों में व्यस्त था। मैंने पूरा एल्बम लिखा, पेंसिल और कागज़ से उसके सारे संगीत को व्यवस्थित किया। मैंने आखिरकार अपने पिता के साथ भी काफी काम किया, लेकिन वह एक अलग बात थी। तब मैं घर पर ही रह रहा था; मैं कोई भूखा-प्यासा संगीतकार नहीं था। मैं बिगड़ा हुआ तो नहीं था, लेकिन मैं यह बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकता था कि कोई भी प्रोड्यूसर आकर मुझे यह बताए कि मुझे क्या बजाना है।

I didn't want to be a sideman. My own style was coming out and I was into my own writing. I wrote a whole album, I arranged it all with pencil and paper. I did eventually do a lot of work with my father, but that was different. I was living at home; I wasn't a starving musician. I wasn't spoiled, but I wasn't going to have some producer come in and tell me what to play.

I didn't want to be a sideman. My own style was coming out and I was into my own writing. I wrote a whole album, I arranged it all with pencil and paper. I did eventually do a lot of work with my father, but that was different. I was living at home; I wasn't a starving musician. I wasn't spoiled, but I wasn't going to have some producer come in and tell me what to play.

Topic Self & Identity Autonomy
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

कभी-कभी मेरे दिमाग में कोई धुन गूंजने लगती है या मैं पियानो के पास जाकर यूं ही कुछ सुर बजाकर एक नई धुन बना लेता हूँ, या गिटार उठाकर कुछ कॉर्ड्स बजाने लगता हूँ—या कभी कुछ पंक्तियाँ, कुछ शब्द या सिर्फ एक वाक्य सूझ जाता है। वह किसी गाने का शीर्षक भी हो सकता है। मैं ऐसा अक्सर करता हूँ। मैं गानों के शीर्षक बहुत लिखता हूँ। और कभी-कभी ऐसा होता है कि मैं कोई गाना तो लिख लेता हूँ जिसका मेरे पास कोई शीर्षक नहीं होता, और फिर मैं कहता हूँ, "अरे, यह धुन तो उस शीर्षक पर बिल्कुल सही बैठती है।"

Sometimes I'll hear some music in my head or I'll go to the piano and mess around and come up with a tune, or be on the guitar and come up with some chords - or I'll come up with lines, or just some words, or just a sentence. It could be the title of a song. I do that all the time. I write titles of songs a lot. And sometimes I'll end up writing a song that I don't have a title for and I'll say, "Oh, this goes with that title".

Sometimes I'll hear some music in my head or I'll go to the piano and mess around and come up with a tune, or be on the guitar and come up with some chords - or I'll come up with lines, or just some words, or just a sentence. It could be the title of a song. I do that all the time. I write titles of songs a lot. And sometimes I'll end up writing a song that I don't have a title for and I'll say, "Oh, this goes with that title".

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं गानों के शीर्षक बहुत लिखता हूँ। कभी-कभी ऐसा होता है कि मैं कोई गाना लिख लेता हूँ जिसका मेरे पास कोई शीर्षक नहीं होता और मैं कहता हूँ, 'अरे, यह इस शीर्षक के साथ बिल्कुल सही बैठता है।'

I write titles of songs a lot. sometimes I'll end up writing a song that I don't have a title for and I'll say, 'Oh, this goes with that title.

I write titles of songs a lot. sometimes I'll end up writing a song that I don't have a title for and I'll say, 'Oh, this goes with that title.

Themes #Imagination
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

जब हम 80 के दशक में प्रवेश करते हैं, तो संगीत में एक पॉप जैसा अहसास आने लगता है। लेकिन यह वही था जो मैं करना चाहता था। मैं किसी खास तरह की भीड़ को लुभाने की कोशिश नहीं कर रहा था। देखिए, मेरे साथ यही बात है, मैं कभी भी किसी खास श्रोता वर्ग तक जबरन पहुंचना नहीं चाहता था। मैं अपने लिए लिखता हूँ। अगर मुझे खुद पसंद नहीं आया, तो मैं किसी को नहीं सुनाऊँगा।

When we go into the 80's it has more of a pop feel. But it's what I wanted to do. I wasn't trying to reach. See, that's the thing with me, I never wanted to reach any particular crowd. I'm writing for myself. If I don't like it I won't play it for anybody.

When we go into the 80's it has more of a pop feel. But it's what I wanted to do. I wasn't trying to reach. See, that's the thing with me, I never wanted to reach any particular crowd. I'm writing for myself. If I don't like it I won't play it for anybody.

Topic Self & Identity Authenticity
Tone: Defiant Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%