Creativity Quotes

ज़्यादातर समय, एकांत मुझे एक ऐसे दौर से गुजरने का मौका देता है जहाँ मैं पूरी तरह ध्यान केंद्रित कर पाता हूँ और एक बेहतरीन प्रवाह (फ्लो) में आ जाता हूँ। कभी-कभी यह पूरी प्रक्रिया ही डरावनी लग सकती है, और जब आप इससे दूर होते हैं, तो इसके बारे में दोबारा सोचना और भी ज़्यादा डरावना लगता हूँ। अगर मैं एक हफ्ते के लिए कहीं दूर चला जाऊँ, तो मैं एक साथ 10 गानों पर काम कर सकता हूँ, बस एक से दूसरे पर कूदते हुए। मैं एक महीने जितना काम कुछ ही दिनों में पूरा कर सकता हूँ।

Mostly, isolation allows me to go through a period where I really concentrate and get in a flow. Sometimes the whole process can be daunting, and when you're away from it, thinking about going back to it is especially daunting. If I go away for a week, I can be working on 10 songs at once, just jumping around to each one. I can get a month's worth of work done.

Mostly, isolation allows me to go through a period where I really concentrate and get in a flow. Sometimes the whole process can be daunting, and when you're away from it, thinking about going back to it is especially daunting. If I go away for a week, I can be working on 10 songs at once, just jumping around to each one. I can get a month's worth of work done.

हालाँकि ऐसा बहुत कम होता है कि मुझे किसी गाने के पूरे और पक्के बोल मिल जाएं और मुझे लगे कि यह तैयार है, और फिर मैं तय करूँ कि यह किसी काम का नहीं है। आमतौर पर, मुझे काम करते-करते ही समझ आ जाता है - भले ही मैं उस पर पिछले कुछ महीनों से ही क्यों न काम कर रहा हूँ - कि यह बात नहीं बन पाएगी। हो सकता है कि मैं कुछ महीनों या एक साल बाद उस पर फिर से लौटूँ, या शायद वह विचार पूरी तरह ख़त्म हो चुका हो।

Although it's pretty rare that I'll get completed, finished lyrics to a song and feel like it's done, and then decide that it's not worth doing. Usually, I can tell along the way - even if it's something I've been working on for a couple of months - that it's just not going to work. Maybe I'll come back to it a few months or even a year later, or maybe it's just gone.

Although it's pretty rare that I'll get completed, finished lyrics to a song and feel like it's done, and then decide that it's not worth doing. Usually, I can tell along the way - even if it's something I've been working on for a couple of months - that it's just not going to work. Maybe I'll come back to it a few months or even a year later, or maybe it's just gone.

यह वाकई बहुत मज़ेदार है क्योंकि आपको तब तक अंदाज़ा नहीं होता कि कौन सा गाना लोगों को कितना पसंद आएगा जब तक आप उसे लाइव न बजाएं। न जाने क्यों, "शिवर्स" (Shivers) पर लोगों की बहुत ज़ोरदार प्रतिक्रिया मिलती है। मुझे इसकी उम्मीद बिल्कुल नहीं थी। जब मैं "बेबी गेट वर्स" (Baby Get Worse) के बीच में गाना शुरू करता हूँ, तो लोग पागलों की तरह झूम उठते हैं। बस ऐसी ही छोटी-छोटी हैरान कर देने वाली बातें होती हैं।

It's cool because you don't know how certain songs are going to go over until you play them live. For some reason, "Shivers" gets a huge response. I was not expecting it. When I start singing in the middle of "Baby Get Worse", they go nuts. Just little surprises like that.

It's cool because you don't know how certain songs are going to go over until you play them live. For some reason, "Shivers" gets a huge response. I was not expecting it. When I start singing in the middle of "Baby Get Worse", they go nuts. Just little surprises like that.

मुझे लगता है कि बहुत से लोग रॉक 'n' रोल में यकीन रखते हैं। यह बहुत आसान है। आप बस कुछ दोस्तों को साथ ढूंढते हैं और फिर उस जादू को महसूस करने लगते हैं। मुझे लगता है कि ऐसा अक्सर होता है। किसी बैंड का हिस्सा होना और एक कमरे में पूरी आवाज़ के साथ धुनें बजाना, भले ही आपने कभी कोई स्टेज शो न किया हो, वह एहसास बेहद नशीला और शुद्ध होता है।

I think there are lots of people that believe in rock 'n' roll. It's real easy. You just find some friends to play with and then you can feel it. I think that happens all the time. To be in a band and be playing in a room really loud, even if you never play a show, that feeling is really addictive and pure.

I think there are lots of people that believe in rock 'n' roll. It's real easy. You just find some friends to play with and then you can feel it. I think that happens all the time. To be in a band and be playing in a room really loud, even if you never play a show, that feeling is really addictive and pure.

मैं यह पहचानता हूँ कि किसी गाने को लाइव न बजाने और जाते-जाते उसे एक साथ जोड़ने के बारे में कुछ बेहतरीन बातें हैं।

I recognize that there are some great things about not playing a song live, and just kind of piecing it together as you go.

I recognize that there are some great things about not playing a song live, and just kind of piecing it together as you go.

मैं ऐसी किसी भी चीज़ का हिस्सा बनना चाहता हूँ जो एक अच्छी कहानी कहती हो और जिसका किरदार दिलचस्प हो।

Id like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character.

Id like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character.

हमने हमेशा अपनी स्वीडिश सीमाओं से परे जाने वाली चीजें बनाई हैं। मुझे लगता है कि हम हमेशा से चाहते थे कि हमें नोटिस किया जाए—स्वीडन के बाहर भी हमारी पहचान हो।

We've always created stuff to go beyond our Swedish borders. I think we've always wanted to be noticed - to be known outside of Sweden.

We've always created stuff to go beyond our Swedish borders. I think we've always wanted to be noticed - to be known outside of Sweden.

संगीत कला का सर्वोच्च रूप है। मैं आज भी यही मानता हूँ। काश मुझमें संगीत की असली प्रतिभा होती क्योंकि तब मैं वही कर रहा होता। मुझे लगता था कि मैं एक ठीक-ठाक गाना लिख सकता हूँ, लेकिन यह मेरे लिए बहुत संघर्ष भरा था। इसमें मेरा बहुत समय और ऊर्जा लगी, जबकि मेरे कई साथी और अन्य लोगों का संगीत से रिश्ता बहुत आसान प्रतीत होता था। लेकिन संगीत से मुझे अगाध प्रेम है, और मैं आज भी सपना देखता हूँ कि शायद मैं कभी नए गाने लिखने की कोशिश करूँ और कुछ रिकॉर्ड करूँ—सिर्फ अपने लिए, यह देखने के लिए कि क्या होता है।

Music is the highest art form.I still think that. I wish I was really talented in music because then I would be doing it. I felt that I could write a decent song, but it was a big struggle. It took a lot of time and effort for me, whereas a lot of my peers and other people seemed to have a much easier relationship to it. But I profoundly love music, and I still dream that I might one day try to write some new songs and record something - just for myself, to see what would happen.

Music is the highest art form.I still think that. I wish I was really talented in music because then I would be doing it. I felt that I could write a decent song, but it was a big struggle. It took a lot of time and effort for me, whereas a lot of my peers and other people seemed to have a much easier relationship to it. But I profoundly love music, and I still dream that I might one day try to write some new songs and record something - just for myself, to see what would happen.

आपको न केवल बेहतरीन बोल (lyrics), एक बेहतरीन संदेश, एक शानदार कहानी, बेहतरीन आवाज़, शानदार कॉर्ड्स की ज़रूरत होती है... बल्कि आपको बेहतरीन संगीत वाद्ययंत्रों के प्रयोग, बेहतरीन एडिटिंग, शानदार आवाज़ (सोनिक्स), बेहतरीन मिक्सिंग और बेहतरीन मास्टरिंग की भी ज़रूरत होती है। ये सब मिलकर किसी चीज़ को सचमुच महान बनाते हैं, और मुझे लगता है कि हर एक तत्व मिलकर उपभोक्ता पर एक गहरा प्रभाव छोड़ता है।

Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation, great editing, great sonics, great mixing, and great mastering. It all comes together to make something truly great, and I think each element combines together to create a powerful impact on the consumer.

Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation, great editing, great sonics, great mixing, and great mastering. It all comes together to make something truly great, and I think each element combines together to create a powerful impact on the consumer.

हेनरिक कार्टियर-ब्रेसोन की तस्वीरों में भी, पूरे सम्मान के साथ कहूँ तो, डार्करूम में 'बर्न और डॉज' तकनीक का खुलकर इस्तेमाल किया गया है।

Even the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with all due respect to him, are notoriously burned and dodged.

Even the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, with all due respect to him, are notoriously burned and dodged.

फोटोग्राफी में हमेशा से बदलाव या छेड़छाड़ की गुंजाइश रही है

Photography has always been capable of manipulation.

Photography has always been capable of manipulation.

रंगीन फोटोग्राफर का काम कुछ इस तरह की अमूर्तता लाना है जो तस्वीर को आम दैनिक जीवन से ऊपर उठा सके

The job of the color photographer is to provide some level of abstraction that can take the image out of the daily.

The job of the color photographer is to provide some level of abstraction that can take the image out of the daily.

शुरुआत में, मैं कला के बारे में ज़्यादा कुछ नहीं कहना चाहता था

Originally, I didn't want to say too much about the art.

Originally, I didn't want to say too much about the art.

इतिहास गवाह है कि अवसर हमेशा से गिने-चुने लोगों को ही मिलते रहे हैं, जिससे अश्वेतों और महिलाओं को बाहर रखा गया। इसका मतलब यह नहीं कि उस दायरे में मौजूद लोगों में प्रतिभा या मेहनत की कमी है, बल्कि इससे उन कहानियों, रचनात्मक विचारों और दृष्टिकोणों का दायरा सीमित हो जाता है जिन्हें दुनिया के सामने आना चाहिए।

Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard work of the people within that pool, but it does narrow the field of stories that have been told, and of the creative ideas and perspectives out there.

Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard work of the people within that pool, but it does narrow the field of stories that have been told, and of the creative ideas and perspectives out there.

कनाडा में फैशन को कभी भी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं माना गया है, और मुझे लगता है कि इसमें बदलाव आना जरूरी है।

Fashion has never been considered part of culture in Canada, and I think that needs to happen.

Fashion has never been considered part of culture in Canada, and I think that needs to happen.

गाने बनाने की प्रक्रिया अक्सर इस बात पर निर्भर करती है कि आप एक-दूसरे से कितने प्रेरित होते हैं और सहजता से कैसे प्रतिक्रिया देते हैं।

The chemistry of making the songs is often about being inspired by each other and responding intuitively.

The chemistry of making the songs is often about being inspired by each other and responding intuitively.

लेकिन आखिरकार मैंने पोर्ट्रेट्स को छोटी-छोटी मिट्टी की आकृतियों में बदलना शुरू कर दिया, जिससे वे किसी के व्यक्तित्व को गहराई से दिखाने के बजाय कैरिकेचर (हास्यास्पद या व्यंग्यात्मक चित्र) जैसे ज़्यादा लगने लगे।

But eventually I moved the portraiture into the smaller clay things which gave them more of a caricature look to them, rather than a characterization.

But eventually I moved the portraiture into the smaller clay things which gave them more of a caricature look to them, rather than a characterization.

मैंने सोचा, 'चलो, लोगों का थोड़ा मनोरंजन ही कर देता हूँ।' लंच के समय, जब सब फैकल्टी क्लब और इधर-उधर गए हुए थे, मैंने स्कूल के गलियारे में कई सारे बेस लगा दिए और अपने बनाए हुए सारे पोर्ट्रेट्स उन पर सजा दिए... और फिर प्रतिक्रिया का इंतज़ार करने लगा... और इस तरह मैंने अपने आस-पास के लोगों के पोर्ट्रेट्स बनाने का सिलसिला फिर से शुरू किया।

I thought, 'Well, I'll amuse people a little bit.' During lunch hour, while everyone was off to the faculty club and this and that, I set up a bunch of bases down the hallway of the school and I put all of the portraits I had completed... and I waited for the reaction.... that's how I got started again, doing portraits of people around me.

I thought, 'Well, I'll amuse people a little bit.' During lunch hour, while everyone was off to the faculty club and this and that, I set up a bunch of bases down the hallway of the school and I put all of the portraits I had completed... and I waited for the reaction.... that's how I got started again, doing portraits of people around me.

मैंने हर तरह की चीज़ों और अलग-अलग सामग्रियों का इस्तेमाल किया; यह लकड़ी है, और यह अलग-अलग तरह की मिट्टी को गूँथकर बनाई गई है, जिसमें ग्लेज और ऐसी ही अन्य चीज़ें शामिल हैं।

I used anything, various materials; this is wood, and this is mixed up clay, wedged together, clay with glazes and stuff like that.

I used anything, various materials; this is wood, and this is mixed up clay, wedged together, clay with glazes and stuff like that.

यह समय के साथ दौड़ लगाने जैसा है—मौत का एक गहरा अहसास और यह सवाल कि आपके पास कितना वक्त बचा है? आप इसे कैसे बिताना चाहते हैं? मेरे ज़ेहन में हमेशा यही आता है: लिखते रहो, काम करते रहो। लेकिन कभी-कभी इंसान एकदम बंजर सा महसूस करने लगता है। ऐसे में ज़रूरत इस बात की होती है कि मैं अपने उस दिमाग के दायरे से बाहर कहीं और प्रेरणा तलाशूँ, जिसका इस्तेमाल मैं बहुत ज़्यादा अकेले ही करता रहा हूँ।

It's about being in a race with time - just having a strong sense of mortality, and the idea of, How much time do you have left? How do you want to spend it? What I always come up with is: keep on writing, keep on working. But you can become sterile. It's become a matter of trying to find inspiration someplace outside of my own head, which I've been using exclusively for too long.

It's about being in a race with time - just having a strong sense of mortality, and the idea of, How much time do you have left? How do you want to spend it? What I always come up with is: keep on writing, keep on working. But you can become sterile. It's become a matter of trying to find inspiration someplace outside of my own head, which I've been using exclusively for too long.