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乔治•迈克尔的浮沉人生
乔治·迈克尔
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中英对照
在靠包装的歌手和乐队昙花一现的风气盛行的当今乐坛，乔治•迈克尔已算是音乐老将了。
但这位率性不羁的歌手的艺术生涯也是几经起落，浮沉不定；同时，他还是个颇受争议的人物，在伦敦因涉嫌非法持有毒品而被捕即是一例。
出道之初，他在少年组合“威猛”（Wham！）乐队中担任主唱，乐队的另一名成员是吉他手安德鲁•里奇利(Andrew Ridgeley)，他在伦敦北部读书时结识的好友。
这个二人组合受到了众多拥趸的追捧，创作的《叫醒我再走》(Wake Me Up, Before You Go Go)、《自由》(Freedom)和《去年圣诞节》(Last Christmas)等歌曲风靡一时，吸引了大批的年轻歌迷，打下了坚实的歌迷基础。“威猛”组合共推出四张畅销专辑，包括1997年发行的一张收录了他们所有热门金曲的精选集。
迈克尔原名乔治尔斯•帕纳耶图斯(Georgios Panaytiotou)，1984年他首次尝试独唱即获成功，他演唱的情歌《无心快语》(Careless Whisper)荣登排行榜的榜首。
但迈克尔并没有因此单飞，他继续留在“威猛”乐队与里奇利合作演出，直到1986年两人才分道扬镳；这是因为，里奇利痴迷于公路拉力赛，后来又成为了一名环保活动分子。
乐队解散后，迈克尔改变形象，先后发行了三张单曲唱片，分别是《不同的角落》(A Different Corner)、《信念》(Faith)和《我要你的性爱》(I Want Your Sex)。
George Michael is considered a musical veteran in today's climate of short-lived manufactured singers and bands.
But the career of the out- spoken singer has also been one dogged by ups and downs, with his fair share of controversy, exemplified by his arrest for possession of drugs in London.
He started out in boy band Wham! as the lead singer alongside guitarist Andrew Ridgeley, whom he met at school in north London.
The pair had a massive following, carving out a huge young fan base with hits such as Wake me Up Before You Go Go, Freedom and Last Christmas. The group had four best-selling albums, including a greatest hits release in 1997.
Michael, who was born Georgios Panaytiotou, had his first stab at solo success in 1984 with the ballad Careless Whisper, which went to number one.
He continued performing with Wham! and it wasn't until 1986 that the duo went their separate ways, with Ridgeley devoting his time to rally driving and later becoming an environmental activist.
Michael re-invented his image and released the singles A Different Corner, Faith and I Want Your Sex.
职业奴役
以上几首歌都收录在他的首张个人专辑《信念》（Faith）中，也正是这张专辑使他成为英国最重要的独唱天才之一。单飞之后，迈克尔仍然吸引着大批的年轻歌迷，同时，他也设法赢得了一批年纪较长的新歌迷的追捧，确保了他的唱片能够创记录地热卖。
《信念》（Faith）的销量达到了1,000多万张，并在1988年为迈克尔赢得了格莱美“年度最佳专辑”的殊荣。接着在1990年，迈克尔推出了专辑《没偏见的聆听》（Listen Without Prejudice）。这张专辑的推出成就了热门金曲《祈赐时间》（Praying for Time）。
但是在1994年，迈克尔和唱片公司闹翻，千方百计想要和公司解除他称之为“职业奴役”的合约，此举轰动一时。
这场官司历时三个月，以迈克尔最终败诉而告终。法院勒令他必须履行在合约中承诺的义务，完成另外两首歌的录制工作，分别是《外面》(Outside)和《正如》(As)，并收录在他的畅销专辑中。
2003年，他终于解决了和唱片公司的纠纷，与公司解约。
1998年，迈克尔因为在洛杉矶的一间公厕企图猥亵一名便衣警察而被警方逮捕，这使得他再一次深陷诉讼泥潭。
经庭审判决，他猥亵罪名成立，被判处450美元的罚款及完成80小时的社区公益劳动。这件事也迫使迈克尔不得不承认他是一名同性恋者。在过去，他一直都拒绝谈论这个话题。
'Professional slavery'
These were taken from his number one album Faith which established him as one of the UK's biggest solo talents. While he still appealed to young fans he also managed to gain a new older following, ensuring massive record sales.
Faith sold more than 10 million copies and earned Michael a best album Grammy in 1988. The album Listen Without Prejudice followed in 1990, which spawned the hit single Praying for Time.
But he fell out spectacularly with his record company in 1994 and tried to get himself released from his contract which he had called "professional slavery".
A three-month court case ensued which Michael eventually lost, forcing him to fulfil his contractual commitments and record two more songs - Outside and As - to be used on a greatest hits album.
He eventually settled his differences with the company and parted company with them in 2003. His legal woes got worse when he was arrested in a public toilet in Los Angeles after attempting to solicit an undercover police officer in 1998.
His conviction for lewd conduct resulted in a $450 fine and 80 hours community service. It also forced Michael to admit he was gay, something he had refused to be drawn on in the past.
在美引起反对
一旦将自己的性取向公开了以后，迈克尔就变得对同性恋问题直言不讳了。他公开谈论他的男伴阿塞尔莫（Aselmo）在上世纪九十年代初死于爱滋病。
他努力争取达到自己早期在流行音乐排行榜上的巅峰状态，但他对现在的私生活更感到满足，经常神采飞扬地谈起他长期厮守的男伴肯尼•戈斯(Kenny Goss)。
2002年，迈克尔又成为舆论的焦点。他发行的单曲《枪毙这条狗》（Shoot The Dog）。在卡通式的MTV里，托尼•布莱尔首相变成了美国总统乔治•布什的走狗。
这在美国引起了特别的反感，因为这件事被视为反美行为；迈克尔担心他可能都无法回美国了。
尽管炒作得沸沸扬扬，但是这支单曲在英国排行榜上只排到第12位。
最近，迈克尔曾说他正在考虑从音乐圈隐退，但随后又改变了主意。
2005年，他在影院发行了一部讲述自己生活的纪录片。
他并罕见地作现场演出，在 Live8 （扶贫音乐会）的直播现场，和保罗•麦卡尼爵士同台亮相。
2月26日，迈克尔因涉嫌非法持有毒品在伦敦被捕。
现在，他不仅需要回到警察局回答讯问以获得保释；而且还要回答人们对他的私生活提出的更多问题。
'US backlash'
Once he put his sexuality in the public domain he became vocal about gay issues, speaking publicly about the death of his partner Aselmo to Aids in the early 1990s.
He struggled to achieve the heights of his early chart success but he was more content in his personal life, often speaking glowingly about long-term partner Kenny Goss.
In 2002, Michael found himself again in the firing line when he released the single Shoot the Dog, which featured a cartoon video of Prime Minister Tony Blair as US President George Bush's poodle.
There was a particular backlash against it in US because it was seen as anti-American, with Michael fearing he would be unable to the return to the US.
Despite the huge publicity the single reached only number 12 in the UK charts. More recently Michael has said he was thinking about retiring from the music business but has since backtracked.
He released a documentary about his life in cinemas in 2005 and did a rare live public performance at Live8, joining Sir Paul McCartney on stage.
The singer now faces returning to a police station to answer bail following his drugs arrest in London on 26 February as well as more questions being raised about his personal life. |
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