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发表于 2009-7-24 21:18:52
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CR:Two things. Comparing the Elvis Michael comparisons are obvious considering what they were to the American culture and actually the world culture. Differences, Elvis I believe died at 42. And Elvis, the most money he’s ever made was after he died, far more than while he was alive. Go back to the highs and the lows, all artists have highs and lows. Most of the lows are generally contributed to the lack of creativity, the skill diminishes, the body goes, etc…etc. Michael had the highest of highs and if you remember the highest of highs, there’s never gonna be anything like that in our life.
Number one, the albums were brilliant. The performances were brilliant. He was brilliant. He was an icon, probably the most famous person in the world. I think his lows weren’t totally attributed to creative decline. I think the lows were forced upon him and he was put into caves and holes and by people doing things to him. That to me is really sad. Artists get old like athletes. They change.
They go on different tours. They start playing the casinos. They start picking up the city festivals, the package tours, etc. This guy was forced, he was forced to go lower than an artist should ever have to go. It wasn’t because of lack of skill. Something about Michael that people don’t realize is I would call him a musicologist. This guy knew every song, ever recording, every studio, the whole Sun Studios thing, Memphis, Motown, New York, LA, everywhere. He knew everything. The musicians. The instruments. The mics. No one talks about this. No one discusses this and it’s unbelievable. And by the way, unlike Elvis, this guy was doing it still for 43 years. 43 years Chris. My God man.”
通过猫王和迈克尔的比较,就能很明显地看出美国文化、乃至世界文化。不同之处是,猫王42岁过世,他死后赚的钱远比他生前的多。所有艺人都有人生的高低起伏。大部分艺人的低谷不外乎,创作力衰退,高超技巧不再,身体不行等等,但迈克尔不一样,他每个方面都达到了最高峰,是所有人都难以企及的。
他的专辑都是最棒的,他的表演是最棒的,他是个天才,一个标志,也是世界上最著名的人。我认为他从没有出现过通常所认为的因江郎才尽而陷入低谷,他的人生低潮都是被迫的,是因为人们对他做的种种事情,逼迫他走了穷途末路。
他的创造力从来没有衰退,他也没有丧失精湛的表演技巧,很多人不会理解,我称迈克尔为音乐家,这个家伙知道所有歌曲,所有唱片,每一家工作室,孟菲斯的,摩城的,纽约的、洛杉矶的,所有地方他都知道。他真的什么都懂,关于音乐的一切,乐器、制作。但没有人谈论这些,没有人关心这个,真是难以置信。他跟猫王不一样,这个家伙的整个表演生涯足足有43年。 |
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