[情報] MOONWALK 再版資訊
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MOONWALK再版資訊
書商網頁: http://tinyurl.com/yh5qxup
有簡介、一些照片、書籍內容試閱、和MJ寫的文字
這部分的MJ文章似乎是把第一版中的開頭和結尾重新組合而成的?
MJJCN的翻譯
http://www.mjjasia.com/show.aspx?page=2&&id=4548&cid=65
http://www.mjjasia.com/show.aspx?page=24&&id=4548&cid=65
上述兩頁有以下內容的翻譯
From MOONWALK
By Michael Jackson
Harmony Books, 2009
I’ve always wanted to be able to tell stories, you know, stories that came
from my soul. I’d like to sit by a fire and tell people stories – make them
see pictures, make them cry and laugh, take them anywhere emotionally with
something as deceptively simple as words. I’d like to tell tales to move
their souls and transform them. I’ve always wanted to be able to do that.
Imagine how the great writers must feel, knowing they have that power. I
sometimes feel I could do it. It’s something I’d like to develop. In a way,
songwriting uses the same skills, creates the emotional highs and lows, but
the story is a sketch. It’s quicksilver. There are very few books written on
the art of storytelling, how to grip listeners, how to get a group of people
together and amuse them. No costumes, no makeup, no nothing, just you and
your voice, and your powerful ability to take them anywhere, to transform
their lives, if only for minutes.
I think I have a goody-goody image in the press and I hate that, but it’s
hard to fight because I don’t normally talk about myself. I am a shy
person. It’s true. I don’t like giving interviews or appearing on talk
shows. When Doubleday approached me about doing this book, I was interested
in being able to talk about how I feel in a book that would be mine – my
words and my voice. I hope it will help clear up some misconceptions.
Everybody has many facets to them and I’m no different. When I’m in public,
I often feel shy and reserved. Obviously, I feel differently away from the
glare of cameras and staring people. My friends, my close associates, know
there’s another Michael that I find it difficult to present in the
outlandish “public” situations I often find myself in.
It’s different when I’m onstage, however. When I perform, I lose myself.
I’m in total control of that stage. I don’t think about anything. I know
what I want to do from the moment I step out there and I love every minute
of it. I’m actually relaxed onstage. Totally relaxed. It’s nice. I feel
relaxed in a studio too. I know whether something feels right. If it
doesn’t, I know how to fix it. Everything has to be in place and if it is
you feel good, you feel fulfilled. People used to underestimate my ability
as a songwriter. They didn’t think of me as a songwriter, so when I started
coming up with songs, they’d look at me like: “Who really wrote that?”
I don’t know what they must have thought – that I had someone back in the
garage who was writing them for me? But time cleared up those misconceptions.
You always have to prove yourself to people and so many of them don’t want
to believe. I’ve heard tales of Walt Disney going from studio to studio when
he first started out, trying to sell his work unsuccessfully and being turned
down. When he was finally given a chance, everyone thought he was the greatest
thing that ever happened.
Sometimes when you’re treated unfairly it makes you stronger and more
determined. Slavery was a terrible thing, but when black people in America
finally got out from under the crushing system they were stronger. They knew
what it was to have your spirit crippled by people who are controlling your
life. They were never going to let that happen again. I admire that kind of
strength. People who have it take a stand and put their blood and soul into
what they believe.
I believe performers should try to be strong as an example to their audiences.
It’s staggering what a person can do if they only try. If you’re under
pressure, play off that pressure and use it to advantage to make whatever
you’re doing better. Performers owe it to people to be strong and fair.
Often in the past performers have been tragic figures. A lot of truly great
people have suffered or died because of pressure or drugs, especially liquor.
It’s so sad. You feel cheated as a fan that you didn’t get to watch them
evolve as they grew older. One can’t help but wondering what performances
Marilyn Monroe would have put in or what Jimi Hendrix might have done in the
1980s.
A lot of celebrities say they don’t want their children to go into show
business. I can understand their feelings, but I don’t agree with them. If
I had a son or daughter, I’d say, ”By all means, be my guest. Step right
in there. If you want to do it, do it.”
To me, nothing is more important than making people happy, giving them a
release from their problems and worries, helping them to lighten their load.
I want them to walk away from a performance I’ve done saying, ”That was
great. I want to go back again. I had a great time.” To me, that’s what
it’s all about. That’s wonderful. That’s why I don’t understand when
some celebrities say they don’t want their kids in the business.
I think they say that because they’ve been hurt themselves. I can understand
that. I’ve been there too.
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MTV news另外有一些MOONWALK內容摘錄:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623608/20091012/jackson_michael.jhtml
還有編輯之一 Shaye Areheart 的訪問:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623565/20091009/jackson_michael.jhtml
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