口语,就是要实用的才够味!
很多不关心摇滚乐的童鞋,应该也不会知道尼克·凯夫(Nike.Cave)是谁,但是有撸好莱坞老片的人,应该看过他和布莱德·彼得主演的《梦幻强尼》、《神枪手之死》;如果再说不熟的话,E哥就再举个更高知名度的栗子,他还同时是《无法无天》、《末日危途》的编剧和原作曲作者;而总结一下这些开挂技能,他是被称为来自澳大利亚的鬼才国宝级人物。
2012年作为《无法无天》编剧和布莱德彼特亮相首映▲
所以,我们今天要分享的就是这个已经牛破天际的男人。
他在90年代组了个叫“坏种子”乐队,而他是主唱兼作曲兼填词,本来是高高兴兴的事,结果在1996年他居然收到了MTV提名为最佳男艺术家的通知;这让尼克·凯夫很是生气啊,老子好好地写我的作品,唱我的歌,发我的碟片;你硬将我拉进群里和别人比赛争排名,老子什么时候说过我要比了?老子看起来是那种庸俗而贪图留恋名利之人吗?
96年坏种子乐队专辑封面▲
气气就算了,他居然还真滴义正言辞地写了封信,并在颁奖典礼上,上台去一脸认真滴宣读拒绝了MTV的提名,列了种种原因,大意为:老子并不屑与其他人竞争什么最佳男艺术家那么俗气的东西,老子的艺术作品你们是无法评判的,不要企图用那些世俗妖艳的排名奖品来玷污我的灵感女神....没错,就是这么叼~!
于是,被吊打的MTV,最后哭着将最佳男艺术家颁给了一脸监介的其他男艺人。
和凯莉米洛已是常年合作老伙伴▲
哦~才不!我鬼扯的你也信?实则,鬼才之称并非浪得虚名的尼克·凯夫,是真的写了、并超真诚地演讲了婉拒信;而今天的真正重点在于,这封信的真的写得超级棒,信中尼克·凯夫对灵感缪斯女神的比喻恰如其分,而又句句深度在理;诚恳真切地说服了所有人,为什么他不愿意参与任何名利追逐的赛制大
会。
虽然我长得有点凶,但我超有才啊!▲
更是靠着这份真实宝贵而令人敬佩的信仰精神,感动了当时在场的所有人,还N年后的E哥。于是,这封信甚至被留存下来成为了教科书内容,也就是.....Bingo!老铁们,你们今天要朗读并背诵全文的内容啦!
同样来自于《letter live》里,由尼克·凯夫的老乡兼好友--凯莉·米洛(96年当时也有参与专辑合作)进行原信朗读视频。赶紧拉下感受下,鬼才尼克·凯夫写的“婉拒界”的教科书信件作品--<My Muse Is Not A Horse/我的缪斯才不是一匹马>▼
双语原信 ▼
21 Oct 96
96年10月21日
To all those at MTV,
致MTV团队全体同仁
I would like to start by thanking you all for the support you have given me over recent years and I am both grateful and flattered by the nominations that I have received for Best Male Artist. The air play given to both the Kylie Minogue and P. J. Harvey duets from my latest album Murder Ballads has not gone unnoticed and has been greatly appreciated. So again my sincere thanks.
首先我要给全体同仁致谢,感谢你们这些年来的支持。对于我获得最佳男艺术家的提名,我感到无上的感激与荣幸。出自我最新专辑《谋杀民谣》中,凯莉米洛和P.J哈维的二重唱,已获得关注且颇得好评,所以再次致以诚挚的谢意。
Having said that, I feel that it's necessary for me to request that my nomination for best male artist be withdrawn and furthermore any awards or nominations for such awards that may arise in later years be presented to those who feel more comfortable with the competitive nature of these award ceremonies. I myself, do not. I have always been of the opinion that my music is unique and individual and exists beyond the realms inhabited by those who would reduce things to mere measuring. I am in competition with no-one.
我说过,我感到有必要请求取消我最佳男艺术家之提名,并且未来可能的任何类似的奖项或提名,请颁给那些颁奖典礼的竞争属性感到更为舒适的人。至于我,不是!我一直持有这种观点,我的音乐是独特的,唯一的,有些人的音乐之疆,徒剩纯粹之计算,我的音乐王国不与之接壤,我不与任何人竞赛。
My relationship with my muse is a delicate one at the best of times and I feel that it is my duty to protect her from influences that may offend her fragile nature.
我与缪斯女神的交往,恰逢其会,精心雅致!我自感保护她的精巧气质,免收伤害!是我的职责所在!
She comes to me with the gift of song and in return I treat her with the respect I feel she deserves — in this case this means not subjecting her to the indignities of judgement and competition. My muse is not a horse and I am in no horse race and if indeed she was, still I would not harness her to this tumbrel — this bloody cart of severed heads and glittering prizes. My muse may spook! May bolt! May abandon me completely!
她走近我,赠予我歌之禀赋,我当报以受之无愧的敬意,如此,也意味着,我不会让她遭受批判与竞争之辱。我的缪斯女神不是一匹马,我也并不是在赛马场上!即便她真的曾是匹马,我也不会把她系上这死囚车。那血腥的马车上携着砍下的头颅和璀璨的奖金,我的女神会受惊,也会脱缰,也许会彻底抛弃我!
So once again, to the people at MTV, I appreciate the zeal and energy that was put behind my last record, I truly do and say thank you and again I say thank you but no...no thank you.
所以,MTV团队,我再一次对你们在我新歌碟背后所付出的热忱与精力表示感谢,发自肺腑的不胜感激,真的我要再说一次感谢!但,(关于提名)还是别了..别了...感谢!
Yours sincerely,
Nick Cave
尼克·凯夫敬上
来源:侵删
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