And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won't accept you, because we haven't a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called 'deaf' musician. And I just couldn't quite accept that.

  • -- Evelyn Glennie 伊夫林·格兰妮

随着年龄的增长,我参加了伦敦皇家音乐学院的试镜,他们说,不,我们不接受你,因为我们对一个所谓的“聋人”音乐家的未来一无所知。我只是不能完全接受。

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On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb.

另一方面,在伦敦,你可以找到一些观众,他们希望舞蹈能走多远就走多远:他们已经看到了在一段时间内形成的思想砖块,因此,他们接受了那些看起来可能有点冒险的东西。

The tough thing about radio is I've met a lot of people in it who like my music. But it's hard for them to figure out how to play what they like when there's somebody up above them yelling 'you have to play this.'

电台的困难之处在于我遇到了很多喜欢我音乐的人。但当有人在他们上方大喊“你必须这样做”时,他们就很难想出该如何演奏自己喜欢的曲子了。

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'

当我参加高中乐队的试镜时,乐队指挥很兴奋,因为我的父亲是一个著名的伟大的音乐家。当他听到我说话时,他说:“你确定你是埃利斯的儿子吗?”

They never were planning to be here. All my family are going to London because they wanted to go to the big one. There was never any showdown - there wouldn't be.

他们从来没有打算来这里。我所有的家人都要去伦敦,因为他们想去一个大的。从来没有任何摊牌——也不会有。

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

当一个歌手真正感受和体验到音乐的真谛时,歌词就会自动变得真实。

I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do.

我从来没有参加过百老汇的试演——任何戏剧都没有——我也不知道你应该做什么。

You can be a singer, and you can be a guitar player, but putting them together is another animal.

你可以成为一名歌手,也可以成为一名吉他手,但把他们放在一起是另一回事。

I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players.

我是个自学成才的音乐家,除了能从其他演奏者那里学到东西外。