My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.

  • -- Etta James 埃塔·詹姆斯

我妈妈总是告诉我,即使一首歌已经被唱了一千遍,你仍然可以把你自己的东西带进去。我想我做到了。

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Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time.

那时,我身边没有一个大的组织。我只是一个带着吉他四处旅行的孩子。我的主要责任是艺术,我有额外的时间。现在没有多余的时间了。没有足够的时间。

When I was younger it was twice a day with a game on the weekend. Then when I got older, three times a day everyday in college and on the national team.

当我年轻的时候,周末每天有两次比赛。后来我长大了,在大学里和国家队里,每天三次。

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

如果我告诉你,作为一名黑人棒球运动员,我没有经历过比队友更糟糕的时期,那我就是在说谎。

I'm so critical of my own work that it's difficult for me to disassociate myself and watch it as an audience.

我对自己的作品如此挑剔,以至于我很难把自己和观众分开来看。

I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.

我就是喜欢在舞台上表演的刺激。我相信唱歌是我被派到这里来做的事情。

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

是的,在我的书中,我确实对自己进行了编辑,以免成为乡村讲解员。

I told you I loved you every day... Sometimes I just said it with my eyes.

我每天都对你说我爱你…有时候我只是用眼睛说。

I like singing in harmony - I like not having to sing every song.

我喜欢和谐地唱歌——我喜欢不用唱每一首歌。