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歌曲
Songs
I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.
在我看来，歌曲并不是专辑销量下滑时的一种商品，而流行歌曲往往就是这种情况。我把它们看作一个整体。应该向他们注入生命。
I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.
我写了很多人们听不到的歌。我真的很享受这个过程。我都吃完了。我不认为坏的和好的之间有太多的区别。
Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions.
音乐和歌曲创作于不同的时期，在你生命中的不同时期。它们反映了你的感受，说实话，我很喜欢拥有积极的情绪。
Obviously the biggest change is that it's me by myself. When you don't have another band interpreting your songs or playing them the way that they have, it's bound to sound different.
很明显，最大的变化是只有我一个人。当你没有其他乐队来诠释你的歌曲，或者像他们那样演奏，这听起来一定会不一样。
It's so funny because I listen to songs that I recorded that I didn't really know anything about at the time. Later on I'm starting to feel the songs. Sing them first, feel them later.
这很有趣，因为我听的歌，我录制的，我当时真的不知道什么。后来我开始感受这些歌曲。先唱，后摸。
So, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.
所以，从某种程度上来说，政治歌曲更像是报告文学，而情歌更像是小说，你可以随时从书架上拿起它们，翻看。
I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.
我一直知道我想成为一名音乐家，我一直知道我想写作，因为我所听的人都在写作。我从没想过可以唱别人的歌。
There's a whole lot of songs that men just can't do. The words are from another time and represent too much of an emotional commitment, whereas women can say that because of who they are.
有很多歌曲是男人做不到的。这些话来自另一个时代，代表了太多的情感承诺，而女性这么说是因为她们是谁。
Most of my songs are about Jesus. Most of my songs are about the idea that there is salvation, and that there is a Savior. But I won't mention his name in a song just to get a cheap play.
我的歌大多是关于耶稣的。我的大多数歌曲都是关于拯救的思想，有一个救世主。但是我不会在一首歌里提到他的名字，只是为了得到一个便宜的剧本。
So I didn't have anything to do with picking the songs, but I got to musically take them in places I thought might be interesting, so it was a real neat collaboration among the three of us.
所以我没有参与歌曲的挑选，但我把它们放到了我认为可能有趣的地方，这是我们三个人之间的一次很好的合作。
People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people.
人们想要听耶和华的话。这可以通过我或任何人传递。我不是领导者。信使。吸引人的不是人，而是歌词。
If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything. Songs will outlast the artist and they will go on for ever if they are good.
如果你能写出有意义、有情感的好歌，它们就会经久不衰，因为歌曲是开启一切的钥匙。歌曲会比艺术家更经久不衰，如果它们好，就会永远流传下去。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
And I'm not trying to write heavy songs.
我也不想写那些沉重的歌。
I'm not afraid to write my feelings in songs.
我不害怕把我的感受写进歌里。
My songs are like my kids.
我的歌就像我的孩子。
I really enjoy the therapeutic value of writing songs.
我真的很享受写歌的治疗价值。
Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.
语言让你思考。音乐让你有一种感觉。一首歌会让你产生一种想法。