A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
音乐家
Musicians
The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
在这些精致的大厅里,面对这些令人难以置信的音乐家和伟大的指挥家,那种紧张的感觉是难以承受的。
I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.
我举办了一场音乐会……九月与柏林爱乐乐团…他们是伟大的音乐家,总有东西可以向他们学习。
I talk to people who are musicians, and they go, Oh this is hell. And I go, Are you kidding me? You never put tar paper on a roof, did ya?
我和音乐家交谈,他们说,哦,这是地狱。我说,你在开玩笑吧?你从来没有把沥青纸放在屋顶上,是吗?
I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.
我从不担心合成器会取代音乐家。首先,你必须是一个音乐家,才能用合成器创作音乐。
As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish.
只要有音乐家对自发性有激情,对创造前所未有的东西有激情,爵士乐的艺术形式就会蓬勃发展。
You always feel like rock critics are frustrated musicians. I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience, in the moment.
你总是觉得摇滚评论家是沮丧的音乐家。我羡慕音乐家们有能力将他们的艺术活在当下,并与观众分享。
It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching.
这让我与更年轻的音乐家保持着联系,他们经常说,‘你听说过这位新艺术家,或这位新吉他手吗?“它让你不断地伸手去拿。
All musicians need a day job in the beginning. Unless they still live with their parents, I guess. I'm just lucky that my day job is simply another form of art.
所有的音乐家一开始都需要一份白天的工作。除非他们还和父母住在一起,我想。我很幸运,我的日常工作只是另一种艺术形式。
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
为什么音乐家要花那么多时间在慈善事业上?我们能投入时间的最人道主义的事业是音乐本身的创作和表演。
I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
我很快就意识到,我要做的不仅仅是在后台播放低音。所以,我发明了一种只有少数音乐家接受的演奏方式。
I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.
我不像过去那样喜欢旅行,但是我的灵魂可以选择,尤其是和这些优秀的音乐家和演奏得很好的人在一起。
A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.
许多音乐家的灵感来自于庆祝差异,而人们对此也有共鸣——比起那些随大流的人,更多的人觉得自己不受欢迎、古怪。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.
一旦你到了一个特定的国家,周围都是非常擅长传统音乐的音乐家,你就会突然意识到有多少东西需要去探索、消化、学习和体验。
My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians.
我哥哥和我总是在乐队里一起演奏,但我们从来不知道我们会成为专业的音乐家。
I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it.
我喜欢演奏,我有机会和其他音乐家一起演奏,我很高兴。
Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole.
总的来说,音乐家比演员更有趣。
You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.
你永远不应该把对音乐家的采访当作事实。他们中的大多数都是残缺不全的,甚至是编造出来的,也就是说,是作者或编辑编造出来的。
I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.
我宁愿玩奇基塔香蕉和我的游泳池也不愿玩巴赫和挨饿。