刚刚才在英国领完大英帝国勳章，又马不停蹄的飞到洛杉矶为台湾演出做24小时密集 练团(特别的歌)，练完之後又马上直飞台北，你可以见到他真的格外重视这次的表演， 他也听了很多台湾独立乐团的小故事，也问了很多有关台湾新一代玩团小朋友的事， 也惊讶原来Velvet Underground的音乐可以传那麽远，而且真正让一些人觉得是有意 义的，而他才在不久前刚下机，马上就快速写下最热腾腾第一手的Q&A (本板独家)， 先贴英文等等翻译成中文。 Enjoy…… Q1. Can you let us know what's considering as the most beautiful lifestyle should be in your mind? What do you think Simple Life festival should look like and any expectations for playing at Simple Life Festival 2010? ________________________________________________________________________ JOHN: MY PERFECT LIFESTYLE WOULD BE ONE WITH ALL THE BEST TECHNOLOGICAL GADGETS, BOOKS FROM MY FAVORITE AUTHORS STREWN ALL OVER THE PLACE. A PEACEFUL BEACH WITH CLEAR WATER AND A RECORDING STUDIO WITH EVERY VINTAGE INSTRUMENT AND ANALOGUE DEVICE I'VE EVER DREAMED OF. BUT MOST OF ALL - PEOPLE WHO ARE FREE, PROGRESSIVE THINKERS WHO WILL NOT STAND STILL ! I THINK PERHAPS THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE PEOPLE ATTENDING THE Simple Life Festival - people who are interested in moving things forward and taking risks to maybe break the rules a bit! Q2. For this year' s performance on the main stage, will you perform something different than your usual set? What' s first impression or surprise you wish to make to the Taiwanese audience this time, since this is your very first visit to the country. ________________________________________________________________________ JOHN: I LIKE TO CHANGE THINGS ALWAYS. SINCE I'VE NEVER BEEN TO TAIWAN, I WANT TO PLAY SOME OF MY SONGS THAT SEEM TO BE FAVORITES FROM MY FANS, BUT EVEN THOSE WILL NOT BE THE SAME VERSIONS. BECAUSE OF MY CLASSICAL AND AVANT GARDE BACKGROUND, SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK MAYBE I WILL PERFORM MORE OF A SIT-DOWN CONCERT. NOT THIS TIME! I WANT TO ROCK IN TAIPEI -- DON'T SIT DOWN PLEASE! HOPEFULLY - I'LL COME BACK AGAIN FOR A PROPER LONG SHOW, BUT FOR THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE SOME NOISE! Q3. "Do the thing you like to do and make the thing you like more worthwhile". This is the main theme of the festival this year. ________________________________________________________________________ JOHN: MUSIC IS WHAT MAKES ME LIVE. SOMETIMES ITS COMPOSING FOR FILM, SOMETIMES ITS PRODUCING A YOUNG BAND, BUT MOSTLY ITS ME LEARNING NEW SOUNDS AND HOW TO DO SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. YOU CANNOT SIT STILL AND EXPECT A GOOD LIFE. YOU MUST ALWAYS EXPLORE AND EXPAND. ITS EASY TO RELY ON WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT FOR ME, THAT'S BORING. EACH DAY THERE ARE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DOING THINGS THAT ARE INTERESTING...IN SCIENCE, POLITICS, HUMANITY, INDUSTRY AND OF COURSE IN THE ARTS. I LISTEN TO HIP-HOP AND OLD- SCHOOL SOUL BECAUSE IT GIVES ME IDEAS ... EMOTIONAL IDEAS OF WHERE I'M TAKING MY MUSIC THESE DAYS AND IT KEEPS ME LEARNING AND PUSHING FOR NEW HYBRIDS AND SOUNDS EVERY DAY. Q.4 Can you share with us, if there is some similar experience that you may have in your life before may match that? ________________________________________________________________________ JOHN: WHEN I CURATED THE FIRST 'LIFE ALONG THE BORDERLINE' (my tribute festivals to Nico) - I HAD TO CREATE NEW ARRANGEMENTS OF SEVERAL OF NICO'S SONGS. EACH GUEST ARTIST HAD SUCH A UNIQUE IDENTITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF HER MUSIC. SO I ADAPTED HER SONGS TO FIT PEOPLE LIKE THE FIERY FURNACES, JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD /Manic Street Preachers, LAETITIA SADIER (Stereolab), LISA GERARD, MARK LANEGAN, COCO ROSIE and many more. SO MANY DIVERSE AND WONDERFUL ARTISTS, WHO WERE EXCITED BY THE PROGRESSIVE RE-WORKINGS AND THEY EACH EMBRACED THEM AND MADE THE SONGS 'THEIR OWN' -- THAT IS WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU KEEP A FRESH TAKE ON THINGS THAT YOU RE-VISIT...THEY BECOME NEW AND EXCITING ALL OVER AGAIN! Q5. What's your impression about Taiwan, since this will be your first visit? Are there any particular places that you're looking forward to and wish to go to sightseeing, besides the performance? ________________________________________________________________________ JOHN: YES ! - THE MUSEUM CONTAINING OLD ARTIFACTS ! ALL IN ONE BUILDING WILL BE A VERY NICE WAY TO SPEND A DAY - OR MORE ! I ALSO SEE THERE'S A GREAT SKATE-PUNK FASHION SCENE HERE.....WHENEVER I VISIT A NEW PLACE, I LOOK FOR THE BURGEONING UNDISCOVERED CLOTHING DESIGNERS. ESPECIALLY URBAN STREETWEAR AND IT LOOKS LIKE TAIPEI HAS IT! ALSO, I WANT TO SEE THE 101 TOWER. I TRAIN DURING SEVERAL MONTHS EACH YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN SKYSCRAPER STAIR-CLIMB MARATHONS AND I'VE DONE A FEW OF THEM IN THE TALLEST BUILDINGS ON THE WEST COAST IN LOS ANGELES. I AM FASCINATED WHEN I GET TO SEE THESE MONUMENTS IN NEW CITIES! I'M AWARE OF THE SCOOTER CULTURE AND OF COURSE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY - I AM A SERIOUS TECHNO SLUT SO I WILL TRY TO CONTAIN MYSELF FROM BUYING TOO MANY SHINY OBJECTS! BUT AGAIN, ITS ALWAYS ABOUT THE ART -- I WANT TO SEE AS MUCH AS I CAN John Cale NOV 2010, Taipei -- --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 123.3.153.219 You can see he put a lot of efforts in it. Too bad the show is already sold out; I know most of the indie fans usually purchase their ticket very late. They may all miss out this time. :( ※ 编辑: theleaf 来自: 123.3.153.219 (11/30 15:38)