http://ppt.cc/ot0U INTERVIEW: Jolin Tsai on Forever Learning by Robert Michael Poole (简略的翻译，还请包涵跟指正~) 2014 marks 15 years into the career of Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, an artist who never seems to slow down. Having seemingly taken barely a day off in that time, she has risen to become one of the most successful and lucrative acts of her generation, and at 33, remains the “Queen of the Stage” in her home territory. -- 台湾歌手蔡依林今年出道15周年，且丝毫没有下滑的迹象。33岁的她成为同期之中， 最成功且赚钱的歌手，在台湾依旧保持着「舞台女王」的称号。 June 28 saw the singer play a medley of her career hits as the closing act at Chinese music’s most prestigious ceremony, the 25th Golden Melody Awards, only a year after taking home it’s highest accolade, “Song of the Year” for her hit “The Great Artist”. The performance precedes the next chapter in Jolin’s non-stop story, with a new album due in October. -- 六月二十八日她在华语圈具权威的典礼「25th 金曲奖」担任压轴演出， 表演了她歌唱生涯中的热门单曲，其中一首於去年得到了最高荣誉 「年度歌曲-大艺术家」。 这个表演将伴随着十月的新专辑，进而开启蔡依林的下一个乐章。 ARTINFO caught up with Jolin shortly before her performance to discuss her eternal desire to learn, the rise of K-Pop, and where she finds inspiration. -- 在蔡依林表演之前我们访谈了关於她的学习动力、韩乐的兴起及她是如何寻找灵感。 What do the Golden Melody Awards mean to you? I think it’s a game for musicians, like a chance to present their work every year, and it’s exciting because you don’t know the result until they announce it. So to me it’s a really fun game. I don’t see it as a competition [though], it’s just a party. We want to see each other and to see all the different types of musicians on stage, and to say hello to everyone. -- 金曲奖的意义 ? -- 一场有趣的游戏。歌手们每年呈现作品，直到最後才会揭晓奖项，所以非常刺激。 我没有把金曲奖看成是一场竞赛，单纯是个PARTY，可以和不同的歌手认识及见面。 Does it mean a lot to you to be chosen as the closing performer? To me I would like to be the opening! Because I don’t want to wait so long, haha! I will have lots of stage effects and I’ll make it into a really long piece reviewing my different periods of time and music that I’ve done. Like introducing myself and how I grew up. -- 担任压轴对你的意义 ? -- 我宁愿担任开场嘉宾！因为压轴要等好久，哈哈！ 将会有很多的舞台效果，呈现出不同时期的歌曲，彷佛介绍着我自己是如何成长的。 This year marks 15 years for your career. How has the industry changed in that time? Of course the market is not as good as before, but we get to work with different international songwriters and producers, so I think for me it’s a good chance to learn more. I got more freedom now, but of course [when I began] I was taught how to sing, how to perform. I learned because I was completely new, but it was a good chance to absorb, so that I know what I like and could develop what I’m doing right now. So those experiences are important to me. I heard about K-Pop, how [artists] get controlled, but I am lucky to have a good manager and good companies. -- 今年是你出道15年，唱片业这段期间有何变化呢 ? -- 市场是没有那麽好了，但我们尝试跟各国的作曲家合作，是一个很好的学习机会。 我现在自由多了，刚出道我被教导如何唱歌与表演，而那些学习让我知道 「我喜欢什麽」且「现在可以发展什麽」，对我来说全部都是很重要的经验。 我有听过韩国歌手如何被掌管，庆幸我有好的老板及公司。 You appear to be the hardest working singer in Asia. Many artists take time off once they reach a certain level of success, but you haven’t done that. How come? Because I like new stuff. I am a singer and performer but I am also an audience, so I know what to expect. So I like to see Beyonce do something new, or Rihanna, so I am really harsh on myself when I need to present new stuff, so I will learn everything that attracts my attention and learn the tricks. It’s fun to learn, as a human! I decide to do lots of work. -- 你成为亚洲最努力的歌手，许多歌手达到一个目标便会休息，但你却没有，为什麽 ? -- 因为我喜欢新东西，我是个歌手、表演者，亦是个听众，我了解那种期待感， 所以我喜欢看Beyonce或Rihanna表演新东西。 当我需要呈现新东西时，我会对自己非常严，我喜欢学习那些吸引我目光的东西。 身为人，学习是开心的！ You’ve played some big shows internationally, including Wembley Arena in London, what’s your experiences of performing outside of Taiwan? It’s really relaxing. The fans there, they only know the music from the internet so they are very excited. The fun part of the tour is to go sightseeing, because no-one knows me there. I like London and New York, big cities. I think probably [I’ll tour] starting from next year because I will release my new album in October. -- 你已经有些国际上的演出，例如：伦敦温布利体育馆。在国外演出的感受为何 ? -- 非常的放松。那边的粉丝只从网路上得知我的音乐，所以他们非常兴奋。 我觉得去那边四处游览很开心，因为没人认识我。我喜欢像伦敦或纽约这种大城市。 我明年应该会开始新的巡演，因为十月将有新的专辑！ How do you go about developing new styles each time and pick up on new things that inspire you? For the performing part, all my information is from the Internet and facebook. Or maybe something happened to my friend who took some classes, and okay, I’ll go! I’m in to pole dancing, yoga… cooking! Probably five years ago I wouldn’t focus on things other than music, but now I would like to try everything… and play tennis! I’m still learning how to produce a song and hopefully I can produce my own song in the future, so I’m learning songwriting. -- 你是如何发展新风格及选择新东西当作你的灵感 ? -- 表演的部分是来自於网路和脸书。或是我朋友上过的课程，觉得OK，我便跟随着去！ 现在在练钢管舞、瑜珈、烹饪！五年前我其实不会放注意力在音乐以外的东西， 但现在我喜欢尝试各种事物，甚至网球！ 我还在学习如何作曲及写曲，希望未来我可以自己做属於我自己的歌。 What are your thoughts on the emergence of K-Pop in recent years? We need to study what the younger generation like. I was wondering in Korea about the government because they want to [support them], but in Chinese-speaking countries I don’t see a strategy to promote us, so we need to do it all by ourselves. To me, to go to the American market is not the main goal of my career, but if I can expose myself there then that would be good. My goal is just doing music that I like. -- 你对於近年来韩乐兴起的看法是什麽 ? -- 我们需要去了解新一代年轻人喜欢什麽。我认为韩国政府全力支持着韩乐， 但我没看见华语圈有这样的策略来企图提升华语市场，所有的东西都得靠自己。 对我来说，美国市场并非我事业的目标之一，若我能让自己在那边曝光也很好。 我当今的目标就是做我喜欢的音乐！ --

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