JUDITH HILL 谈 MICHAEL JACKSON JUDITH HILL'S WORDS ON MICHAEL JACKSON 原文出处： http://www.urbanbeautycollective.com/page/judith-hills-words-on-michael 看多了乌烟瘴气的阴谋论、卑鄙无耻从中牟利的小人行径… 这位在MJ最後时日里和他相处过的人─ Judith Hill 就是那位在MJ追思会上唱 Heal the World 的女歌手说了她对MJ的印象 以下翻译部分（和MJ相关内容翻得比较详细） -------------------------------------------------------------- On July 7th, the virtually unknown singer stepped on stage at the Staples Center and literally attempted to heal the world. She, herself, was grieving at the loss of the one-and-only Michael Jackson, who she was scheduled to tour with before his untimely passing. "All that was going through my mind at that time was to try to perform as best as I could for the family and try to lift them up,” recalls Hill. 7月7日，这位原本不为人知的女歌手站上 Staples Center 的舞台，唱出了heal the world。她自己，当时还沉浸在失去MJ的悲伤中。如果MJ没有突然离世，她本要参加MJ的 巡演。“那时候，所有事情都涌上我的心头，而我只是想要好好表演，尽我所能来使他的 家人振作起来。” This is the exclusive UBC interview about a young woman and the moment she commanded the world's attention. HOW SHE WAS CHOSEN 她是如何被选中的 As producers Kenny Ortega and Ken Ehrlich were preparing for the Michael Jackson public memorial, Judith was approached about a spotlight performance for the event. “I had already been chosen to sing I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU in the actual tour, so I suppose they felt comfortable with me," explains Hill. "Then, a few days before the memorial, they called and asked me to lead HEAL THE WORLD. I was flattered, but I didn't dwell in the moment or anything. I was dealing with the loss still. I wanted to do whatever I could to help, especially the family.” 她原本要在巡演中表演 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU，後来制作人 Kenny Ortega 和 Ken Ehrlich 在筹备追思会时邀请她来唱 HEAL THE WORLD。 THE AFTERMATH 後续效应 As the world huddled around televisions far and wide that day, we were introduced to this striking woman with the big voice, and a collective question was asked: WHO IS THAT? This amazing singer, just 25 years old, had performed as if she was born on the stage. Of course, the aftermath of her performance was tremendous. She was inundated with media requests, fan mail and industry executives. She immediately was featured in-studio with legendary anchor Mary Hart on "Entertainment Tonight." But beyond that interview, Judith kept a mostly low profile. “I didn’t want to do so much. One or two (interviews) were good enough to express how I felt, I thought. I didn’t want to prostitute myself," state Hill. "It was a brand new situation for me to have press coming to me. I was still grieving and processing.” She has only been able to reflect on her July performance after the fact and realize how far reaching the performance was. "I couldn't believe the places the fan mail came from. There were many, many countries in Africa and Asia. So many wonderful notes from fans saying that something in the performance touched them. It was really touching for me." 大意是这位25岁年轻歌手一战成名，被媒体、制作人询问，世界各地的粉丝信件如雪片般 飞来… BACK TO THE BEGINNING 回溯过去 To understand her rich vocal style, you have to go back to her roots. Judith began her career at a very young age. Being the daughter of a classical pianist and a base player, music was always in her home. Her first recording was made at four years old in a home recording studio singing, GOD HAS MADE. Even with her recent success, Hill still resides with her parents and younger brother in Pasadena, California. “My finances weren’t in place to move out on my own in LA but I am looking to do that very soon,” admits Hill. 她很早就开始唱歌。父母都是音乐人。 Judith went onto Biola University, majoring in music composition. During that time, she focused on her studies and did session work around LA. Upon graduation in 2006, she started to audition and eventually received an offer to perform in France. The job was as a back-up singer to French pop star, Michel Polnareff. "In France, Polnareff is like the American version of Elton John,” says Hill. “It was like a paid vacation in a beautiful country. We worked about two or three nights a week and had a lot of free time to explore and enjoy all the different parts of France.” Before getting this gig, Judith could not speak French. She still can't! "But I can sing in French if I need to," states Hill. 她曾担任过法国歌星 Michel Polnareff 的合音。Hill说︰“在法国，Michel Polnareff 就像 Elton John 的美国版。” HOW SHE MET MICHAEL 她如何遇到 Michael Within three years of her college graduation, Judith heard about an audition for Michael Jackson's upcoming tour through a friend. It turns out that the tour auditions for the THIS IS IT extravaganza were by referral only. “I was referred by a friend, and when I got to the audition it turns out that I knew the musical director from something else,” says Hill. "That's LA for you." She describes the try-out as a “small audition” and shortly afterward she got the call that she had made it onto the tour. "LA is a funny place. One day you're out of a job and the next day you're singing with Michael Jackson. It’s all just a phone call away,” describes Hill. “It felt like it came out of nowhere. But, maybe it didn’t. Maybe it came by being true to the music and to myself. I don't know.” 她大学毕业才三年，透过一个朋友听说MJ要办巡演。“我被一个朋友推荐，而我到了甄 选现场才发现我认识其中一位音乐指导。”Hill说︰“这就是LA。”她形容试演像一场小 型甄选会，之後不久她就接到电话说她可以参加巡演了。“LA是个很有趣的地方，今天你 还失业，明天你就可以和 Michael Jackson一起唱歌。就只是一通电话而已。”Hill形容 ︰“这好似从天而降的机会。但也许也不是。也许对音乐、对我来说，它就这麽成真了。 我也不知道为什麽。” REMEMBERING MICHAEL 回忆 Michael When Judith talks about Michael, her voice sounds light and airy, like she is recalling a lovely memory. “When he first came in where we all were, he was so sweet and endearing. He had a big, big spirit. His spirit was so sweet. He was very kind towards people. He was so nice to all of us and so warm,” she recalls. "Michael had such a gift. I mean, to be so warm and to embrace us like he did with everything he went through is amazing. After all that he had endured in his life? You can’t talk about people doing you shady or doing you wrong, and try to have an attitude about it. He went through a lot and still gave love back.” When we asked what was the one lesson she learned from Michael that she will take with her throughout her career, she answered quickly and definitively that “musically he never apologized for what he was. He was completely himself. Not following anyone. He was locked in his own world. He was true to himself no matter what was said. That is a good lesson for me, I think. To stay true to my vision, to my music and to myself. ” 当 Judith 谈到 Michael，她的声音变得轻柔，像在回想一段美好的记忆。“当他第一次 出现在预演场地时，他很亲切、很让人喜欢。他的精神很好、很愉悦。他对人很客气。他 对我们都很好、很温暖。”她回忆说︰“Michael 有这样的一种天赋，我的意思是，他可 以这麽样的温暖，这麽样的抱着我们就好像他处理的、他经历过的一切事情都是如此的美 好。即使是在他的人生曾忍受过这麽多事情之後？人们对你做出卑鄙下流的事你却不能说 ，依然试着要坚持自己的态度。他经历过了这麽多事情却还是以爱来回报他人。当我们问 到她，从 Michael 身上学到了什麽是她可以终身受用的，她回答的很迅速、很确定︰“ 在音乐上，他从不会为他的所作所为而道歉。他完完全全就是他自己。不会抄袭其他人。 他被关在他自己的世界里。不管人家说了什麽，他都对自己诚实。我想，这对我来说是很 好的一课。要对我的想法、我的音乐、我自己，永远保持真实。” （Paul Anka先生，好好听听人家说的啊！） We'll have more with Judith on Monday, from her thoughts on Alicia Keys and Ciara to her personal beauty tips. Check back in with us for part two of Judith Hill's exclusive interview with Urban Beauty Collective. --

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