http://tinyurl.com/4mj6qt2 Thriller Photographer Remembers MJ (10-3-2011) Did you ever wonder who took that iconic picture of Michael Jackson laid back in the white suit, just waiting to 'thrill' you? Well his name is Dick Zimmerman and he became world-renowned for introducing a style of celebrity portrait photography that looked more like a painting. Over the years, Zimmerman has shot some of the biggest names in Hollywood and over a 13-year period he had three sessions with the King of Pop, the most famous being the cover of the best selling album in history. He recently talked to Popeater.com about his time with Jackson. Tell me about the day you photographed Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' cover. 告诉我你拍摄战栗专辑封面的事 On the day of the shoot, he came alone. No entourage. We had two racks of wardrobe, handpicked by one of the best stylists in LA. Michael didn't really care for anything on it. He said, "I'd like to be wearing something like what you have on." I was wearing my white suit that day. I said, "Well, we're about the same height." So Michael is actually wearing my white suit on the cover. 拍摄那天 他一个人来的 没有随扈 我们有两架的衣服都是LA最好造型师选的 MJ不太有 兴趣 他说我想要类似你现在穿的样子 我当时穿白西装 我说我们差不多高 所以最後MJ 是穿了我的白西装 What happened to the suit? 白西装去向? I auctioned it off at Sotheby's years ago. I was concerned with the safety of my wife and myself because, at the time, we had a very big house and I went out of town a lot. I didn't know if word would get around that I had the suit, and I didn't want to take a chance. I decided to just get rid of it. 我几年前把他卖掉了 因为担心我和我老婆的安全 当时我们住在一个大房里 我常不在家 我不知道我有这件西装的事会不会传出去 我不想冒险就决定摆脱他了 How much did it sell for? 卖了多少? I believe I got $27,000 for it, and I'm guessing that was 10 years ago. Today, I could probably get a million bucks for it. 我想是两万七千美金 那是十年前 现在大概值好几百万了 Tell me about shooting the exclusive wedding portrait of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. 告诉我关於拍MJ和LMP婚纱照 We did the shoot at the Trump Tower in Donald Trump's suite. They actually closed down 5th Avenue in front of the building because they didn't have enough room on the sidewalk for the photographers. The whole street was filled with photographers. 我们在唐纳川普的川普大楼内房间拍的 他们必须关闭大楼外的第五街 到处挤满摄影记者 How did you get past the throng of photographers? 你怎麽避开这些人的 They had to sneak me in through the service elevator. After we did it, I was worried about my life. These photographs were worth a lot of money. We closed down a whole photo lab so we could produce the images in secrecy. 他们必须让我做员工电梯 我很担心我的生命安全 这些照片值很多钱 我们必须关闭整个 冲洗室才能安全的冲洗这些照片 After shooting the couple's wedding portraits, you went back up to Trump's suite. What happened then? 你之後又回到川普大楼 发生什麽 Around midnight the maid let me into Michael and Lisa Marie's suite and told me that Michael would be down in a few minutes. Thirty minutes go by and no sign of Michael. I'm walking around the suite -- it was kind of dark in there -- and I see this fellow across the room wearing a mustache and beard. I figured he was a security guard. I walked over to him asked if he had any idea when Michael was going to be here. I looked at him and all of a sudden I realized it was Michael. We both laughed as he pulled off his disguise. He had been waiting there the whole time, just watching me, waiting for me to notice him. 大约半夜 有个佣人带我去MJ和LMP的房间 他们跟我说MJ马上就出来 30分钟过去没看到 麦可的影子 我在房中乱走 那里有点黑 我看到一个有胡子的人 我认为是保镳就想问他 知不知道MJ何时会出现 结果我突然就了解他就是麦可 我们都笑了 他把他的伪装拿掉 他一直都在那边等 看我到底甚麽时後才会发现他 (MJ你还真有耐心XD) What happened after that? 之後? He opened up a bottle of wine and sat down and looked over the photographs. We talked and talked until about 3 o'clock in the morning. He told me about all his frustrations. He had just done an interview with Diane Sawyer where he took her on a tour of his Neverland Ranch. He said he was as honest with her as anybody could possibly be, and the next day the press jumped on him. He had tears in his eyes. He said, "I don't know what to do anymore." 他开了一瓶红酒 坐下来看那些照片 我们聊天聊到凌晨三点 他告诉我很多他的挫折 他刚和Diane Sawyer进行了一个访问 (应该就是和LMP一起上的那个) 他带她去参观 了梦幻庄园 他说他已经竭尽所能的对她据实以告 但第二天所有媒体都针对他 他眼中 有泪水 他说"我不知道我还能怎麽做" Do you feel he was misunderstood? 你觉得他被误解了? He was very misunderstood. They talk about him being a pedophile. I can tell you that didn't happen. He was very childlike. I thought he was like a gentle butterfly. All he talked about was future generations of children, the environment, air quality. His problem was that he had too many bodyguards around him. Too many people pushing him in all different directions, and with ulterior motives. 他被误解了 人们说他是娈童癖 我可以告诉你不是 他就像个孩子 我总觉得他就像个 温和的蝴蝶 他谈论的都是下一代的未来 环境 空气品质 他的问题是他附近有太多保镳 有太多不怀好意的人从不同方向逼迫他 Source: MJFC / popeater.com / -- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. In a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe. ~~~~By Michael Jackson --

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