SUGIZO about Charity and Music interview - 06.11.2011 00:01 author: Kay SUGIZO 关於慈善和音乐 You are part of LUNA SEA and X JAPAN, which are both quite famous bands in Japan. However, you are also playing overseas with JUNO REACTOR. Do you have the feeling that during these concerts you have to work harder to prove yourself to the JUNO REACTOR fans? 你是LUNA SEA和 X JAPAN的一份子，两个都是日本很有名的乐团。然而，你也跟着 JUNO REACTOR在海外演出。你会觉得在这些音乐会中，你需要更努力证明自己给 JUNO REACTOR的歌迷吗？ SUGIZO: JUNO REACTOR’s shows are very comfortable for me because the feeling is so free. Our own input on stage is very important and it is very inspiring. It’s very difficult but at the same time very comfortable and beautiful, I love them a lot. Of course they are my good friends and the Africans are so very sweet, I really love their group. I am just so happy to play with them, especially with Mabi, he is the oldest with 65 years and he is one of my favorite, legendary musicians from South Africa. Usually I get very inspired by JUNO’s sound. It’s good for me and my skills too. Every time I learn important secrets of music from them. It’s very different from LUNA SEA and X JAPAN. JUNO REACTOR的表演对我来说都很自在，因为感觉是很自由的。我们注入到舞台上是 很重要而且很激发人心的。那是蛮困难、但同时是很自在又很美的一件事。我很爱他们。 当然，他们都是我的好朋友，而且那些非洲人都很和蔼，我真的很爱他们一群人。 我觉得能跟他们一起演奏真的很快乐，尤其是跟Mabi，他是最年长的，已经65岁了， 而且是我最喜欢的南非经典音乐人。通常我从JUNO的音乐中得到许多灵感。这样对我 和我的技巧来说都很好。我总是能从他们学到音乐的重要秘密，跟LUNA SEA和X JAPAN 很不一样。 So you don’t feel that you have to try harder when you play with them, because you’re not as famous for the JUNO REACTOR fans as you are to LUNA SEA and X JAPAN fans? 所以你不觉得跟他们演奏的时候需要更努力，因为你对於JUNO REACTOR的歌迷们来说， 比不上你对LUNA SEA 和 X JAPAN的歌迷们那样有名吗？ SUGIZO: No, it’s very natural for me. Any style, any situation is good for me. I just love music. 不会，对我来说是很自然的。任何曲风、任何情况对我来说都是好的。我就是爱音乐。 Did you find it difficult to build a name for yourself as a solo-artist, instead of being “SUGIZO of LUNA SEA”? 你曾觉得把自己的名字打造成solo艺人，而不用LUNA SEA的SUGIZO这名称， 是很困难的一件事吗？ SUGIZO: At that time, I felt I really needed to make my own music. I had so many, too many musical ideas and I thought maybe I should write music for myself. I think it was fourteen years ago? LUNA SEA is mainly a rock band, with a rock band style music. Of course it’s very beautiful and very important, but my own music isn’t just rock. It's also in a classical or dance style and such, and I think these styles are more near to myself. Just rock band and guitarist is a different side of me, though of course I need that. 在当时，我感觉到我真的需要做自己的音乐。我有太多太多音乐点子了，而我想也许 我应该要为自己写音乐。我想当时是14年前吧？LUNA SEA主要是一个摇滚乐团，有 摇滚乐团曲风的音乐。当然那是很美而且很重要的，但是我的音乐不止是摇滚。它还 包含了古典、舞曲和其他的，而我觉得这些曲风更接近我本身。而摇滚乐团和吉他手 是我的另一面，当然，我也需要那一面。 When you first started as a solo-artist, did people see you as solely a rock guitarist? Was it difficult for you to change their minds, to show them “I do more than just rock?” 当你开始当solo艺人的时候，别人都认为你只是摇滚吉他手吗？要改变他们的想法， 告诉他们说「我不止做摇滚」有遇到困难吗？ SUGIZO: Of course it was a very big change. Yes, some people said to me “please don’t do this, it’s too dangerous, it’s too risky. You are a visual kei artist and the people need this” but at the time I just didn’t care. I just needed to follow my inspiration. I think it was difficult at the time but I think it was good for me. Because now I have my own style, my own music. It’s very spiritual and private stuff. It’s not very commercial, not business-like, not entertainment stuff but it’s important for my music life. 当然那是很大的改变。是，很多人跟我说：「请不要这样做，太危险了，太冒险了。 你是个视觉系艺人，而人们就是需要这个。」但是当时我就是不在乎。我需要跟随 我的灵感。我想当时是很困难的，但是对我来说也是好的。因为现在我有自己的 风格、自己的音乐。是很精神性、而且很私人的东西。不是非常商业化、娱乐化的 东西，而是对我音乐人生很重要的。 You have been in the music business for more than half of your life and, as mentioned before, you've been in famous bands. How do you think fame has affected your personality? 你已经在音乐事业超过半生了，而且如前所述，你是在有名乐团之中。你认为 这样的名声如何改变了你的个性呢？ SUGIZO: I must keep a good balance, this is very important to me but also very difficult. Some people lose too hard, some people lose success, some people lose any will for studying. A balance is very important. Of course still know it is difficult, but I just love music. Maybe if my mind changed a lot it might be time to end. But now I really need to make music and I should learn how to keep my pure, musical side. 我必须保持很好的平衡，这对我来说很重要但是也非常困难。有些人失去太多， 有些人失去成就、有些人失去一切努力的意志。取得平衡是很重要的，当然我仍然 知道这很困难，但是我就是爱音乐。如果我的想法改变了很多，那也许应该是 结束的时候了。但是现在我真的需要做音乐，而且我应该要学习如何保有我 很单纯的音乐那一面。 Are there times when you find it difficult to deal with being famous? 有没有成名所带来的困扰？ SUGIZO: I’m sorry, I never think I’m famous. Usually I can walk around the city - just recently I went to Disney Land. Usually no one knows me. 对不起，我从不觉得我自己有名。通常我可以在城市里走来走去 – 最近我还去了迪士尼乐园。通常没有人认得我。 But still there were a lot of people screaming your name at the concert… 但是在演唱会中还是有很多人喊叫着你的名字… SUGIZO: I hope so… Maybe on stage I’m a rock musician, but outside of the stage I’m just a man. Usually I don’t think I’m famous. Before, I did think so, but I have had so many experiences, and so much hurt and a lot of bad things happening, but now I’m very pure. But I just love music, and when I’m working in the studio I’m just so happy. Of course if I were very famous, it would be a very big pleasure to me, but I still make my music. 我希望是罗…也许我在舞台上是个摇滚乐手，但是在舞台之外我就只是个人。通常 我不觉得自己有名。之前，我曾经这麽认为，但是我有太多经验，而且有太多痛苦 和很多不好的事情，但是现在我很单纯。我只爱音乐，而当我在录音是工作，我就 觉得好高兴。当然，假若我真的很有名，也会是很大的荣幸，但是我仍然会继续 做我的音乐。 You’re touring and traveling a lot, how many nights have you slept at home the past year? 你经常在巡回中或旅行，去年内你在家里睡了几个晚上？ SUGIZO: Maybe… Three months? I think about a third of the year. 大概…三个月？我想大概是一年的1/3吧。 Are you ever frustrated with this hectic lifestyle? 你曾经对这样忙乱的生活形态感到沮丧吗？ SUGIZO: I just miss a comfortable day. I really need just a quiet day. I like the quiet life. Not partying, not drinking too much, but I don’t like any noisy places. I just want it quiet, comfortable, have an ocean view, nice sunshine. 我只是想念舒服的一天。我真的只需要安静的一天。我喜欢安静的生活。 不跑趴、不喝太多酒。但是我不喜欢吵闹的地方，我只想要安静、舒服、有海景、 舒服的阳光。 When you’re traveling, what music is on your mp3-player? 当你在旅行时，你的mp3播放器里放着什麽音乐？ SUGIZO: So many… Recently I’m listening to Pink Floyd, I’m very fond of them this year. I went back again to David Sylvian. Any electronic, ambient, classical orchestra music. Usually I don’t need any rock music, though I really love Primal Scream, and Pink Floyd’s music is kind of rock too right? And of course I’m listening to techno; SYSTEM 7 is my favorite. 很多…最近我在听Pink Floyd，我今年非常喜欢他们。我也回去听David Sylvian。 任何电子音乐、氛围音乐、古典交响乐音乐。通常我不太需要摇滚音乐，虽然我真的 很爱Primal Scream，以及Pink Floyd的音乐也有点摇滚吧？还有当然我有在听 techno，SYSTEM 7是我最爱的。 But if you don’t you don’t listen to rock music any more, isn’t i t difficult for you to play LUNA SEA songs? 但是如果你不再听摇滚乐了，那不会对你弹奏LUNA SEA的歌曲有困难吗？ SUGIZO: I don’t think so, I can get good inspiration from anything. Usually I don’t even need to listen to music, it’s in my head already. 我不觉得。我可以从任何东西获得好的灵感。通常我甚至不用听音乐，它们已经在 我的脑中了。 What are your plans for the future? 你对未来的计画有什麽？ SUGIZO: Next year I have plans to make a soundtrack for a play. Maybe next year LUNA SEA will become active again. We want to make new songs, we want to make a new album of course but nothing is sure yet. For X JAPAN, the tour is still going and next year I think X JAPAN will play a big concert in Tokyo. And I'll still keep my solo project going; I have ideas for a new album already. But I really need a day off next year. 明年我有计画要为一出戏做配乐。也许明年LUNA SEA会再度活跃起来。我们想要做 新曲子，我们想要做一张新专辑，但是当然一切都还不确定。至於X JAPAN，巡回还 持续进行中，而我想明年X JAPAN会在东京有一场大型演唱会。而我也会继续我的solo 计画，我已经有新专辑的想法了。但是我明年真的需要一天休假。 So if you had the chance to get on a plane tomorrow and go anywhere for a holiday, where would you go? 所以如果你有机会明天就搭上飞机到任何一个地方休假一天，你会去哪里？ SUGIZO: I really want to go to Hawaii again, or Greece, I really like Greece. I like the ocean. And I want to go diving, I love that. And to go skydiving again too. That's fantastic. 我真的很想再去夏威夷，或是希腊，我非常喜欢希腊。我喜欢海洋。而且我想去潜水， 我真的很爱。我也想再去去跳伞，那真的很赞。 Finally, please give a message to our readers. 最後，请对我们的读者说几句话。 SUGIZO: I always really want to thank you so much for your support. We need you and I need to make more beautiful music for you. Because you saved me, you saved us and you gave me good dreams. I really want to give you good spirituality. We've already learned how to become one. I think when I play music for any country, with people from any country, my feeling is one. There is no religion, no border, all problems are gone, music has no border. That is very important to me, and I believe it. It’s good for our minds and I really want to keep this beautiful relationship, and to have it grow stronger. 我一直很想谢谢你们的支持。我们需要你们，而且我需要做更多很美的音乐给你们。 因为你们救了我，你们救了我们，而且让我有好梦。我很想要给你们良好的精神事物。 我们已经学会如何合而为一。我觉得当我为任何国家、任何国家的人演奏音乐，我的 情感是合一的。没有宗教、没有界线，所有的问题都消失了，音乐没有边界。这对我 来说很重要，而且我相信是这样。这样对我们的想法是好的，而且我很想要保持这样 美丽的关系，并且让它更加茁壮。 Thank you very much for the interview. 非常谢谢这个访谈。 Many thanks to SUGIZO and Takeshi Asai for making this interview possible. 原文： http://www.jame-world.com/uk/articles-80491-sugizo-about-charity-and-music.html -- What do you like about music? To begin with.......everything. (from "Almost Famous") --

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