8月底的文章了 http://ppt.cc/149l Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Discusses John Frusciante's Exit, Crotch Socks and Anthony Kiedis' Mustache Chad谈John的离团、长筒袜与AK的胡子 For over 20 years, Chad Smith has manned the drums for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, delivering a metronome of funky beats, rock rhythms and a good dose of humility. During the past two years, the California mainstays have gone through many changes, from the exit of legendary guitarist John Frusciante to becoming dads, and continue to soldier on as one of music's most consistent acts. Smith took some time to tell Spinner about the band's new member, Josh Klinghoffer, their latest album, 'I'm With You,' what it means to be a father, his relationship with bassist Flea and his thoughts on Anthony Kiedis' new mustache. 'I'm With You' is your fifth album with Rick Rubin producing. Does he feel like another members of the Chili Peppers now? 'I'm With You'是你们与Rick Rubin合作的第五张专辑，你想他认为自己几乎算是红椒的 一员了吗？ We've been working with Rick for 20 years now and you know, he's definitely our man. We often bandy about other names or other people but once it gets to writing our songs, Rick is the guy that's going to make the songs the best they can be and he always does. He continues to grow and change and get better at what he does, and hopefully we do as well. And we trust him and he's just our guy. We love him. He's a wonderful musical sounding board for us. 我们和Rick合作近20年了，他确实是我们的一员。虽然我们也跟其他人合作，但只要开始 做我们的歌，Rick就是有本事可以把这些歌制作到最好。他一直在他的专业上成长与进步 ，希望我们也是一样。而我们信任他，他是我们的人。我们敬爱他。他是良师益友。 And he's not emotionally attached to the songs like we are. He just comes in after we've been working on them for forever and he's like, "No, try that. How about that? Cut that," and we're like, "What?!" We need that after a certain point and he does it really well. 他对这些歌曲全然客观，因此当我们在创作时，他过来要我们：「不，试试看那个。怎样 ？把那删掉。」而我们就会一脸「蛤？」但我们确实需要这样的建议，他做得很好。 This is your first album without guitarist John Frusciante in a long time. What feels different and what feels better? 这是多年来的第一张专辑，John未参与其中。你觉得有什麽不一样吗，哪样比较好？ Oh, it's all different, obviously. Let me just say that we love John Frusciante and we're so grateful to what he has given us in this band. He's written some of the best parts of our biggest songs and he's just a great, great musician. Probably one of the best musicians I've ever played with. We're all very grateful for what he gave to the band. 当然是很不一样。我要说的是，我们都爱John，我们都很感激他带给乐团的一切。我们不 少好歌中最精采的部分都是出自於他，他就是这个杰出的音乐家。或许也是我合作过最杰 出的音乐人之一。我们都很感激他带给我们的一切。 But, you know, he just wanted to move on. He wanted to do his own thing. And there's no animosity. It's all good. So having Josh come in, someone that we knew that was already in the family so to speak -- which is such an important part of being in our group because this really is like a family -- to give his heart and open himself up to us, and us being able to embrace him ... He's such a great musician. He's so well rounded. He plays many instruments and writes great. We're just so lucky to find someone right in our backyard. 但你也知道，John想前进。他想做自己的东西。过程中没有愤怒，一切都很好平和。於是 Josh加入了，他是这个大家族的一份子，这点很重要，因为就像真的家人一样，他敞开心 房接受我们，而我们也同样接纳他。他是很棒的音乐人，也相当熟稔，他懂很多乐器，也 会写歌。我们真的很幸运可以在身边找到适合的人选。 It has to be different. And that's something that helped us grow and change, having the voice that he brings with his musicality to our group. He changed our sound a lot. But also, everybody else changed, too. And that's just keeping things fresh. That's a real positive thing for us because as artists we always want to change and grow and Josh really helped us do that. 真的很不一样。但是他的风格也帮助我们成长与改变。我们的风格因他改变很多，然而我 们本来就变了，这刚好可以让事物保持新鲜感。这其实是很正向的，因为我们一向想要求 新求变，Josh的加入帮我们做到了。 The band took some time off after 'Stadium Arcadium.' How did you spend your time? 在上一张专其後，乐团进入长休，你们这段时间是怎麽过的？ We all did different things on our hiatus. It was two years. It was a planned thing: We're going to take this time off, not be a Chili Pepper and do whatever you want to do. And everybody did different things with their time. 我们各自做了自己的事。这两年长休是计划好的，我们利用这段时间脱离红椒的身分，去 做自己想作的事。所以大家就去做了各种不同的事。 Anthony, Flea and I all have small children. That was a big part of it. Being able to spend quality time is so important when your children are young like that. I think that had a profound effect [on us]. Especially for Anthony, being a first-time parent. And Flea went to school -- he went to USC. I played with other musicians, made other records. Playing with other people is very helpful because every musical situation that you're in is always different. We're used to our situation and how we work so when you work with other people, it's rewarding because you can bring that experience and that knowledge that you had with others [back] to the group. AK、Flea和我都有年纪还小的小孩，小孩是最大的一部分。花时间陪伴小小孩是很重要的 。我想这影响我们三人很深，尤其是AK，他第一次当爸爸。而Flea回学校上课，南加大。 我则是跟其他乐手合作、录专辑。跟其他人合作很有帮助，因为你每次牵涉的情况都不一 样。当我们已经习惯我们的模式了，因此当你跟其他人共事时，就会获得回馈，因为你能 把其他地方的经验与知识带入使用。 You and Flea make up such a legendary rhythm section. What is your connection on and off stage? 你和Flea创造了相当经典的节奏，你们在舞台上连结是什麽？ Flea and I have played many, many notes together onstage. Probably even more than Anthony -- he's been in the band longer, but we get in more notes [laughs]. We have an unspoken musical telepathy that I think can only happen when you play with someone for over 20 years. Flea和我在舞台上成就了相当相当多的成果，可能比和AK之间还多，虽然他团龄比较长， 但我们两人还是比较多 (笑) 我们有一种不言而喻的音乐心电感应，这只会发生在跟你合 作20多年的伙伴身上。 Offstage, you know, we both kind of do our own thing. We're not 25 years old any more. Back then we were always hanging out. Flea and I used to room together on the road and spend a lot of personal time together. But now we both have families and your priorities shift and change and I think that's only normal. With the band we spend so much time together writing, recording, on the road. And when you're not with the band, you want to take a break and do other things. 下了舞台，我们有各自的生活。我们已经不是25岁的小夥子了。在以前我们很长一起鬼混 。以前我们两人常常窝在一起度过我们的私人时间。但我们现在各自有家庭，事情的优先 顺序改变了，我想这是很正常的。毕竟乐团已经花了相当多的时间在写歌录歌与巡回。因 此如果卸下乐团的角色後自然会去做其他的事。 Family time is really important to me. I have two small children and I'm married, so we don't see each other as much socially. But I do love him dearly and I hope he feels the same way [laughs]. You know, we're like brothers. You get along great sometimes and other times you don't. But that's normal. Right now, everything seems as it should be. And we're really excited to be together and get ready to take this out on the road and play our new music and our old music with Josh and Anthony. We're just really lucky to be able to do what we love to do. 家庭时间对我而言很重要。我有两个小小孩，我也结婚了，所以我们平时不常联络。但我 还是很爱他，希望他也一样爱我啦 (笑) 我们就像兄弟。有时很合，有时则不是。这很正 常。而现在一切都理所当然，我们很兴奋可以重聚然後一起上路，演出我们的新歌与旧作 。我们真的很幸运可以做我们喜欢作的事。 Looking back at your early days with the band, what do you think of the socks and light bulbs you wore on stage? 回顾早年，你对袜子与灯泡等造型有什麽看法？ We're entertainers! We're from Hollywood, man. It's just how we express ourselves. We did things to shock people. Some things were really great and other things were not. But I think that's just part of growing up. I look back fondly on those times. That was who we were as people at the time and we're different people now and we're a different band now and that's the way it should be. 我们是表演者！我们来自好莱坞呀！这就是我们表现自己的方式。就是要吓吓大家。虽然 有些很棒有些则否。但我觉得这些都时成长过程的一部分。我很缅怀那些过往。那就是当 时的我们，而现在我们不同了，而我们现再也是不一样的乐团了，世事就是这样进行的。 People come up to me all the time and say "How come you don't write more songs like 'Mother's Milk' or 'Blood Sugar?'" And I know I kind of represent a certain time for them. I have that as well. Like with certain bands, I like a certain era of their music more than their current stuff. It connects me to a time and place which is kind of sentimental, which is fine and I understand that from people. But if you like those songs, go listen to them. We still play a lot of those songs. But with our new music, we want to change and do different things. Our life experiences have really helped us, because we're honest and open about our music and what we write. That comes through us. That comes through our instruments. And hopefully that is something that people will dig now. 人们常常问我说：「怎麽你们不再作像"Mother's Milk"或是"BSSM"那样的歌曲了？」我 知道我给他们的答案有些抽象。其实我也有相同的相法。像是一些乐团，我喜欢他们某个 时期的音乐胜过他们现在的作品。因为那会让我连结到某些特定的时期与地点，有点善感 ，这很好，所以我也懂那些人跟我说的话。但如果你喜欢那些歌，你就去听吧。我们还是 会演出那些歌，但我们有新的作品，我们想要改变想要做不一样的东西。因为这些都关乎 於我们的生活经验，而我们诚实且开放地写我们的歌。自然而然的从我们的乐器呈现出来 。所以希望人们愿意听听我们的新东西。 I know we're very fortunate, to be a band that's been together as long as we have, to still be relevant and have people interested in our new music. We don't repeat ourselves and we're trying to change and grow and do new things. It's not always great, but we're honest about it. We do the best that we can do. We come from a place of positive energy and love and I hope people can pick up on that. 我知道我们很幸运，这个乐团这麽久了，还是对人们有影响，而人们仍然对你的新风格感 兴趣。我们不想复制自己，我们试着改变与成长，去做新的东西。虽然不见得每次成果都 很棒，我们是诚实以对的。我们尽我们所能做到最好。希望大家可以注意到我们的正向能 量与爱。 What's the driving influence behind 'I'm With You?' "I'm With You"这张专辑背後的驱动力是什麽？ I think really just the love of the family of our band, and wanting to continue to say and do new things. Hopefully we're getting better [laughs]. I'm a musician. It's what I do! I wouldn't be too good at anything else. 我想就是这个乐团大家庭的爱吧，想要传达跟创作新的事物。希望我们有越来越好 (笑) 我是个音乐人。这就是我要做的。做其他是我就不见得这麽在行了。 Taking that time off really helped us realize we really love this band and we want to keep doing it. It's all about the love. 休息的这段时间真的让我们体会到我们有多爱这个乐团，而我们也真的想继续下去。一切 都是因为爱。 Do you feel pressure to be the big band of your generation? 身处在你那个世代的大乐团中，可曾让你感受到压力？ No, we don't have any pressure because that, for me, would fall under the fear category. You know, we're just doing what we do. We don't sit there and worry about "Gee, how about the chorus of that song, do you think it's any good? -- Hold on, lemme check with 5 million people and see what they think." And you can't think about that kind of stuff. It sounds selfish but we do what gets us off. I think that's the most important thing. 不，我们不会觉得有压力，对我而言，那会陷入恐惧。我们就只是做我们该做的。我们不 会担心：「天啊，这首歌的和弦怎麽样呢？你觉得好吗？等等，我先去问问其他五百万人 怎麽想。」你不能这样思考。听起来好像有点自私，但我们就是做我们擅长的。我想这才 是最重要的。 Of course, you want to be validated and have people like what you do. We have egos just like everybody else. But you can't spend your time worrying about it. 当然，你想看见成效，想让大家喜欢你做的。我们跟其他人一样都有自尊。但你还是不能 浪费时间杞人忧天。 What do you think of Anthony's amazing new mustache? 你觉得AK那撮胡子怎麽样？ It is pretty amazing. I think that maybe he was inspired by Burt Reynolds from 'Cannonball Run' [laughs]. He looks more like his dad now. His dad had quite a stache back in the day, and his dad's a cool guy, so it's all good. 我觉得很棒啊。我想他应该是受到了电影【Cannonball Run 龙翻天】中Burt Reynolds的 启发吧 (笑) 他现在很像他爸。他爸以前也有胡子，他爸很酷，所以没什麽不好的。 What are your upcoming touring plans? 接下来有什麽样的巡回计画？ We're touring everywhere. We've been to Asia, we go to South America in September, we're going to Europe for the rest of the year and we start in North America in the first of the year. We're going to go probably for 18 months. And as I sit here talking to you, it sounds a little daunting but we've been off for quite some time and having Josh in the band, the energy around him feels really new and refreshed. I think that we're gonna have a great time playing. We don't kill ourselves; we don't go for like two months straight. We do three weeks on, take 10 days off. It's all very manageable. But I'm looking forward to be playing our music for people and hopefully they'll show up. 我们到处巡回，我们已经去过亚洲了，九月会去南美，之後再去欧洲，然後明年初在北美 。大概会持续18个月。这样听起来好像很让人泄气，但我们已经完成了几场，而且我们有 了Josh，他带来的能量让我们觉得很清新。我想我们会很开心的。我们也不会杀了彼此。 我们不会一口气连续演出两个月，我们大概会三个星期就休息十天。蛮有弹性的。但我还 是很想演出新作品，希望有人会来听。 Your band has cataloged the popular history of California through your many albums. How does the state continue to inspire you? 你们的专辑中，加州是最主要的灵感来源，可以谈谈这个地方怎麽启发你的吗？ We're a product of our surroundings. This is where we live. I've been here for over 20 years and Anthony and Josh have lived almost all their teenage and adult lives here. California is a diverse, beautiful state. I know people think of us as a California band, but we're just being honest. 我们的创作泉源来自我们周遭。就是我们住的地方。我在加州住超过20年。而AK与Josh则 是住了一辈子。加州是个多采多姿又美丽的地方。我知道大家会觉得我们是加州的乐团， 但我们只是忠实呈现而已。 Going up north with the Redwoods and driving along the coast, it's got everything, man. It's got the desert, the mountains, and the ocean. It's beautiful. And we try to reflect that in our music. I'm very happy to be here rather than Michigan where it's 20 below [laughs]. I love California and I'm proud to call it our home state. 往北走到红木区，然後沿着海岸线骋驰，这里什麽都有了。有沙漠、有高山、有海洋。太 美了。我们希望我们的音乐可以反映这些。我很高兴可以待在这，而不是密西根，那边大 概只有零下20度(华式)吧 (笑)。我爱加州，我很骄傲的认为它是我们的家乡。 --

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