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[情報] Jennifer Batten談MJ

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http://tinyurl.com/yhr4kyf Guitarist Jennifer Batten Pay Tribute To MJ Source: MJFC /dailyrecord.co.uk 這篇寫的不錯翻個大概 (21-2-2010) Guitar ace Jennifer Batten yesterday told of her heartache at the loss of her superstar mentor Michael Jackson. The guitarist was Michael Jackson's "right-hand woman" on three sell-out world tours - with the Bad star responsible for creating her famous hair-do. Jennifer是MJ三大世界巡迴的吉他手 MJ也是她著名爆炸頭的幕後推手 Now she is to pay an emotional tribute to the King of Pop on her first Scottish concert tour. In 1987, Jennifer was hand-picked by the singer from 100 guitarists who had auditioned to play on his Bad tour. 87年她被MJ從100個吉他手中選上成為BAD tour的吉他手 Michael Jackson was so impressed that she joined him on the road for the next 10 years, playing on his Dangerous and HIStory tours to more than 4.5 million fans. 之後她們還合作了Dangerous還有HIStory tour在四百五十多萬的歌迷前表演過 But the New York-born musician still hasn't come to terms with the death of her friend. 她談到了聽到MJ去世消息的情形 "I was in LA when a friend called to say Michael had died," said Jennifer, 52. "I'd heard so many rumors over the years that I didn't believe it, but when I turned on the news I found it was true. 我當時人在LA 有朋友打電話告知我這許多年來聽過太多傳言所以我不相信但是當我收看新聞時我發現這次是真的 "It was a huge shock. Michael had so much to live for. 這太令人震驚了 MJ還有很多事情要活著去做 "He was so into being a good father to his children. He wanted nothing but the best for other people. I miss him." 他非常致力於做一個好的父親他總是想要其他人過的更好我很想念他 Jennifer plays The Inn at Lathones in St Andrews on Friday with other gigs in Glasgow and Strathpeffer over the weekend as part of her first solo tour of Scotland.The highlight of her show will be an emotional 12-minute medley of Michael's songs. 週五她在ST Andtres的演出表演了12分鐘MJ音樂的致敬演出 Jennifer, who has also played with Jeff Beck, Brian May of Queen and Natalie Cole, still can't believe Michael Jackson plucked her from obscurity to set her on the road to stardom. 她認為MJ是她事業成功的最大推手 "I heard Michael was looking for a guitarist and had organized an open audition." she said. 我聽到MJ當時正在找吉他手 "I went into a rehearsal room in Hollywood and was surprised to see there was no band, it was just me playing alone. I played Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller, note perfect. It was videoed and Michael chose me from 100 other guitarists." 我去了而且很驚訝沒有樂團在那我是要自己獨奏我彈了Beat it, Billie Jean和 Thriller 音都彈的很準當時有錄下我的演奏而MJ從一百個吉他手中選了我 A few weeks later, Jennifer came face to face with Michael in a massive production hangar in Los Angeles. 幾週之後她總算見到了MJ "Michael walked in with his manager Frank Dileo to watch a run-through by the band," said Jennifer. MJ和他的經紀人Frank Dileo來觀看樂團的排練 "I'd been told if he was happy with the music he'd start dancing and he did a few steps right away. Next thing I knew I had a ticket for the opening night of the Bad tour." 我當時被告知如果他聽到音樂很開心的話就會開始跳舞而他的確馬上跳了一下接下來我就拿到了Bad Tour第一晚的門票了 For the video of smash hit Another Part Of Me Michael Jackson devised a complete image makeover for his new guitarist and Jennifer's distinctive big hair and sci-fi-style costumes were born. 為了Antoher Part of Me MJ幫她設計了新的造型她的超大髮型和誇張服裝正式登場 "Michael had an artist draw a new image for me and had a team of wardrobe people make my costumes," she said. MJ找了設計師設計了新的造型給我還有造型師 "Two huge extension pieces were sewn into my own hair to add volume. It certainly worked- my hair was almost as big as the guitar I was holding. "I didn't have any problem with it because I understood the show was pure theater and I was playing a role. 我頭上長出了兩個大角我的頭髮幾乎和我的吉他一樣大了我對這些一點問題都沒有我知道這場演唱會就像劇場一樣而我在其中扮演了一個角色 I'll always be 'the girl in Michael's band with the big hair'. A lot of people only know me for that, and that's no bad thing. It helped me immensely." 我永遠會是MJ樂團中那個有著超級大頭髮的女生很多人只認識這樣的我而這幫了我很多 On each Michael Jackson tour, Jennifer had to sign a confidentiality deal not to reveal how his stage stunts were done. 在每次MJ的巡迴裡他必須簽保密協定不能透露MJ舞台特效的秘密 Inevitably, there were nights when things went pear-shaped. "During the routine for Beat It I had to wear fibre optic laser lights in my hair, costume and around my guitar so that I lit up during the song," she said. 有一次在彈奏beat it時我在頭髮服裝和吉他上裝雷射光線的光纖我在那首歌才會整個發亮 "I was attached to a 100 foot cable which was linked to a computer so the lights changed color. As I ran across the stage, somebody stood on my cable, the lights went out and I got whiplash." 我身上接了100英呎的電線電線接到電腦來轉變燈光當我穿越舞台時有人踩到我的電線所有的燈瞬間沒了 Jennifer was disturbed by the child sex abuse allegations which dogged Michael's life and led to a court case in 2005. He was acquitted on all charges and the guitarist believes he was a victim of his phenomenal success. 她認為MJ是他巨大成功下的受害者 "I think Michael was innocent. You get a creepy vibe from people who do things like that, but I didn't with him. Michael was just a big kid," said Jennifer. 我認為MJ在05年的案子中是無辜的你知道有人會做這種事但MJ只是個大孩子 "I don't know anybody who could have stayed mentally healthy after all the accusations thrown at him. But people are obsessed with extortion. It gives them power. Once lawyers and the Press get involved the stories run on their own." 我不認為有任何人能在經過這麼多恐怖的事後還能維持心理上的健康但很多人沉溺於敲詐別人那給了他們權力而當律師和媒體參與其中故事就被無中生有了 Michael Jackson will be in Jennifer's thoughts when she performs in Scotland next week. It's the first time since she's played here since the Dangerous tour at Glasgow Green on August 18, 1992. Jennifer said: "Playing with Michael for 40,000 fans in Glasgow was a whole new experience. I flew first class and stayed in the best hotels. It was like a fantasy. 和MJ在格拉斯哥四萬歌迷前表演是全新的經驗我坐頭等艙住最好的旅館像是夢一樣 "I'm very proud of touring with him. 我非常榮幸曾跟他一起巡迴 Just having the name 'Michael Jackson' on my resume helps a lot. 光有Michael Jackson的名字在我的履歷表中就幫了我很多 "Sadly, we won't ever see him realize his true potential. He was such a talent, there's no telling what he could have done next." 可惜的是我們永遠無法見到他真正的潛力他是這麼的有天賦我們無法知道他下一步能做到甚麼 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 76.114.192.195