迈克尔杰克逊.docx

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迈克尔杰克逊

迈克尔·杰克逊1993年在他的事业最高峰时，曾接受奥普拉的专访，全面回顾自己的生活和事业。

那次采访创下了当时的美国收视纪录，成就了KingofPop，也成就了奥普拉的电视女王的地位。

在专访中，杰克逊谈到了自己的家庭，媒体对自己的毁谤，漂白皮肤的传言，对自己黑人身份的感受，舞蹈动作中经典的抓裤裆，流行音乐之王名号的来历，与异性的私生活，与伊丽莎白-泰勒的关系，豪宅Neverland的现场游览，对儿童的善心，舞步灵感的来源，自己作为流行先锋的态度，以及他最大的希望：

作一个出色的艺人，被世界各族人民铭记。

1AndwearemakingchatshowhistorynowonBBC2withtheBritishtelevisionexclusiveinaninterviewfirstbroadcastlastWednesdayacrossAmerica.OprahWinfreytalkstooneoftheworld’smostenigmaticandsecretivepopsuperstars–MichaelJackson.

He’slikefamous.Hedancesgood,andwhenhewasalittleboy,hewassingingsocool. 

Igrewupwithhismusic,andIthinkhe’sextremelytalented.

Thiskiddoesalittlebitofeverything.He’sjustsodifferent,souniqueinhisstyle.

Histhingismusic,OK.Heisjusthimself,youknow.

Peoplewoulddieforhim.Youseeallthosepicturesofpeopleallcryingandtramplingovereachotherjusttogetaglimpseofhim.

Ithinkhe’stheultimateliveperformer. 

Idon’tknowhowhecandancelikethat. 

He’sagreatsinger.Ilovehim.

Heisagenius.

HeistheKingofPop.

Themanisjusttremendous.AndI’minmy70s,andIlovehim,soyoucanimaginewhatmyteenagersdo. 

Hehasalwaysbeenthegreatestinmybook.

Ithinkheis,youknow,agifttopeoplewholovemusic. 

Ijustwishthathewouldjust,kindof,takedownhiswalls,andjust,kindof,showtheworldwhohereallyis.

Goodevening,I’mOprahWinfrey,bringingyouaworldexclusiveinterviewwiththemostelusivesuperstarinthehistoryofmusic–MichaelJackson.I’mhereinfrontofhisCaliforniahome.It’saranchontheoutskirtsofSantaBarbarawherejustinsideisthemanwhohasbrokeneverypossiblemusicalrecord,deniedinterviews,anddefieddefinitionforyears.Fornearlyaquarterofacentury,hehasbeenaninnovatorofmusic,ofdance,ofvideos,evenfashion,andnothinghedoesisanythingshortofspectacular.Tonight,MichaelJacksonwillcontinuetosurpriseuswithararepersonaltourofhisastoundinghome,whichincludesaprivatemovietheater,andafull-scaleamusementpark.Youarealsogoingtoseeaspecialperformancebyhimandtheworldpremiereofhislatestmusicvideo.Tonighthissilenceisbroken. 

MichaelJackson’shomeisnothinglikeanyonewouldexpect.Ithoughtthereweregoingtobeafewllamasroamingaroundthelivingroom,andmaybesomechimpsjumpingaround.Don’tgetmewrong.Iwasdeadwrong.Thereareplentyofmind-bogglingareasonthistwentysevenhundredacreranch,whichyouwillseeduringthenext90minutes.ButwhereMichaelJacksoneatsandwherehesleepsandwherehelivesisquitesimplyabeautifulhome.Thereisalibraryherefilledwithleather-boundclassicsandartworkonthewalls–notatallwhatwethoughtwe’dfind.Beforewemeetthemanwhodoeslivehere,it’simportanttoknowwherehecamefrom,forhishistoryisnothingshortofincredible.

2MichaelJacksonistheseventhofninebrothersandsistersborninGary,IndianatosteelmillworkerJosephandmotherKatherine.SomesaytheJackson’sturnedtomusicthedaytheirtelevisionbrokedown,butfromthedaytheystartedperforming,theyweredestinedforstardom,beginningataplacecalledMotown.

 ThisvideotapeoftheJackson’sMotownauditionshowsJamesBrown’sinfluenceonyoungMichael,andtheboys’performancethatdaybroughtalmosttheentirecompanyintowatch.MotownheadBerryGordyknewrightaway.

 Boys,Iwanttosignyouup!

Yeah?

Yeah!

Wow!

Itwasthestartofacareerthatbrokealmosteveryrecordinthebook,beginningwithastringoffourconsecutivenumberonehits.

 Thoseyoungstersareamazingandthelittlefellainfrontisincredible.

 FortheJacksonfamily,theirliveschangedalmostovernight.Theywentfromobscuritytosuperstardom,filledwithconcerttours,limousines,andTVappearances.ButitwaslittleMichaelwhowasgettingthemostattention.

 Asthenumberonehitscontinuetoaccumulate,Michaelbecameastarinhisownright,releasingsongaftersong,eachoneturningtogold.

 Astheyearsrollby,theJackson’ssuccesscontinued,whiletheirmusicchangedwiththechangingtimes,butastheboysgrewolder,whocouldhaveguessedwhatlayinstoreforMichaelJackson?

3   What’sgoingtohappenwhenyourvoicechanges?

-         Justchange.

-         Areyougoingtobeabletostaysinging?

-         Yeah.

-         Ladiesandgentlemen,MichaelJackson.Yourownhouse,hey.（Hello.）Hey.Well,hownervousareyourightnow?

-         Howwhat?

-         Hownervousareyourightnow?

-         I’mnotnervousatall,actually.

-         Youreallyaren’t?

-         No,Inevergetnervous.

-         Youdon’t?

-         No.

-         Notevenforyourfirstinterview,andit’slivearoundtheworld?

Ithoughtyou’dbealittlenervous,butthat’sgreat,becauseifyou’renotnervous,Iwon’tbenervous.Ijustwantedtolettheworldknowthatwhenweagreedtodothisinterview,yousaidthatyouwouldbewillingtotalktomeabouteverything.Andwehaven’tdiscussedonesinglequestionthat’sgoingtobeaskedheretonight.Justwanttomakethatright.

-         Verytrue.

-         Verytrue.Whenwe’rewatching,Iwaswatchingyouinthebackgroundthere,watchingthevideoofyouintheearlyyears.Didthatbringbackmemoriesforyou?

-         Itmademegiggle,（Yeah）becauseIhaven’tseenthatfootageinalongtime.（Yeah.）Diditbringbackmemories?

Yes,meandmybrotherswhoIlovedearly.（Yeah.）Andit’sjustso,wonderfulmomentforme.（Yeah.）

-         Isawyoulaughwhenyousawyourselfsinging“Baby,Baby,Baby.”

-         Yeah,becauseJamesBrown,IthinkJamesBrownisagenius,youknow,whenhe’swiththeFamousFlames,itwasjustunbelievable.AndIusedtowatchhimontelevision,andIusedtogetangryatthecameramanbecausewheneverhewouldreallystarttodance,theywouldbeonaclose-up,thenIcouldn’tseehisfeet.SoIwouldthrowthings.I’dbeangry.Isaid“showhim,showhim.”soIcouldwatchandlearn.

-         Sohewasabigmentorforyou.

-         Phenomenal,phenomenal.

-         Yeah,andwhoelsewas?

-         JackieWilson,whoIadoreasanentertainer,andofcoursemusic,Motown,（Yeah.）theBeeGeeswhoarebrilliant.Ijustlovegreatmusic.

-         SowhenIlookatthosetapesofyou,andheavenknows,that,puttingthistogether,IthinkI’veseeneverypieceofvideoeverdoneofyou.Andwatchingthosetapeswhen,especiallyintheyoungeryears,youseemtoreallycomealiveonstage.There’ssomethinggoingonwithyouwhenyouwerealittleboyonstage.Wereyouashappyoffstageasyouappeartobeonstage?

-         Well,onstageformewashome.Iwasmostcomfortableandstillmostcomfortableonstage.ButonceIgotoffstage,Iwaslike,verysad.

-         Really?

-         Yeah.

-         Andsadfromthebeginning,sadsinceitfirststarted,sincethe…

-         Lonely,sad,havingtofacewithpopularityandallofthat.ThereweretimeswhenIhadgreattimeswithmybrothers,pillowfightsandthings,butIwasalways,usedtoalwayscryfromloneliness.

-         Youdid?

-         Yes.

-         Beginningatwhatage?

-         Oh,verylittle,eight,nine.

-         Whenyouallfirstbecamefamous?

-         Yes.4-Soitwasn’twhatitappearedtobetotherestoftheworld,allofus.IrememberIwasalittleblackchild,wantedtomarryJackieJackson,yourbrother,soImeantoallofuswethoughtthiswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworld.Whowouldn’thavewantedthatlife?

-Itiswonderful.Thereisalotofwondermentinbeingfamous.Imeanyoutraveltheworld,andyouseethings,youmeetpeople,yougoplaces.It’sgreat.Butthenthereistheotherside,whichI’mnotcomplaining.Thereislotsofrehearsal,andyouhavetoputinalotofyourtime,giveofyourselfalot.

-Doyoufeel…ItalkedtoSuzannedePassetheotherday,andSuzannedePasseworkedwithyouallforalongtime（yes）atMotown,andreallygroomedyouall,andfoundtheoutfitsfortheEdSullivanshow.AndSuzannehassomeinterestingtheoriesaboutyourchildhood.Wetalkedaboutwhetherornotitwasreallylost,wasit?

-WellespeciallynowIcometorealize,andthen,Iwoulddomyschoolingwhichwasthreehourswithatutor,andrightafterthat,youknow,I’dgototherecordingstudioandrecord,andI’drecordforhoursandhoursuntilit’stimetogotosleep,soit’dbenighttime.AndIremembergoingtotherecordingstudio,therewasaparkacrossthestreet,andI’dseeallthechildrenplaying,andthey’dberootingandmakingnoise,andIwouldcry.It’dmakemesadthatIwouldhavetogoandworkinstead.

-IwanttogotothistohearwhatSuzannehadtosayaboutyourchildhood,（sure）andwe’regoingtolookatsomepicturesofyouasalittleboy.（Okay.）

-Describetheperformancethatyouputon 

-WhatIdo?

-Yeah.

-Mostofmysongsarefast. 

-Imean,whatdoyouputintoit?

-Well,whateverIsing,that’swhatIreallymean.Like,I’msingingasong.Idon’tsingitifIdon’tmeanit.

ImetMichaelJackson.Hewasnineyearsold,goingonten,andhewasalittleboyinmanyways,andthenhegoesouttothestagetobethisdynamicsuperstar.Helosttheabilitytobeakidbeforehistwelfthbirthdays.MichaelJacksonreallywasneverabletogoanywherewithoutabodyguard,orwithoutalimousine,without,youknow,peopletoprotecthimfromhissuccess.Couldnoteverbeabletojustgoouttotheparkandlookupattheskyandcouldnotbeabletogotothemovies.Ijustthinkthathehaspaidatremendousprice.5 Suzannesaiditwasaheavyprice.Iwanttoknowhowbigof