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与钢琴为伴的精灵
陶醉的休止符 发表于 2008-04-06 12:43:02
出生于宾州小镇Milford,Vanessa Carlton(瓦妮莎 卡尔顿)的成长过程中总是有音乐相伴,8岁就完成生平的第一部作曲作品,17岁开始在纽约下曼哈顿的酒吧演出。她精湛的钢琴演奏技巧、诚恳真挚的歌声与创作,震慑了音乐大厂Interscope的高层,于是迅速获得一纸合约。
首航专辑《Be Not Nobody》中,Vanessa Carlton以她流行灵魂唱腔诠释从古典到经典摇滚的多元曲风,时而柔情似水、时而热情如火、时而朴实真诚。由洋溢华尔滋风情的″Ordinary Day″揭开序曲,Vanessa Carlton带领乐迷进行一趟游历异想境地的奇幻旅程;清新流畅的首发单曲″A Thousand Miles″一鸣惊人抢滩Billboard流行单曲榜No.5…。
唤醒人类深层欲望、引起强烈情绪共鸣的“Be Not Nobody”更备受专业乐评肯定,滚石杂志将她评选为2002年最值得期待的十位艺人之一、称她为“流行版的Fiona Apple”、赞赏她纯熟严谨的钢琴琴艺,并认为其音乐作品蕴含媲美Tori Amos的古典元素、丰富乐音及的和谐合声。
时隔2年,她终于又回来了。嗓音开始略带一点性感的沙哑,几乎所有MV里面依然都有她心爱的钢琴出场。可惜知道她的人不是很多。下面是一些她自己的话。在几年之后我才想到去她的吧里面看看。
In my own words...
I was born 8/16/80 and raised in Mitford, PA by my parents Ed and Heidi Carlton. My Dad is a pilot (he plays fiddle on the side), and my mom is a pianist and teacher. My childhood was unconventional. When I was two I was enrolled into a Montessori school. I just remember running around and drawing pictures all the time. Music and art were the main focuses of my childhood.
My mom was my first music teacher. I suppose the first sign that I was "musical" came when I figured out "It's A Small World" on the piano when I was two years old. We had just returned from Disneyland. After that, my mother began exposing me to a variety of classical composers, from Eric Satie, to Mozart, to Debussey. At eight, I wrote my first piece of music. I wasn't writing lyrics or anything, just little piano songs.
I was nine when I fell in love with ballet. I was obsessed with it actually. Fortunately my mom made me keep up the piano during that time. At thirteen, I started travelling to New York to study with some of the great ballet dancers and teachers such as Grelsey Kirkland and Madame Nenette Charisse.
At fourteen, I was accepted to study at the School of American Ballet in New York City. I left my family and moved into a dorm at Lincoln Center. I enrolled in the Professional Children's School for high school and began a new life.
The life of a ballet dancer is neither easy nor fair. The pressure is intense and the competition extreme. Surprisingly, I had always been a confident dancer, almost fearless, but as I approached my senior year things began to unravel. I became frustrated and lost. I was on the brink of becoming a professional when everything feel apart. At seventeen feeling broken and isolated, I started writing songs again.
It was the dilapidated piano in the kitchen of my dorm that brought me solace. Sometimes I would skip ballet class to go upstairs and play. All these songs just poured out of me. This time, I wasn't simply writing piano pieces, I was writing lyrics I had always loved to sing growing up, but I never thought of myself as a singer until I sang my lyrics. I put my voice and piano together I couldn't imagine it any other way.
The fall after I graduated I got an apartment with a friend, became a waitress and started playing gigs downtown. A year later, I signed with Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records.
I am currently in the studio recording my debut album., Be Not Nobody, which should be out in early March. I'm going as fast as I can! The single, A Thousand Miles, will be out in early February.
Last but not least, I got into Columbia University and I have started dancing again, just for my self.
Peace.
By: Vanessa Carlton

我出生于1980年8月16日,在宾夕法尼亚州的米特福德城由我的父亲(爱德·卡尔顿)和母亲(海蒂·卡尔顿)抚养长大。我的父亲是一位飞行员,(他同时也会拉小提琴),而我的母亲是一位钢琴演奏家和教师。我的童年与其他的孩子不同。当我两岁的时候我被招收进了蒙台梭利式教育学校[注解①]。我只是一直四处玩耍和画画。音乐和艺术是我童年的主要部分。
母亲是我第一位音乐老师。我猜想第一次表现出我有音乐细胞的应该是当我两岁的时候,我在钢琴上弹奏出了《小小世界》。那时候我刚从迪斯尼乐园回来。从那以后,我的母亲开始让我接受一些古典音乐作曲家,从埃里克·萨提[注解②]莫扎特和德布西[注解③]。8岁时,我写了自己的第一首曲子。我没有写歌词或是其他的,只是一首简单的钢琴曲而已。
当我9岁的时候,我爱上了芭蕾舞。实际上,我完全被它迷住了。幸运的是,我的母亲在我迷上芭蕾的那段时间里依然坚持让我学习钢琴。13岁时,我去纽约向一些有名的芭蕾舞蹈演员和老师学习,比如Grelsey Kirkland和Nenette Charisse太太。
到14岁时,我被允许去在纽约的美国芭蕾舞学校学校进行学习。我离开了我的家人并搬进了位于林肯中心[注解④]的宿舍。我进入了一个少年职业高中,然后开始了新的生活。
芭蕾舞蹈员的生活既不容易也不美好。压力很大,竞争也相当激烈。令人惊讶的是,我
曾经是一个自信并勇敢的舞蹈演员,但是当我长大后,事情开始变糟(译者注:可能是年龄稍大的女孩子柔韧性变差了)。我开始失败和迷惑。当一切土崩瓦解时,我甚至差点成为一个没有工作的失业者。当17岁时,我感到沮丧和孤独,于是我重新开始写歌。
在我宿舍厨房里的那架破旧的钢琴给了我一些安慰。有时候我会跳着芭蕾舞上楼并弹奏钢琴。所有的歌曲都倾诉着我的心声。这一次,我不再是简单地写钢琴曲,而是写了我喜欢歌唱的关于成长的歌词。直到我唱起自己写的歌词时,我才意识到我以前从来没有想到过自己会成为一名歌手。除了将自己的歌声和钢琴声结合在一起,我没有想到过其他的。
毕业的那个秋天,我与朋友合租了一间公寓。我成了女服务生,并开始在市区里做一些音乐演奏表演。一年之后,我和Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records[注解⑤]唱片公司签约了。
我现在常常在录音房里录制我的新专辑《Be Not Nobody》,它将在三月份公开发行。我将尽我最快的速度将它完成!而其中的单曲,《A Thousand Miles》(一千里),将在二月份公开发行。
最终,我进入了哥伦比亚大学并重新开始跳芭蕾(仅仅是为了自己)。
Peace.
(Vanessa写完帖子或者文章都会加一个Peace,但是我从来没有弄懂过它是什么意思)
作者:Vanessa Carlton
注解①:蒙台梭利,玛丽亚:(1870-1952) 意大利医师和教育家先驱,提出了强调发展儿童潜能的教育方法
注解②:萨提(Eric Satie),法国作曲家、钢琴家,曾谱写芭蕾舞曲、抒情剧和怪诞曲目,代表作有芭蕾舞剧《游行》和合唱曲《苏格拉底》,作品风格影响了“六人组”德布西和拉威尔等人。
注解③:德布西,作曲家。
注解④:林肯中心(Lincoln Center),美国著名的表演艺术中心。
注解⑤:Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records是美国的一家唱片公司,签约歌手有Eminem,U2,Vanessa Carlton等。
《Nolita Fairytale》里面,她告诉我们她离开的意义--“Spent the last 2 years getting to what's real.And now I can see so clear”
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