2.20.2014

搖滾樂真的不死嗎?

個人看完BRIT Awards的一點感想。

在AM拿下最佳專輯獎之後,Alex發表了以下一段演說


“Ah. That Rock n’ Roll, eh? That Rock n’ Roll, it just won’t go away.
It might hibernate from time to time, and sink back into the swamp. I think the cyclical nature of the universe in which it exists demands it adheres to some of its rules. But it’s always waiting there, just around the corner, ready to make its way back through the sludge. And smash through the glass ceiling, lookin’ better than ever. 
Yeah, that Rock n’ Roll. It seems like it’s fading away sometimes, but it will never die. And there’s nothing you can do about it.
Thank you very fu- much for this. I do truly appreciate it. Don’t take that the wrong way. And, eh… yeah… 
Invoice me for the microphone if ya need to. *drops the mic*”

大意是說搖滾不死——雖然偶爾我們會感覺它似乎消褪了,但總有一天它會再現的。

我對他的說法很反感。
首先,先入為主的說,我一向很討厭談論這種空洞的話題、這樣虛無的口號。它何時生,何時死,或者會不會死,不是你說說就算;再者,在專輯得獎的場合說這些,只讓人覺得你像個自命不凡的搖滾救世主、AM就是搖滾樂重生的意象。這樣說很極端,不過我真的認為,倘若AM是搖滾不死的代表,我倒希望它死掉算了。別表現得一副你他媽的是搖滾樂的代言人。

也不是第一次聽到這種口號。Nick Valensi說過類似的話,不過我認為無傷大雅(這是私心吧);而最常把搖滾不死掛在嘴邊的就是五月天,同身為搖滾不死代言人,我想不妨Alex跟陳信宏交流一下。

對不起,我對這兩分鐘的感言認真了。說不清為何這席話讓我如此反感,可能我真的太愛太愛他們了吧,愛到承受不起他說出這種傻話。或許Alex下次該解釋搖滾樂是何時誕生的。Im so done.

沒想到原本承諾要寫的猴團最後會變成這樣,啊。