The music community has been in shock since the announcement of David Bowie's death on Sunday. Marilyn Manson – a musician and performer who took to heart Bowie's flair for the theatrical and unorthodox – has written a poignant tribute to the late rock icon. His reflections, as told to Rolling Stone, show how Bowie's music "changed [his] life forever" starting with his first awestruck listen to "Diamond Dogs."
以下是曼肥说的: first introduction to David Bowie was watching "Ashes to Ashes" on MTV. I was confused and captivated. 我第一次入DB的坑是在MTV上看到了他的“Ashes to Ashed” 我那时很迷惑并且被他吸引住了
But it wasn't until my first real stay in Los Angeles, around 1997, that someone told me to take a moment to listen to something other than Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory. So I went for a dizzying car ride through the Hollywood Hills and listened to "Diamond Dogs." 但是捏 直到1997年左右我才第一次真正的住在LA 那是一个人告诉我抽空去听一下DB的Aladdin Sane(1971年专辑)和 Hunky Dory(1973年专辑)然后我就找了一辆傻不拉几的车驶过好莱坞山去听diamond dogs
All of my nostalgia, instantly turned to awe. I was hearing him sing about fiction as a mask to show his naked soul. This changed my life forever. Every song of his was a way for me to communicate to others. It was a sedative. An arousal. A love letter I could never have written. 我所有的思乡之情立刻转变成了敬畏之情 我听到他唱着的故事 就像一个面具一般展现了他不加修饰的灵魂 这永远改变了我 下一段同二楼
It has become and remains a soundtrack to a movie he painted with his voice and guitar. He sang, "Hope, it's a cheap thing." I don't need hope to know that he has found his way to the place that equals his untouchable, chameleon-genius beauty. The black star in space, that only HE belongs.
This crushing moment of fear and loss can only be treated the way his music has affected everyone who was fortunate enough to hear and love it. Let's NEVER let go of what he gave us. MM