后青春期的想象风景

继续，又一转载，这次来自blur的吉他手。本转载for English，for fun，for blur fans，and for my dear。

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"I bought Cinnamon and Golden Grahams and these indie kids in the shop laughed
 at me. It was funny but embarrassing."

“我在商店买Cinnamon and Golden Grahams（一种早餐食品）时, 那些听indie音乐的孩
子们都冲着我乐。这挺有趣，但是满尴尬的。”


(If you had a superpower what would it be ?) "The US. I’d make it small enoug
h to fit in my spare room. Then George Bush would be ant sized and I’d put hi
m in a  matchbox so he couldn't come out."

（如果你能拥有一种超能量，你想做什么？）
“美国。我会把美国缩小到能放进我的房间里。这样小布什就和蚂蚁一样大了，我可以把
他锁进火柴盒里。”


(What do you think of the Gorillaz stuff ?) "That's a tough question. (long pa
use) And now I'll leave it at that! No, it's cool, Damon's doing his thing, an
d he needs to do his thing. We all do. You know, I don't expect anybody to par
ticularly like my stuff. And I think that's the healthiest way you can make mu
sic really, not expecting people to like it." 

（你怎么看待Gorillaz？）
“这个问题够难的。（长时间停顿） 我只能这么说了！ 其实它不错。Damon在做他喜欢的
事，他需要做他喜欢的事。我们都需要。我并不奢望任何人特别喜欢我的音乐；我认为这
是创作音乐时最健康的心态：不要指望人人都会喜欢它。”


(Are you pissed off with Gorillaz becoming more popular than Blur ?) "No i'm n
ot, although i'd like to know who's buying Gorillaz. But it's good because it'
s Damon's. He's doing what he wants to do. I think it's obviously going to be 
more popular than Blur stuff because it's of a substandard nature to Blur stuf
f. The music is pretty good but the more popular a thing is in this country, t
he more rubbish it is. It'd be best if people listened to simpler music, stuff
 that resonates more soulfully."

（Gorillaz比Blur更受欢迎，你有没有觉得气恼？）
“不，我并没有不高兴，虽然我很想知道都是些什么人在买Gorillaz的专辑。无论如何这
是好事，因为它是Damon搞的。他在做自己想做的东西。我觉得Gorillaz比Blur更受欢迎是
理所当然的，因为它的水准在Blur以下。那些音乐还算好，但是在这个国家越受欢迎的东
西就越垃圾。如果人们能听听更简单的、感情上能够引起共鸣的音乐就好了。”


"I'm squeamish about seafood. I can't pull the heads off shrimps and things li
ke that ; get me fingers all mucky in their eggs and peel the armour off. I do
nt like that."

“我对海鲜食品有洁癖。我没办法像那样把虾拆开来吃，剥皮时油乎乎弄得满手都是粘渣
。我不喜欢那样。”


(Do you have any phobias ?) "I used to not be able to walk up Parkway (busy Ca
mden thoroughfare). I'd completely avoid it because I thought people would be 
making comments about me. I suppose that's what comes with being a slightly re
cognisable figure around here, you wonder what people are gonna be saying. "

（你对什么有恐怖症吗？）
“我过去有一阵不敢在Parkway大街上走。我不敢上街，总是怕路人会对我指指点点。我想
就是这样吧，当你开始有了点名气的时候，就担心人们会评论些什么。”


(If you were Prime Minister, what would you do ?) "Change the national anthem 
to nothing. I don't like nationnality."

（如果你是首相，你会做什么？）
“把国歌改成什么也没有。 我不喜欢国家性质的东西。”


"Graham's fans seem to be really fucking mad. Alex fans just seem to be mad. T
he classic fanbase of people that like Damon are completely fine. I just seem 
to attract complete nutters."

“Graham的歌迷看上去真的是疯狂过度。Alex的迷们顶多只是热情。一向喜欢Damon的人们
也完全正常。只有我，似乎特别吸引疯子和怪人。”


"I'm trying to learn skateboard at the moment. I tried to skate in bare feet, 
bad idea. I completely cut up my toes." 

“我现在正在学滑板。我曾经试着光脚滑，这主意太糟了。我的脚趾头都被滑没了。”


"Spiders are cool but I'm still scared of them . But I don't kill them." 

“蜘蛛很好，但我还是怕他们。不过我不会杀掉他们。”


"My old flat is covered with carcasses of mosquitos all over the walls because
 I never bothered to clean up , as a warning." 

“我以前住的公寓强上到处都是蚊子的尸体。我把它们当作是警告，从来懒得清理。”


"You have to learn to keep your mouth shut when you have to get any drinks in.
"

“当你喝酒时，必须记着得把嘴巴闭上。”


(about alcohol) "Chocolate does the same thing to your happy centres. But you 
can't have ten Mars Bars and be rolling around on the floor insulting people a
nd shouting and crying for no reason. Which is a shame. Heheheh."

（关于酒）
“巧克力同样可以使人心情愉快。但是即使你吃上十条巧克力，也做不到在地上打滚损笑
别人，或是没来由的大哭大嚷。那很可惜，呵呵呵呵。。。” 


"If I was one of my friends, Graham Coxon would be the person I most likely sa
w stopped drinking."

“如果我是我的朋友之一，Graham Coxon就是我见过的人当中最有希望戒酒的了。”


"When I started to swear at furniture, I knew it was time to stop drinking"

“当我开始对着家具开骂的时候，我就知道该停止喝酒了。” 


(on being asked whether he'd quit drinking for good) "I still drink non-alchoo
lic drinks"

（当被问到是否可能永远戒酒时）
“非酒精饮料我也还在喝呢。”



"We used to drink so much. I'd have a bottle of wine under the chair my amp wa
s sat on and I'd swig my way through that."

“我们过去喝的可多了。 我会藏一瓶酒在放扩音器的架子下面，然后从始至终都在痛饮。
”


"I don't like drugs - never liked drugs. I'm not a very good creature for thin
gs like that, I haven't got enough confidence." 

“我不喜欢毒品 - 从来就没喜欢过毒品。我不适合那类东西，我没有足够的信心。”


"After Blur , I'll get married."

“在Blur之后，我会结婚。”


"We're very dissatisfied with anything that isn't slightly...twisted. I like p
eople like John Lennon who are stars in a totally anti-star way."

“对于没有一点转折的事物，我们都不满意。我喜欢像John Lennon那样的人，他们以反明
星的姿态做着明星。”


"If I’d done what I was supposed to do in the "Country House" video I would h
ave had a lobotomy by now."

“如果我在Country House的video里按照原来的剧本演，我现在恐怕已经做过脑白质切除
术（注：用于治疗精神混乱症的外科手术）了。”