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He said a lot of people will try to take advantage of a group that's just starting off, but a band should always make sure they get paid for their work. And after what happened at the Headless Chicken, that seemed like pretty good advice. Rodrick wanted to ask another question, but first he had to buy something else. So Rodrick and the guys pooled the rest of their money and bought a Metallichihuahua candy dispenser.

他说，很多人都会占刚起步乐队的便宜，但乐队一定要确保自己干了活就能拿到报酬。 经历了无头鸡酒吧那件事之后，这个建议听着真的非常有道理。 罗德里克本来还想再问一个问题，但他得先再买点东西。 于是罗德里克和伙伴们凑了剩下所有的钱，买了一个金属吉娃娃糖果机。

Rodrick asked what made Metallichihuahua break up all those years ago. And Warwick had a lot to say on that subject. He said there were two reasons the band broke up: MONEY and EGO. He said things were going great for Metallichihuahua until they found out their manager had been stealing from them. And after they fired him, they needed to figure out a way to replace the money he stole. That's when they started making bad business decisions and signed a bunch of endorsement deals MINTY LICKS CANINE TOOTHPASTE just to make a quick buck.

罗德里克问多年前金属吉娃娃为什么会解散。 说到这个话题，沃里克有一肚子话要说。 他说乐队解散有两个原因：钱和自负。 他说金属吉娃娃本来发展得顺风顺水，直到他们发现经理一直在偷他们的钱。 开除这个经理之后，他们得想办法补上被偷走的亏空。 就是从那时候开始，他们做了一堆糟糕的商业决定，为了赚快钱签了一大堆代言协议，比如清凉舔舔狗狗牙膏。

He said they created a bunch of products they weren't really proud of, including a line of personal fragrances that ended up on the bargain shelf two weeks after it came out. STEW SEBASTIAN WARWICK 75% OFF! But Warwick said the worst decision they made was to create a Saturday morning cartoon show for Metallichihuahua PUPS: little kids, because it turned off their older fans.

他说他们推出了一大堆连自己都不满意的产品，包括一款个人香水，结果上市两周就沦落到了打折货架上。 斯图·塞巴斯蒂安·沃里克 七五折！ 但沃里克说，他们做过最糟糕的决定是给小朋友做了《金属吉娃娃幼崽》周六早间卡通片，把老粉丝都吓跑了。

He said things got really bad for the band when people started whispering in their lead singer's ear and telling him he was the REAL star of Metallichihuahua, and he didn't need the other guys. So he made a solo holiday album, STEW Home for the Holidays which totally flopped. Warwick said after that, things fell apart for the band. Metallichihuahua tried to make money touring with a new singer, but fans had moved on. And a few years later, they decided to just call it quits.

他说，后来乐队情况越来越糟，总有人跑到主唱耳边吹风，说他才是金属吉娃娃真正的明星，根本不需要其他成员。 于是他出了一张节日独唱专辑《斯图陪你过节日》，结果彻底扑街了。 沃里克说，从那之后，乐队就彻底散架了。 金属吉娃娃试过找新歌手巡演赚钱，可粉丝早就走了。 几年之后，他们就决定彻底解散了。

He said that after the band broke up, everyone went their separate ways. The original singer went back to school and eventually became a lawyer, and the lead guitarist went into some kind of law enforcement. Warwick said that nobody has heard from the band's drummer, Sebastian Sleeves, in twenty-five years. Then Warwick pulled out a magazine with Sebastian's last interview in it, Dog Gone and said he'd be willing to unload it for twenty-five bucks.

他说乐队解散后，所有人都各走各的路了。 原先的主唱回去上学，最后当了律师，主吉他手去做了执法相关的工作。 沃里克说，已经二十五年没人听到过乐队鼓手塞巴斯蒂安·斯利夫斯的消息了。 接着沃里克拿出一本杂志，里面登着塞巴斯蒂安最后一次采访《狗狗走了》，还说他愿意二十五美元把这本杂志卖给他们。

But the guys were out of cash. So Warwick told them there was an ATM right down the hall, and that he'd be happy to wait for them. Then Warwick said he had a whole garage full of Metallichihuahua merchandise he's been trying to get rid of, and if they wanted to swing by his place sometime, he'd be happy to give them a really good deal on some quality items. But I guess Rodrick and the guys were a little uncomfortable, and they felt like they already got everything they came for. And even though Rodrick told Warwick they were gonna hit that ATM and come back, they went straight home instead.

可这群小伙子已经没钱了。 于是沃里克告诉他们走廊尽头就有自动取款机，他很乐意等他们回来。 沃里克还说，他整个车库都堆满了金属吉娃娃的周边，正想着清掉，要是他们有空去他家坐坐，他很愿意给这些好货开个超优惠的价格。 不过我猜罗德里克他们觉得有点不自在，也觉得已经拿到了自己本来想要的东西。 哪怕罗德里克跟沃里克说他们去取了钱就回来，结果他们还是直接回家了。