3 Creating an Image

CHAPTER 3 Creating an Image By 1963, the Beatles had become the most popular band in England. One night in April, the four members of the Beatles came to see the Rollin' Stones play at the Crawdaddy. They hung out with the Stones afterward and talked about music. When the Stones went to see the Beatles perform live, Brian was especially impressed by the way girls screamed in excitement whenever the Beatles appeared. He wanted the Stones to be superstars like the Beatles.

到1963年，甲壳虫乐队已经成为英国最受欢迎的乐队。 四月的一个晚上，披头士乐队的四名成员来到Crawdaddy看滚石乐队的演出。 之后，他们和滚石乐队一起出去玩，谈论音乐。 当滚石乐队去看披头士乐队的现场表演时，布莱恩对每当披头士乐队出现时女孩们兴奋地尖叫的样子印象深刻。 他希望滚石乐队像披头士一样成为超级巨星。

The Beatles The four members of the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—were

披头士乐队的四位成员——约翰·列侬、保罗·麦卡特尼、乔治·哈里森和林戈·斯塔尔

originally from Liverpool, England. They loved American rock and roll. They formed their own band in the early 1960s and quickly became popular in England and Germany. By 1964, they were famous all over the world. Their huge popularity was known as "Beatlemania." The Beatles were young, funny, and handsome. Teenagers loved them. Girls often screamed so loudly at concerts that the members of the band couldn't even hear themselves play. The band broke up after spending less than ten years together. But John, Paul, George, and Ringo all went on to have successful solo careers. The Beatles are the bestselling band in music history and one of the most important rock bands of all time.

他来自英国利物浦。 他们喜欢美国摇滚乐。 他们在20世纪60年代初组建了自己的乐队，并迅速在英国和德国流行起来。 到1964年，他们在世界各地都很有名。 他们的巨大人气被称为“披头士狂热”。 披头士乐队年轻、风趣、英俊。 青少年喜欢它们。女孩们经常在音乐会上大声尖叫，以至于乐队成员甚至听不见自己在演奏。 乐队在一起还不到十年就解散了。 但是约翰、保罗、乔治和林戈都有了成功的单飞生涯。 披头士乐队是音乐史上最畅销的乐队，也是有史以来最重要的摇滚乐队之一。

Not long after the Beatles came to the Crawdaddy, a tall, stylish young man showed up to hear the Stones play. Andrew Oldham was only nineteen years old, younger than any members of the Stones. But he already had a lot of connections in the music world. He had even worked for the Beatles! He liked the Rollin' Stones' sound and wanted to be their manager. The band signed a contract with Andrew. Soon after that, their new manager got the Stones a record deal with Decca Records.

披头士乐队来到Crawdaddy后不久，一个高大、时髦的年轻人来听滚石乐队的演出。 安德鲁·奥尔德姆只有19岁，比滚石乐队的任何成员都年轻。 但他在音乐界已经有了很多人脉。 他甚至为披头士乐队工作过！他喜欢滚石乐队的声音，想成为他们的经纪人。 乐队与安德鲁签了合同。 在那之后不久，他们的新经纪人为滚石乐队与迪卡唱片公司签订了唱片合约。

The Rollin' Stones were becoming known as a talented London band. But Andrew Oldham had bigger dreams for them. He wanted to make some changes. Andrew didn't think Ian Stewart had the right look. He wasn't as young as the rest of the band. So Andrew fired him. Ian still acted as the band's road manager and played piano for concerts and albums for many years to come. But he was no longer an official member of the Rollin' Stones. Next, Andrew added a g to the end of the band's name, so they were now called the Rolling Stones. He asked them to wear matching outfits for photo shoots, just like the Beatles did. The Rolling Stones recorded their first single —a cover of their idol Chuck Berry's song "Come On." It was released on June 7, 1963, and rose to number twenty-one on the British music charts.

滚石乐队作为一支才华横溢的伦敦乐队而闻名。 但安德鲁·奥尔德姆对他们有更大的梦想。 他想做一些改变。 安德鲁觉得伊恩·斯图尔特的长相不合适。 他不像乐队的其他成员那么年轻。 所以安德鲁解雇了他。伊恩仍然担任乐队的巡回经纪人，并在接下来的许多年里为音乐会和专辑弹钢琴。 但他不再是滚石乐队的正式成员。 接下来，安德鲁在乐队的名字后面加了一个g，所以他们现在被称为滚石乐队。 他要求他们在拍照时穿同样的衣服，就像披头士那样。 滚石乐队录制了他们的第一首单曲——翻唱了他们的偶像查克·贝里的歌曲《加油》。 这首歌于1963年6月7日发行，并在英国音乐排行榜上升至第21名。

Soon, the band appeared on British television shows. They were interviewed for newspaper articles. They gave up trying to be like the Beatles with their trimmed hair, similar clothes, and friendly smiles. Instead, the Stones wanted to be themselves. They dressed how they

很快，乐队出现在英国电视节目中。 他们接受了报纸文章的采访。 他们放弃了像披头士那样修剪整齐的头发、相似的衣服和友好的微笑。 相反，滚石乐队想做他们自己。 他们怎么穿就怎么穿