8 Trouble with the Glimmer Twins

CHAPTER 8 Trouble with the Glimmer Twins Mick and Keith had known each other since they were young boys. They were very close. They had played, sang, written songs, and become huge successes together. They produced albums under the name "The Glimmer Twins."

第八章微光孪生兄弟的麻烦米克和基思从小就认识。 他们非常亲密。他们一起演奏、唱歌、写歌，并取得了巨大的成功。 他们以“微光双胞胎”的名义制作专辑。

But sometimes, even close friendships can have problems. By the early 1980s, the Rolling Stones weren't getting along. Keith was upset that Mick wasn't working on the next Stones album. Instead, Mick was focused on releasing his own solo albums. Keith decided to work on his own album, too. Instead of speaking to each other, they argued through interviews they gave to newspapers and magazines. Charlie, Bill, and Ron went off to work on their own projects. The band didn't break up. But they didn't work together for a few years. Ron tried to get Mick and Keith together again. At a London hotel in the spring of 1988, the band finally held a meeting. They agreed to make a new album. The Rolling Stones had become so huge that they couldn't let it end.

但有时，即使是亲密的友谊也会出现问题。 到了20世纪80年代初，滚石乐队（Rolling Stones）合不来。 基思对米克没有参与滚石乐队下一张专辑的制作感到很沮丧。 相反，米克专注于发行自己的个人专辑。 基思也决定制作自己的专辑。 他们没有互相交谈，而是通过接受报纸和杂志的采访来争论。 查理、比尔和罗恩各自去做自己的项目了。 乐队没有解散。但他们有几年没有一起工作了。 罗恩试图让米克和基思重新在一起。 1988年春天，在伦敦的一家酒店里，乐队终于举行了一次会议。 他们同意制作一张新专辑。 滚石乐队已经变得如此庞大，他们不能让它结束。

Keith said to Mick, "This thing [the band] is bigger than both of us." At the beginning of 1989, the band met in Barbados, an island nation in the eastern Caribbean. They started making what would be called their "comeback" album. They planned to tour that fall, so there was a lot of work to do. Once they sat down to write songs together again, things clicked into place. Keith and Mick took a brief break to fly to New York City for an important ceremony. The

基思对米克说：“这个乐队比我们俩都大。” 1989年初，乐队在加勒比海东部的一个岛国巴巴多斯会合。 他们开始制作所谓的“复出”专辑。 他们计划在那个秋天巡演，所以有很多工作要做。 当他们再次坐下来一起写歌时，一切都井然有序。 基思和米克短暂休息，飞往纽约市参加一个重要的仪式。 的

Rolling Stones became members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In his thank-you speech, with Mick Taylor, Ron, and Keith by his side, Mick joked that they were receiving the award for twenty-five years of bad behavior!

滚石乐队成为摇滚名人堂成员。 在他的感谢致辞中，米克·泰勒、罗恩和基思站在他身边，米克开玩笑说，他们是因为25年来的不良行为而获奖的！

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation welcomed its first members in 1986. They included Chuck Berry, James Brown, and Little Richard—the same musicians that meant so much to the Rolling Stones at the beginning of their own careers. The Foundation built the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1995. Its goal is to teach people about the history of rock and roll, and to inspire both musicians and fans.

摇滚名人堂摇滚名人堂基金会于1986年迎来了第一批成员。 他们包括查克·贝里、詹姆斯·布朗和小理查德——这些音乐人在他们自己的职业生涯开始时对滚石乐队意义重大。 该基金会于1995年在俄亥俄州克利夫兰建立了摇滚名人堂和博物馆。 它的目标是向人们传授摇滚乐的历史，并激励音乐家和歌迷。

Back in the Caribbean, the band finished up their Steel Wheels album. They were ready to tour again. The Stones wanted the Steel Wheels tour to be bigger and better than anything they had done before. They had two stages built. As they performed on one, the other stage could be on its way to the next stadium. It took a crew and staff of hundreds and more than fifty tractor-trailer trucks to move the tour around. The huge set looked like an old steel mill towering over the stage. It had giant video screens, strobe lights, smoke, and a wall of fire. The show ended with fireworks.

回到加勒比海，乐队完成了他们的《钢轮》专辑。 他们准备再次巡回演出。 滚石乐队希望“钢轮”巡演比他们之前做过的任何巡演都要更大、更好。 他们建造了两个阶段。 当他们在其中一个舞台上表演时，另一个舞台可能正在前往下一个体育场的路上。 数百名工作人员和50多辆牵引式拖车将旅行团四处移动。 巨大的布景就像一座耸立在舞台上的老钢铁厂。 它有巨大的视频屏幕、频闪灯、烟雾和火墙。 演出以烟火结束。