5 The Sounds of Success

CHAPTER 5 The Sounds of Success Bruce and the band went on several concert tours for Born to Run. In total, they played more than two hundred shows in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

布鲁斯和他的乐队为《为奔跑而生》进行了几次巡回演唱会。 他们总共在美国、加拿大和欧洲演出了200多场。

In the early days of the band, before their first album was released, they didn't have much money for tours. One time they played some shows in Boston and stayed at a friend's house— they had to take turns sleeping on a few mattresses in the attic! As the band became famous, they were able to travel more comfortably. Sometimes Bruce and the band stayed in expensive hotels and ate fancy food. But most of the time they stayed at average places. It was important to Bruce to remain a regular guy. His fans loved him for that. He wasn't a big party animal, either. On one tour, the band had two buses that took them to

在乐队早期，在他们的第一张专辑发行之前，他们没有太多的钱去巡演。 有一次他们在波士顿演出，住在一个朋友家——他们不得不轮流睡在阁楼上的几个床垫上！随着乐队声名鹊起，他们的旅行也更加舒适了。 有时布鲁斯和他的乐队住在昂贵的酒店里，吃高档的食物。 但大多数时候，他们都住在普通的地方。 对布鲁斯来说，做个普通人很重要。 他的粉丝因此而爱他。 他也不是派对狂。 在一次巡回演出中，乐队有两辆巴士带他们去

shows—a party bus and quiet bus. Bruce preferred to stay in the quiet bus where he could sleep. Often rock stars will perform for about an hour and a half at concerts. Not Bruce. He'd be on the stage for over three hours—singing, dancing, and telling stories in between songs. Sometimes he would talk about his family or the house where he grew up. Sometimes he talked about the girls he had crushes on. The audience went wild. They felt connected to Bruce. He seemed to be telling them that he was like them. His memories almost felt like their memories. Bruce knew how important it was to connect with his audience. He has said, "An audience is not brought to you or given to you; it's something that you fight for." After the success of Born to Run, Bruce finally had money. He rented a big farmhouse in New Jersey where the band could rehearse. He also bought himself a 1957 Chevy. It was yellow with bright orange flames running down the sides. Bruce loved it, but soon his fans began to

展示了派对巴士和安静巴士。 布鲁斯更喜欢呆在安静的公共汽车上，这样他就可以睡觉了。 摇滚明星通常会在音乐会上表演一个半小时左右。 不是布鲁斯。他会在舞台上表演三个多小时——唱歌、跳舞，在歌曲之间讲故事。 有时他会谈论他的家庭或他长大的房子。 有时他会谈论他喜欢的女孩。 观众们欣喜若狂。他们觉得和布鲁斯有联系。 他似乎在告诉他们，他和他们一样。 他的记忆几乎和他们的记忆一样。 布鲁斯知道与观众交流有多重要。 他说：“没有人把听众带到你面前，也没有人把听众交给你；这是你为之奋斗的东西。” 在《天生会跑》大获成功后，布鲁斯终于有钱了。 他在新泽西租了一间大农舍，乐队可以在那里排练。 他还给自己买了一辆1957年的雪佛兰。 它是黄色的，两侧有明亮的橙色火焰。 布鲁斯很喜欢，但很快他的粉丝也开始喜欢

recognize the car. When they saw him driving by, they chased after the car! Even with his busy schedule, Bruce still liked to spend time by himself. After the Born to Run tour finished, he put aside more time for his writing. Bruce wasn't a big reader. Instead, he preferred watching movies. He studied how they told stories and tried to do the same in his songwriting.

认出这辆车。当他们看到他开车经过时，他们追赶那辆车！即使在繁忙的日程中，布鲁斯仍然喜欢独处。 “天生就会跑”巡演结束后，他留出了更多的时间来写作。 布鲁斯不是个爱读书的人。 相反，他更喜欢看电影。 他研究他们如何讲故事，并试图在他的歌曲创作中做同样的事情。

One of the films that inspired him was The Grapes of Wrath. It was based on the book by John Steinbeck. The Grapes of Wrath showed the struggle of poor people in America during the 1930s. The struggle of working-class people was very important to Bruce. He wanted his songs to show how hard and lonely life could be in places like Freehold, where he had grown up. Bruce also looked to other singers for inspiration. He very much admired the folksinger Woody Guthrie. Woody's songs were about life in the 1930s. During the worst years of the Great Depression, one out of every four working people was unemployed in the United States.

其中一部给他灵感的电影是《愤怒的葡萄》。 它是根据约翰·斯坦贝克的书改编的。 《愤怒的葡萄》表现了20世纪30年代美国穷人的斗争。 工人阶级的斗争对布鲁斯来说非常重要。 他希望自己的歌曲能展现出，在他成长的地方——Freehold，生活是多么艰难和孤独。 布鲁斯也向其他歌手寻求灵感。 他非常欣赏民谣歌手伍迪·格斯里。 伍迪的歌是关于20世纪30年代的生活。 在大萧条最严重的时期，美国每四个劳动人口中就有一个失业。

Woody Guthrie's most famous song was "This Land Is Your Land." The lyrics call for an America where everyone is equal no matter how rich or poor they are. Guthrie was considered a voice of his time.

伍迪·格斯里最著名的歌曲是《这片土地是你的土地》。 歌词呼吁建立一个人人平等的美国，无论贫富。 格思里被认为是他那个时代的代表人物。