6 Superstar

CHAPTER 6 Superstar Ever since he was a teenager, Stevie's music had been popular with a broad audience, both black and white. With Music of My Mind, Stevie's fan base grew even larger. In 1972, he went on tour with the Rolling Stones, one of the most popular rock and-roll bands in the world. Stevie was the opening act, the performer who plays before the main attraction. But it wasn't long before Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, was bringing Stevie back onstage to join him in singing "Satisfaction," one of the group's biggest hits. The crowd loved

从十几岁起，史蒂夫的音乐就受到了广大观众的欢迎，无论黑人还是白人。 随着《我心中的音乐》的推出，史蒂夫的粉丝群变得更大了。 1972年，他随世界上最受欢迎的摇滚乐队之一滚石乐队巡演。 史蒂夫是开场演员，是在主要吸引人的表演之前表演的表演者。 但没过多久，滚石乐队的主唱米克·贾格尔（Mick Jagger）就把史蒂夫带回到舞台上，和他一起演唱了乐队最热门的歌曲之一《满意》（Satisfaction）。 人们喜欢

Stevie—maybe a little too much. Some of the tour's organizers thought he was taking too much attention from the Stones. But Mick insisted that Stevie stay. Onstage, they were a good mix. Offstage, they were very different. The Rolling Stones often had parties filled with drinking and illegal drugs. Stevie did not do those things.

史蒂维，也许有点太过了。 巡演的一些组织者认为他太过关注滚石乐队了。 但米克坚持要史蒂维留下来。 在舞台上，他们是一个很好的组合。 在台下，他们非常不同。 滚石乐队（Rolling Stones）经常举行聚会，聚会上到处都是饮酒和吸毒的人。 史蒂夫没有做那些事。

Illegal drug use, as well as violence and crime, were on the rise in the seventies—especially in big cities in the United States. Stevie felt those were important issues that needed to be addressed, and he wanted his music to be a part of that conversation. He began writing more about the reality of racism and poverty. His next album, Talking Book, showed the world that an R&B artist could appeal to audiences that usually listened to rock music. Talking Book's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" was a love song that soared to number one

非法吸毒、暴力和犯罪在七十年代呈上升趋势，尤其是在美国的大城市。 史蒂夫觉得这些都是需要解决的重要问题，他希望他的音乐成为这种对话的一部分。 他开始写更多关于种族主义和贫困的现实。 他的下一张专辑《Talking Book》向世界展示了一个R&B艺术家可以吸引那些通常听摇滚乐的听众。 Talking Book的《You Are the Sunshine of My Life》是一首飙升至榜首的情歌

on the charts and earned Stevie a Grammy award—the awards given each year by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding performances in music. "Superstition," a funky, high-energy song, went to number one, too, and won two Grammys. Talking Book included a message from Stevie to his fans written in braille on the cardboard cover. "Here is my music," it read. "It is all I have to tell you how I feel. Know that your love keeps my love strong." The album was a huge hit for Stevie. Just a year later, Stevie released an album called Innervisions. Its most memorable song was "Living for the City," about a black man from the South who moves to New York City and is arrested and sentenced to ten years in jail. The

并为史蒂夫赢得了格莱美奖——这是美国国家唱片艺术与科学学院每年颁发给杰出音乐表演的奖项。 《迷信》（Superstition）这首时髦、充满活力的歌曲也获得了冠军，并赢得了两项格莱美奖。 《有声书》的硬纸板封面上有史蒂夫写给粉丝的盲文。 “这是我的音乐，”上面写着。 “我要告诉你的就是我的感受。 要知道，你的爱使我的爱更加坚固。” 这张专辑对史蒂夫来说是一个巨大的成功。 仅仅一年后，史蒂夫发行了一张名为《内在幻象》的专辑。 它最令人难忘的歌曲是《为城市而活》（Living for the City），讲述了一个来自南方的黑人搬到纽约市，被逮捕并被判处十年监禁的故事。 的

song used noise from the street—traffic and sirens and voices—to bring the sounds of the city directly into the story. "Living for the City" was a number one hit on the R&B chart. So was "Higher Ground," another song from the album. In August 1973, just three days after Innervisions was released, Stevie was involved in a terrible car accident. On his way to a concert in North Carolina, a log fell off a truck and crashed through the windshield of the car in which Stevie was riding. It struck Stevie in the face. Stevie spent several days in a coma and nearly died. No one was sure if he would be able to sing, write, or play music again.

宋用街道上的交通噪音、警笛声和人声把城市的声音直接带入故事中。 《为城市而活》在R&B排行榜上名列榜首。 专辑中的另一首歌《Higher Ground》也是如此。 1973年8月，就在《内观》发行三天后，史蒂夫遭遇了一场可怕的车祸。 在他去北卡罗来纳州参加音乐会的路上，一根木头从一辆卡车上掉下来，撞穿了史蒂夫乘坐的汽车的挡风玻璃。 它击中了史蒂夫的脸。 史蒂夫昏迷了好几天，差一点就死了。 没有人确定他是否还能唱歌、写作或演奏音乐。