The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.

  • -- Ian MacKaye 伊恩·麦克凯耶

我第一次录音的时候,是在我的录音机里。听起来很棒。它的麻醉作用是如此强烈,令人愉悦。我说,‘你听起来像个乐队。然后,我的余生都在试图再次追逐那最初的快感。

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Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows, in man after man, generation after generation, - till its full stature is reached, and such System of Thought can grow no farther, but must give place to another.

思想一旦觉醒就不再沉睡;展开成一个思维系统;这种思想体系只能在一个又一个人、一代又一代的身上生长,直到达到它的高度为止。

When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and look back at it from a distance with clarity and tell it as a story. Because that's how life is lived, you know?

当我写作的时候,我试着让自己沉浸在一种情感体验的混乱中,而不是把自己和它分离开来,从远处清晰地回顾它,把它当作一个故事来讲述。因为这就是生活,你知道吗?

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

对我来说,重要的是我不会被别人的赞扬所驱使,也不会被别人的批评所拖累。我只是在尽我所能地工作。

I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded as comes out.

我总是记录的比我能用的多得多。可能有两倍的记录。

Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't.

好吧,我可以做一天,但我不想再成为一个青少年。我真的不会。

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?

你可以有伟大的球员,但如果他们不想被教练,你会怎么做?

It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.

这是一个词曲作者的梦想,有一首歌录制和运行的图表。

When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material.

当人们问我是什么让电影如此伟大时,我说的是材料。

The man is killing time---there’s nothing else.

这个人在消磨时间——没有别的了。

You can get fired from any job at any time.

你随时都可能被炒鱿鱼。