2007年VOA标准英语-Papa Roach Not 'Spooked' By Success

By Larry London
Washington
14 May 2007
 

"Our music is a direct reflection of where I am,” begins Shaddix. “That's why all our records sound different.  It's cool, because I've met a lot of people on the road who say, 'Your music has saved my life', or 'I can really relate to songs like 'Broken Home,' or 'Scars’.'  So, for me, even though it wasn't our intention when we set out to do it, that's just a gift, and I don't have any idea about how we got it and when we got it.  But it is what we got, and we're just rolling with it.  Our fans really connect with the honesty and the music."

Jacoby Shaddix says "The Paramour Sessions," the band's fourth commercial album and its second for Geffen Records, was recorded while the band stayed in an infamous¹ Hollywood mansion². 

"When we moved into this house, the owner came to us and said, 'I have to disclose that this house is haunted.'  We were like, 'Whatever!' recalls Shaddix. “Over the course of writing, recording³ and living there for three months, we proceeded to have crazy experiences in that house.  But I really don't think we would have done the same record if we had done it in a stale recording studio, just being inspired all the time by living together. That's why we have the record and hence the album, ' The Paramour Sessions.' It's named after the house."

The newly released single, "Forever", is another track from the best-selling album, "The Paramour Sessions."

“The song "Forever" was born from all of our lives; the chaos⁴ among our lives.  This is pretty much a broken-hearted love song.  It's like at the end of the day, no matter how bad you've tortured somebody, and you've drugged yourself to mud, though your addictions⁵ like that, days come and go.  But my feelings for you are forever.  That sentiment sums it up.  You know what I'm saying?"

Papa Roach band performance

"Getting Away With Murder", the band's third album, was a big commercial success, something that Shaddix says eluded⁶ Papa Roach's prior effort.

"'Getting Away with Murder,' that was the record that brought us back to the spotlight⁷ and really got the media's attention and the fans' attention that this band is not going away; that this band is the real deal.  We said it in the beginning and we said it at the end: that we are going to be here for a long time.  We're not a 'flash in the pan' [briefly sensational] kind of band.  We are career artists.  That's our goal.  We're four records deep now, and you know, things are going good, and I just feel it's a blessing⁸, because a lot of bands that we came in with back in 2000 are no longer here, no longer making music, or no longer connecting with people through their music. It feels great to still be out here doing it and connecting."

1 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

2 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

5 addictions   

瘾( addiction的名词复数 )； 吸毒成瘾； 沉溺； 癖好

参考例句：

• He has removed the stigma of drug addictions. 他已经洗去吸毒的污点了。
• Intelligent people are good at using reason to control excessive addictions. 智慧的人善于用理性来控制过度的嗜欲。

6 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

8 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。