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04年和Mariah Carey一起接受某报的访谈：
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THE DAILY REPORTER
Gavin Christopher
July 28, 2004
Not everyone can say that they've had Mariah Carey over at their
apartment for songwriting sessions, but Gavin Christopher is one of the
very few people who can.
By the time Gavin had met Mariah
as a teenager, he was already a hot property in the music industry and
had worked with everyone from Herbie Hancock and Chaka Khan to
Grandmaster Flash and Sheila E. He had also signed a deal in 1985 with
EMI Records and would soon release his own album, which would spawn the
hit club staple ?One Step Closer To You?.
Amidst all this, Gavin took time out to work with an unknown and inexperienced singer named Mariah.
Mariah Daily: What convinced you to write with this unknown singer called Mariah Carey?
Gavin Christopher: I was so impressed with her personality and voice
that I jumped at the chance to work on some songs with Mariah. We made
a schedule to get together at least twice a week. We began working on
some ideas that Mariah had.
MD: When did you first become aware of her?
Gavin: I was first introduced to Mariah by her brother Morgan when she
was 15 years old. Morgan had asked me to listen to his sister and tell
him what I thought about her voice. I immediately walked into my living
room after hearing her voice and told Morgan that his sister was going
to be a huge success some day.
MD: Did you ever think this teenage girl you were working with would one day become a superstar?
Gavin: Yes! I knew immediately. Unfortunately, we did not get a chance
to work together very long. Maybe a few months at the most. But, it was
the most rewarding.
MD: How did the writing process usually start? Did Mariah come up with something first, or did you?
Gavin: I had a small writing studio in my flat in New York. Mariah?s
mother Pat would bring her to the house. We would spend a few hours at
a time working on ideas for songs.
MD: Where did you usually write together?
Gavin: In my apartment on 23rd Street in New York, where I was living
with Clarissa Dane, who became one of Mariah?s closest friends.
MD: Did you have set writing times or was it spontaneous?
Gavin: We were very spontaneous.
MD: Did Mariah usually write from her own experiences, or from things she saw going on around her?
Gavin: Well, from what I gathered, it was her own experiences and
influences from artists like Stevie Wonder, who gave Mariah the
inspiration to become who she is today.
MD: Did Mariah have a specific genre in mind for her songs or did you help guide her way?
Gavin: I think that initially we just had a few songs we were working
on with no specific genre in mind. We were co-writing. So, there was a
bit of guidance on my part. But, I think Mariah already knew who she
was and where she wanted to go. That is where she went straight to the
top.
MD: About how many songs did you and Mariah work on together? Do you have any favorites amongst those?
Gavin: Maybe two or three at the time. One I remember the most was the song titled ?I Can?t Hold It Back?.
MD: You were the one that introduced Mariah to Ben Margulies, who
Mariah wrote most of her first album with. How did that come about?
Gavin: Ben was my drummer in a band in Santa Cruz, California. After
working with Herbie Hancock on several albums, I was playing at a club
when Ben introduced himself to me and asked me if I wanted to sing in
his band. I said yes and we played together for short while in
California. I then moved to New York to pursue my career further. Then,
Ben moved to New York and set up a small studio in his house and began
writing. I am not sure, but Mariah and Ben first met at my apartment.
Few years later, they started writing together. One day, I came home to
a message on my machine. It was a recording of ?Vision Of Love?. They
were excited that they had gotten a budget to work on Mariah?s record.
The rest is history.
MD: What do you think the world should know about Mariah Carey?
Gavin: Mariah is a truly gifted human individual, who has given the
world a voice that is one of the great voices of the century. There
will never be another like her. She is the one of a kind. I think we
should all grateful that we have someone like her to soothe our souls
with wonderful sound and grace. Thank you Mariah. I am happy to be a
part of your story.
Gavin Christopher is currently living
in Los Angeles and working on several projects. He is also a
contributing member for the band Aquabox. Their album release, "The
Evolution Will Not Be Televised", is available for purchase from
amazon.com.
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THE DAILY REPORTER
Gavin Christopher
July 28, 2004
Not everyone can say that they've had Mariah Carey over at their
apartment for songwriting sessions, but Gavin Christopher is one of the
very few people who can.
By the time Gavin had met Mariah
as a teenager, he was already a hot property in the music industry and
had worked with everyone from Herbie Hancock and Chaka Khan to
Grandmaster Flash and Sheila E. He had also signed a deal in 1985 with
EMI Records and would soon release his own album, which would spawn the
hit club staple ?One Step Closer To You?.
Amidst all this, Gavin took time out to work with an unknown and inexperienced singer named Mariah.
Mariah Daily: What convinced you to write with this unknown singer called Mariah Carey?
Gavin Christopher: I was so impressed with her personality and voice
that I jumped at the chance to work on some songs with Mariah. We made
a schedule to get together at least twice a week. We began working on
some ideas that Mariah had.
MD: When did you first become aware of her?
Gavin: I was first introduced to Mariah by her brother Morgan when she
was 15 years old. Morgan had asked me to listen to his sister and tell
him what I thought about her voice. I immediately walked into my living
room after hearing her voice and told Morgan that his sister was going
to be a huge success some day.
MD: Did you ever think this teenage girl you were working with would one day become a superstar?
Gavin: Yes! I knew immediately. Unfortunately, we did not get a chance
to work together very long. Maybe a few months at the most. But, it was
the most rewarding.
MD: How did the writing process usually start? Did Mariah come up with something first, or did you?
Gavin: I had a small writing studio in my flat in New York. Mariah?s
mother Pat would bring her to the house. We would spend a few hours at
a time working on ideas for songs.
MD: Where did you usually write together?
Gavin: In my apartment on 23rd Street in New York, where I was living
with Clarissa Dane, who became one of Mariah?s closest friends.
MD: Did you have set writing times or was it spontaneous?
Gavin: We were very spontaneous.
MD: Did Mariah usually write from her own experiences, or from things she saw going on around her?
Gavin: Well, from what I gathered, it was her own experiences and
influences from artists like Stevie Wonder, who gave Mariah the
inspiration to become who she is today.
MD: Did Mariah have a specific genre in mind for her songs or did you help guide her way?
Gavin: I think that initially we just had a few songs we were working
on with no specific genre in mind. We were co-writing. So, there was a
bit of guidance on my part. But, I think Mariah already knew who she
was and where she wanted to go. That is where she went straight to the
top.
MD: About how many songs did you and Mariah work on together? Do you have any favorites amongst those?
Gavin: Maybe two or three at the time. One I remember the most was the song titled ?I Can?t Hold It Back?.
MD: You were the one that introduced Mariah to Ben Margulies, who
Mariah wrote most of her first album with. How did that come about?
Gavin: Ben was my drummer in a band in Santa Cruz, California. After
working with Herbie Hancock on several albums, I was playing at a club
when Ben introduced himself to me and asked me if I wanted to sing in
his band. I said yes and we played together for short while in
California. I then moved to New York to pursue my career further. Then,
Ben moved to New York and set up a small studio in his house and began
writing. I am not sure, but Mariah and Ben first met at my apartment.
Few years later, they started writing together. One day, I came home to
a message on my machine. It was a recording of ?Vision Of Love?. They
were excited that they had gotten a budget to work on Mariah?s record.
The rest is history.
MD: What do you think the world should know about Mariah Carey?
Gavin: Mariah is a truly gifted human individual, who has given the
world a voice that is one of the great voices of the century. There
will never be another like her. She is the one of a kind. I think we
should all grateful that we have someone like her to soothe our souls
with wonderful sound and grace. Thank you Mariah. I am happy to be a
part of your story.
Gavin Christopher is currently living
in Los Angeles and working on several projects. He is also a
contributing member for the band Aquabox. Their album release, "The
Evolution Will Not Be Televised", is available for purchase from
amazon.com.
捞上来，就这么简单，，，，，，，，
报道写得不错，标题起的太不厚道
张靓颖:在美国上的4天课 终于学会了唱歌(图) 北京娱乐信报
昨天，记者专访了刚刚从美国录音归来的张靓颖，打扮得颇为淑女的她性格却毫不淑女，比如张靓颖会直言不讳地说，“我的性格百无禁忌，我不怕得罪人！”
性格百无禁忌，不怕得罪人
张靓颖从在上届超女舞台上崭露头角到现在，她一直留给人的感觉就是我行我素，不大会理会别人的看法。在昨天的采访中，张靓颖更是非常肯定地表示，她就是一个特别坚持自我的人，即便为此得罪人也不怕。“从小我的性格就是百无禁忌的，所以我也早就听别人说我个性强什么的，这无所谓啊，我不会在乎！”张靓颖说，“我觉得即便你再想让所有人都满意，那也是不可能的，总会有人喜欢你，有人讨厌你，所以与其那么累，我不如坚持我自己。”
张靓颖认为，她是一个特别坚持原则的人，不太可能会为了别人改变自己，“比如说，我签约了华谊，我和袁涛(华谊音乐负责人)是很好的朋友，私下里也很玩得开，但是在工作上我会很坚持，甚至我们都有急了拍桌子的时候，我不想让自己做后悔的事，所以该坚持的一定要坚持！”
张靓颖说到这里，笑着给记者举例：“比如着装方面吧，我知道有很多人批评我不会穿衣服，所以一开始，我也按照造型师的要求穿衣服、化妆，但是后来发现，有些时候的服装我真的无法接受，所以我就坚持不穿。不过，我会努力跟随潮流的，我现在也在努力学习时尚方面的东西！”张靓颖还说，她也不会特意减肥，“我觉得长胖一点儿对唱歌有好处，对我来讲，没什么比音乐更重要！”
在美国终于学会了唱歌
张靓颖告诉记者，这一次她在美国整整呆了一个月，除了录制完成了3首英文歌以外，公司还特意给她找来了美国的声乐老师。张靓颖认为，这个声乐老师给她上的4天课是这一次美国之行的最大收获，“我觉得学习到了一种非常有效的唱歌方式，那就是怎么能用最小的力气，达到最大的声音效果。以前我唱歌特别用劲儿，结果弄得自己很累，现在知道如何能够让在不费那么大劲儿的前提下，唱出最有力度的歌曲！”
不过，最让张靓颖高兴的还是她录制完成的3首英文歌《TAKEITLIKEAMAN》、《CAN＇TTAKEITBACK》、《GIRLINYOURDREAM》，“我觉得每一首都非常好听，其中里面的快歌《TAKEITLIKEAMAN》和我以往的歌完全不同，我希望加入的全新元素，歌迷们能喜欢。”虽然是这样，张靓颖还是很有个性地表示，“虽然说我很喜欢这3首歌，但最终到底能不能让听众满意，这太难说了。我觉得既然无法把握听众的心理，那就只能找自己喜欢的歌录制了！”至于这张新专辑将于什么时候推出，张靓颖则表示，现在歌曲已经录了一多半了，争取明年早些时候可以发片。
看玛利亚·凯丽演唱会很疯狂
在美国的这一个月，对张靓颖来说，还有一件特别难忘的事情，那就是她观看了玛利亚·凯丽的现场演唱会。张靓颖说，虽然她是玛利亚·凯丽的fans，但是她进场时也并没有特别激动。“不知怎么回事，等舞台的灯光一下子暗下来，玛利亚·凯丽马上就要登场的时候，我一下子就激动了。我像身边所有玛利亚·凯丽的fans一样，疯狂地呼喊着她的名字。那种感觉太过瘾了！”
张靓颖也说，虽然她很喜欢美国的音乐氛围，但是她实在吃不惯美国的食品和饮料。“我在那里天天盼望着能够吃一顿川菜，天天盼着回家，我在那里住得不习惯！”张靓颖说，好在她在美国有很多fans?熏这让她找到了吃中国菜的地方。“我真的没想到我在美国也有那么多的歌迷，他们打听我的消息，在每一个我可能出现的剧院门口等着我。在我离开美国的前一天，我和这些歌迷一起去吃了川菜！感觉特别幸福！”
依然关注今年的超女
爽朗的张靓颖表示，和国际音乐大师谭盾的合作是一件无比重要的事情。张靓颖坦言，她演唱的这首《夜宴》片尾曲《我用所有报答爱》挑战了她的演唱功力。“我以前从来没有唱过这样的歌，所以这首歌的录制让我感到特别有意思，好像让找到了另一个自己！”
张靓颖在昨天的采访中也谈起了对今年超女的看法，她依旧对成都唱区的选手赞不绝口，“我觉得今年这届超女很有实力，尤其是成都赛区的。要不是工作太忙了，我一定会每场都看！”
喜欢靓颖，支持她
“现在歌曲已经录了一多半了，争取明年早些时候可以发片。”
看来公司给ly的环境还是很宽松的，没有急着为了赶市场而发片，而是给她足够的时间来准备和学习。期待靓颖的新专辑
周刊视点·人物专题“击鼓传花”张靓颖：我不需要这样的成长！
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第1击：面对成长，我不要完美
基调：无奈但真实
记者：通常人们认为，这个圈子不适合女孩子，但采访中也碰到过女艺人说，这个圈子让人成熟加快，可以在现实生活中少走弯路。你有这种速成的感觉吗？
靓颖：有这个感觉，但是，这种成长对我没用，我不需要这种感觉。所谓的成长，就是跟每个人都很友好，我可以把每件事都做得面面俱到，说话
的时候，更艺术性，让大家觉得你很有品位，什么事情都可以处理得很好。人本来就是不完美的，不需要把所有的事情都做得那么完美。做艺人，有时候别人都喜欢
把你每一件事情都放大了来看，你一定要表现到什么样，可我是歌手的，没必要让人家了解我所有的事情，我也不喜欢感觉把自己赤裸裸地暴露在人家面前，感觉不
是很好。我非常在意私人空间，非常非常地在意。这种成长可能显得我很会处世，但是，我不需要这样的成长。
记者：在调整自己的情绪方面，是不是有好处？
靓颖：我觉得是脸皮更厚！以前，听到人家说什么，哪怕一点点坏话，我还想我什么也没做啊，你凭什么这么说我，现在委屈什么的呀！哪个艺人没被说过，很正常，就是脸皮厚。
记者：我很喜欢你说这句话”不需要这种成长“。
靓颖：因为我不需要成为一个完美的人。
记者：到时候，这种成长表现会变成下意识……
靓颖：对，习惯成自然了，就会改变自己，有时候做一件事情就会很刻意了，比如说，我第一次到香港，任何人我都不认识，我也不知道 要有什
么礼节、礼貌啊。我就一直埋着头，跟谁也不说话。给人家感觉很不礼貌，好像我不理别人，很高傲啊。其实，我不是这想法，我们又不熟，有什么好聊的，哈哈。
如果说养成习惯，我就会刻意跟人家打招呼，比如谁很著名，我就会特热情地打招呼：你好，你好！很假。本来自己觉得很麻烦的事，变成刻意让自己去做的麻烦
事！
记者：其实，你刻意去做也不一定能做好，不如拉倒！（干脆，在传染。）
靓颖：对！而且有时候我觉得我这个人挺能说的，但是一到那样的场合，我就话很少。现在我们很能聊，但人一多，我就一句话也不想说。
第2击：记者、凉粉，人不是以行业来分的
基调：客观与清醒
记者：对宣传，说实话，你有没有反感？
靓颖：我反感。我以前的理解，歌手就是站在台上唱歌，没有想到艺人还要跑那么多宣传，接受那么多采访，拍照啊、拍MV啊，这些我都觉得是麻—烦—事！（张靓颖的干脆，有孩子般的无邪、可爱）这些对我来说，都是比较痛苦的。
记者：不是无所谓，真是不管怎么样你都要做的事情。艺人唱歌，很多人对你没有主观的认识，也没有客观的认识，你需要别人先对你有个客观的认识，就是要通过宣传。主观的认识，就是要把你的音乐做好，让更多的人了解、喜欢。
记者：呵呵，传说中你对凉粉比对媒体好一些。我在你贴吧里，看到一个署名“孙也程8788”的高三凉粉，考上了北大新闻系。也就是说，有一天有可能他会像我一样面对你哦？
靓颖：我在去美国的时候，见北美凉粉，我也碰到了一个学新闻的女孩，她出来以后也是记者。其实，我并不是针对记者这个行业，记者也有不同
的，人不是以行业来分的，是以性格、做法……怎么说呢，我不会因为人家是记者，就一竿子打翻一船人，我会有自己的判断，但我绝对不会在不了解一个人的时
候，就跟一个人有冲突，我不会主观意识地去抗拒，我不了解，我不会做任何评价的。好人也有做坏事的时候，坏人也有发善心的时候。
记者：其实，人和哪个行业关系本来并不大。
靓颖：关系不大，比如当医生的，也有对哪个病人好一些什么的。但我就是举一个例子啦，说明存在这个倾向性而已。就是不能说，人在一个好的行业，就是一个好的人了。以行业来区分人的好坏，这是脑子锈掉了的想法。
（张靓颖呵呵笑得很开心。）
基调：无奈但真实
记者：通常人们认为，这个圈子不适合女孩子，但采访中也碰到过女艺人说，这个圈子让人成熟加快，可以在现实生活中少走弯路。你有这种速成的感觉吗？
靓颖：有这个感觉，但是，这种成长对我没用，我不需要这种感觉。所谓的成长，就是跟每个人都很友好，我可以把每件事都做得面面俱到，说话
的时候，更艺术性，让大家觉得你很有品位，什么事情都可以处理得很好。人本来就是不完美的，不需要把所有的事情都做得那么完美。做艺人，有时候别人都喜欢
把你每一件事情都放大了来看，你一定要表现到什么样，可我是歌手的，没必要让人家了解我所有的事情，我也不喜欢感觉把自己赤裸裸地暴露在人家面前，感觉不
是很好。我非常在意私人空间，非常非常地在意。这种成长可能显得我很会处世，但是，我不需要这样的成长。
记者：在调整自己的情绪方面，是不是有好处？
靓颖：我觉得是脸皮更厚！以前，听到人家说什么，哪怕一点点坏话，我还想我什么也没做啊，你凭什么这么说我，现在委屈什么的呀！哪个艺人没被说过，很正常，就是脸皮厚。
记者：我很喜欢你说这句话”不需要这种成长“。
靓颖：因为我不需要成为一个完美的人。
记者：到时候，这种成长表现会变成下意识……
靓颖：对，习惯成自然了，就会改变自己，有时候做一件事情就会很刻意了，比如说，我第一次到香港，任何人我都不认识，我也不知道 要有什
么礼节、礼貌啊。我就一直埋着头，跟谁也不说话。给人家感觉很不礼貌，好像我不理别人，很高傲啊。其实，我不是这想法，我们又不熟，有什么好聊的，哈哈。
如果说养成习惯，我就会刻意跟人家打招呼，比如谁很著名，我就会特热情地打招呼：你好，你好！很假。本来自己觉得很麻烦的事，变成刻意让自己去做的麻烦
事！
记者：其实，你刻意去做也不一定能做好，不如拉倒！（干脆，在传染。）
靓颖：对！而且有时候我觉得我这个人挺能说的，但是一到那样的场合，我就话很少。现在我们很能聊，但人一多，我就一句话也不想说。
第2击：记者、凉粉，人不是以行业来分的
基调：客观与清醒
记者：对宣传，说实话，你有没有反感？
靓颖：我反感。我以前的理解，歌手就是站在台上唱歌，没有想到艺人还要跑那么多宣传，接受那么多采访，拍照啊、拍MV啊，这些我都觉得是麻—烦—事！（张靓颖的干脆，有孩子般的无邪、可爱）这些对我来说，都是比较痛苦的。
记者：不是无所谓，真是不管怎么样你都要做的事情。艺人唱歌，很多人对你没有主观的认识，也没有客观的认识，你需要别人先对你有个客观的认识，就是要通过宣传。主观的认识，就是要把你的音乐做好，让更多的人了解、喜欢。
记者：呵呵，传说中你对凉粉比对媒体好一些。我在你贴吧里，看到一个署名“孙也程8788”的高三凉粉，考上了北大新闻系。也就是说，有一天有可能他会像我一样面对你哦？
靓颖：我在去美国的时候，见北美凉粉，我也碰到了一个学新闻的女孩，她出来以后也是记者。其实，我并不是针对记者这个行业，记者也有不同
的，人不是以行业来分的，是以性格、做法……怎么说呢，我不会因为人家是记者，就一竿子打翻一船人，我会有自己的判断，但我绝对不会在不了解一个人的时
候，就跟一个人有冲突，我不会主观意识地去抗拒，我不了解，我不会做任何评价的。好人也有做坏事的时候，坏人也有发善心的时候。
记者：其实，人和哪个行业关系本来并不大。
靓颖：关系不大，比如当医生的，也有对哪个病人好一些什么的。但我就是举一个例子啦，说明存在这个倾向性而已。就是不能说，人在一个好的行业，就是一个好的人了。以行业来区分人的好坏，这是脑子锈掉了的想法。
（张靓颖呵呵笑得很开心。）
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