VOA文化艺术2024--Mick Jagger Teases Album, More Touring for Rolling Stones

 

Mick Jagger Teases¹ Album, More Touring for Rolling Stones

How does it feel for rock star Mick Jagger to be back on tour singing and dancing before thousands at 80 years old?

"Like being on stage at 78," the Rolling Stones frontman said one day after performing at a huge show near Boston, Massachusetts.

"It took a couple of shows to get into the groove², but now we're into it," Jagger said. "I'm feeling good."

He first sang the words, "What a drag it is getting old," back in the 1960s. But Jagger is still having fun although the singer turns 81 on July 26. And he does not plan to stop rocking anytime soon.

The Rolling Stones are performing in America in support of the band's most recent album, Hackney Diamonds. The group will consider touring in other countries next year, Jagger said in an interview.

"We'll consider those offers, where we're going to go and where it will be fun," he said. "It could be Europe, could be South America, could be anywhere."

Jagger also said the Stones are likely to release³ more new music soon.

Hackney Diamonds was released⁴ last October. It was the first new material from the British rockers in 18 years. The album received wide critical praise.

At each show, Jagger commands the stage for two hours with bandmates Keith Richards, 80, and Ronnie Wood, 77. Fans say Jagger still provides a highly⁵ energetic performance.

A New York Times review of a recent show in New Jersey⁶ said Jagger's energy seemed to grow greater as the night grew late.

Where does he find such energy?

"I just enjoy it," Jagger said. "Really, that's the answer. I just love doing it.

"You get this back and forth⁷ with the audience. You can see they're having a good time, you're having a good time, and it gives you a lot more energy."

Music legends may join Jagger

Jagger said dancing and gym workouts each week help keep him in good physical condition. His father was a physical education teacher and Jagger has often credited⁸ his good health to genetics.

On the tour, the Stones play about four songs from Hackney Diamonds in between the band's older hits. The list changes for every performance.

Coming up, Jagger said, he hopes some of the artists who made guest appearances on Hackney Diamonds will join him on stage. They include Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Elton John.

The Stones recorded many songs while making Hackney Diamonds but not all of them were put on the album, Jagger said.

"We've got a lot more, so I think we may be set up to make another album quite soon," he said.

Jagger stays busy outside of the music world also. He is currently⁹ producing two films.

Interest in U.S. elections¹¹

On the tour, the band asks ticket holders¹² at each stop to vote online for one song they want included in that night's show. Boston fans chose Emotional¹³ Rescue from 1980.

In Boston, Jagger urged the crowd to vote in the American presidential election¹⁰ in November.

He did not say which candidate¹⁴ he favored.

Jagger has made brief political jabs on stage and is sometimes criticized¹⁵ as a British citizen commenting on American politics.

"First of all, I think everyone has a right to have an opinion," Jagger said. "It's a free country."

"I feel like it's such an important election," he added.

"I've got seven children who are U.S. citizens. I care about what happens to their future. And I pay a lot of American taxes. So why shouldn't I be able to say what I feel?"

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tour -n. a series of performances in different cities

frontman -n. (arts) the lead performer in a music group who usually answers questions from the press and who promotes the group

get into the groove -idiom to get used to doing something after a few tries and to do it better than in earlier tries

album -n. a sound recording¹⁶ that usually includes a number of songs

interview -n. a meeting between a reporter and another person in which the reporter asks questions at that the public might want to hear the answers to

stage -n. a large structure that performers stand on to be seen by a crowd

gym (gymnasium) -n. a place that has equipment for exercise where people do physical exercise and training

ticket -n. proof¹⁷ that the cost of entry to a performance or event has been paid

jab -n. idiom criticism of a person or group

1 teases   

v.取笑，戏弄( tease的第三人称单数 )；梳理（羊毛等）

参考例句：

• My boyfriend's brother is really out of it; he always teases us. 我男友的弟弟很无聊；他总是捉弄我们。 来自辞典例句
• The little boy teases for ice-cream. 小男孩不住地吵着要买冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句

2 groove   

n.沟，槽；凹线，（刻出的）线条，习惯

参考例句：

• They're happy to stay in the same old groove.他们乐于墨守成规。
• The cupboard door slides open along the groove.食橱门沿槽移开。

3 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

4 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

5 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

8 credited   

v.记入贷方；信用

参考例句：

• Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii. 人们把发现夏威夷的功劳归于库克。
• The cheetah is generally credited as the world's fastest animal. 猎豹被公认是世界上跑得最快的动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

10 election   

n.选举，选择权；当选

参考例句：

• There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问，他将在竞选中获胜。
• The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中，该政府很可能要垮台。

11 elections   

n.选举，当选，推举( election的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
• He emerged victorious in the elections. 他在竞选中脱颖而出获得胜利。

12 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

13 emotional   

adj.令人动情的；易动感情的；感情(上)的

参考例句：

• Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
• This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。

14 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

15 criticized   

vt.批评(criticize的过去式)v.评论，批评( criticize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The decision was criticized by environmental groups. 这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
• The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence. 这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。

16 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。

17 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。