Air Supply belting out the love songs 38 years later（附译文）

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Air Supply belting out the love songs 38 years later
October 3, 2013

By Wendy Schreiner Special to Night & DayNight & Day



Night & Day — When I hear the band name “Air Supply,” I automatically think of love songs.

　　Apparently, so does lead singer Russell Hitchcock, who told me recently during a phone interview that the word “Love” is in the title of his two favorite numbers. “Lost in Love” is his favorite because, “it changed our careers.” “All Out of Love” is his favorite number to perform on stage.

　　The name “Air Supply” was created from a dream. Hitchcock said, “We were in Australia performing Jesus Christ Superstar and recording some demos and went through many alternatives. One morning, Graham Russell said he had a dream of a billboard with lights around it and the saying, “Air Supply” and so the name was set.

　　Last year, Air Supply received an award from Priscilla Presley for music excellence. Hitchcock said, “It was incredible, there’s a G’Day USA that gives three awards out for Australian talents. One honor is for a movie, another for entertainer (ex. Olivia Newton -John) and one goes to sports. The award gave us a little bit of a higher profile; which is great.” Hitchcock has known Presley for 300 years.

　　In 1988 for the Australian Bicentennial, Who’s Who in Australian talent featured Air Supply. Hitchcock and Russell were able to chat with and enjoyed performing for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at this event.

　　When I asked Hitchcock if he ever imagined to be singing together with Graham so long, he immediately replied, “Not ever! We figured maybe for four or five years. We have had our career as long as the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.” Wondering how it feels that people love Air Supply for so many years after they first became famous, Hitchcock responded, “it is a wonderful thing that started years ago, people are still interested in our music four generations in.”

　　I had read that Russell and Hitchcock never had a fight in their 38 year of singing together, so I asked Hitchcock about their ability to work so well together. Hitchcock explained, “No reason to disagree, I am the lead singer, Graham is the songwriter who doesn’t want to be the lead singer, we agree on the way Air Supply should go, we have a great respect for each other, we have had a compatible fantastic singing relationship.” I wondered if Air Supply accepted other song ideas from individuals, “we do, but very heavily loaded with Graham’s talent, usually original as Graham writes songs daily!”

　　Seventeen albums, eight compilations later and six DVD’s, a new EP is due out any day now. “There are still some vocals on a few songs to work on, but it sounds great. “Desert Sea Sky” is a dance track.” Hitchcock was very excited about that one. Another fun tune is “Dance with Me;” which is currently included in all shows, because “it is a popular song to perform live.”

　　Hitchcock knew that he absolutely had to sing while performing in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” That was “definitely the moment” for him. There have been a bunch of favorite venues throughout the years that stand out. “A bunch of favorites; Fallsview is a beautiful place and venue, Westbury, New York, Hong Kong, Argentina and California, but too many to single one out.”

　　When they are in Niagara Falls, “two or three times, we always try to go on the boat when we get a chance to. There isn’t too much time for sightseeing, although we spent a few days in the Cayman Islands lately, we have seen most of the world, Japan, etc.,” Hitchcock said.  “We fly in one day and leave the next; hardest part of life on the road is the traveling (currently security measures make it very boring) and being away from loved ones.”

　　“I missed out on my daughter’s special occasions; birthdays, graduations, sporting events – that is very hurtful to me,” he added.

　　Many band members have come and gone since the formation in Bitchfield, England of Air Supply in 1975. Currently, most bandmates have been with the band ten years and under. In the works is a musical based on Air Supply and their music appropriately titled, “Lost in Love.” Hitchcock said, “For Graham’s songs to be heard . . . I hope it is realized in the not too far distant future!”

　　The greatest part about performing live is “the audience, it is exciting every night, always different, never know what to expect!” He praised their fans, “great fans since the beginning, some core people come to every show! Fan on any level, we wouldn’t be here without our fan support!”

　　His favorite group, other than the Beatles, is ACDC who Hitchcock still listens to today, along with his favorite album, "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart's Club Band."

　　When questioned about any plan for retirement? “No – still perform at high level, love what we do, people still come to see us, it has been a great career, we will continue it. In two years it will be ‘40’ years. We’ll see what happens then,” Hitchcock said.

　　Most fans likely hope they never will quit, for then the world just might be ‘all out of love!’

　　The band is set to perform at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont., at 9 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12.

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译文：

　　Night & Day — 当我听到 “Air Supply,”这个乐队名字时，自然而然得就想到了这首情歌。

　　显而易见，最近我通过一次电话连线，对乐队主唱Russell Hitchcock进行了一次采访，“Lost in Love” 是他得最爱，因为这首歌改变了他们的命运。而“All Out of Love”是他在台上最爱唱的歌。这两首歌的标题都有“爱”这个主题。

　　乐队名 “Air Supply” 是来自一个梦。Hitchcock说，“我们当时在澳大利亚的耶稣超级明星演出中相识，一起录制了几首小样。一天早上，Graham Russell说公告牌上显示着 “Air Supply” 的字样，然后乐队名字就这么来了。

　　去年Air Supply从Priscilla Presley（猫王之女）手中接过一座奖杯。Hitchcock说，“太不可思议了，G’Day USA给澳大利亚艺人颁发了三座奖杯。分别是电影，娱乐(比如，Olivia Newton -John) 和运动。这个奖杯给予我们很高的荣誉。太棒了。” Hitchcock认识Presley已经有30年了。

　　1988年澳大利亚200周年纪念上，Air Supply，Hitchcock和Russell在那次典礼上和Priscilla有过交谈，并且为查尔斯王子和戴安娜王妃进行演出。

　　当我问起Hitchcock是否曾经想过和Graham一起唱歌那么久，他立刻回答道，“从来没有！我们想过在一起合作4,5年。我们的音乐生命和滚石乐队和Aerosmith一样长。” 人们喜爱Air Supply那么久，这是一种什么样的感觉，Hitchcock回答道，“那么久之后人们依然喜爱我们的音乐，这是一个相当美妙的事情。”

　　我听38年以来他们从来没有任何争执，所以我问Hitchcock他们是如何能够一起合作无间的。Hitchcock解释道，“没有什么特别的原因，我是主唱，Graham是歌曲作者，他也不想成为主唱，我们向着同一目标带领Air Supply向前进，我们对对方都十分尊重，有着相当棒的合声。” 我想知道Air Supply是否会接受对方个人在歌曲上的建议。“我们会，但是Graham写歌很有天赋，Graham每天都会不停的写歌。！”

　　17张专辑，18张合辑，6套DVD，一张新单曲即将计划发行。“依然有一些声音部分需要处理，但已经听起来很棒了。“Desert Sea Sky” 是一首舞曲。” 谈及新歌，Hitchcock相当兴奋。另一个有趣的曲子是“Dance with Me”，在每场演唱会都会演唱这首歌，因为这是首现场演唱很棒的歌。

　　Hitchcock在“耶稣超级明星”中才意识到自己的声音。那是很特别的时刻。

　　当他们在尼亚加拉大瀑布时，“好几次，当我们有机会时就想办法上船。没有太多时间让我们欣赏，尽管我们在Cayman岛待了好几天，我们周游了世界大多数地方，比如日本。” Hitchcock说，“我们在前一天到底，第二天就要飞走，巡演最辛苦的一部分就是长途旅行（安保工作让这一切变得相当枯燥）。”

　　“我想念我女儿的生日，运动会 - 这一切都很让我难过。” 他补充道。

　　自从1975年乐队成军以来，曾经的乐队成员来来去去。现如今，大多乐队成员都已经在乐队中10年左右了。

　　对于现场演出最棒的部分就是，“每晚观众的表现都是不同的！” 他赞扬他们的歌迷，“那些死忠歌迷会来看他们每场演出！”

　　他的最喜爱的乐队，除了Beatles以外就是AC/DC了，最喜爱的专辑就是Beatles的 "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart's Club Band."

　　当问到是否有计划退休的问题时？“不 – 我们的舞台水准依旧很高，我们热爱我们的工作，依旧有人来看我们演出，我们会继续下去。在2年后，乐队将来到了40周年。我们很高兴有这个机会看到这一切。” Hitchcock说。

　　大多歌迷希望他们永远不会退休。世界将会 ‘all out of love!’