http://0rz.tw/ONyRi (23-11-2009) Artist Nate Giorgio recalls the last time he saw Michael Jackson, just days before the singer's death. MJ的专属画家Nate Giorgio回忆他再MJ死前最後一次见到他的情形 The pop icon wanted Giorgio to create dazzling murals of his children as well as artwork for his "This Is It" concerts, and Giorgio got out his pen during their talks. MJ想要他帮忙画一幅他孩子们的壁画 还有另一幅是为了他This is it的演唱会 "I was doing little drawings on the spot of him, and he loved it," says Giorgio of his black-and-white sketches. "He was great, he was really excited." 我拿出笔画了个简单的草稿 而他很喜欢 他当时很棒 他很兴奋 Those never-before seen sketches, as well as other rare artwork and photos of Jackson, are now part of a lavish new leather-bound book, "The Official Michael Jackson OPUS," out December 7. 这些没发表过的素描 和其他很少见的MJ艺术画作和照片 会包含在Opus里 The book, the only publication officially sanctioned by Michael Jackson's estate, not only contains unseen images of perhaps the world's most famous face, it also has essays about the superstar written by friends and those who worked with Jackson over the years, from Motown founder Berry Gordy and Paula Abdul to John Landis and David Blaine. 这本书是唯一MJ遗产集团同意的 包含了很多没发表过的MJ照片 还有很多他的朋友和 跟他工作过的人写的文章 像是Berry Gordy等............. While many Michael Jackson books have been printed since his June 25 death at age 50, Jeff Wald, president of OPUS Media Group, which published the book, says his stands out. 有太多书在6/25号他过世之後发行了 He and his team decided "this would not be a red carpet sound bite kind of a book," he says. "It wasn't about, 'Yeah, he's a great singer, a great dancer.' It was much more in depth about the human being that he was." Opus的负责人说 这不是一本说 他是一个很棒的歌手 他是一个很棒的舞者的书 这是一本更有深度的书 描写他是一个怎样的人 To that end, OPUS executive vice president Jordan Sommers elicited essays that weren't quite tributes, but personal reflections. Some talk about Jackson the jokester; others recall his artistic genius; still others reflect on his friendship. OPUS的副执行人说 这本书不是一个致敬 而是反映出他是一个怎样的人 有些人描写他是一个爱开玩笑的人 有些人回忆起他是一个艺术的天才 有些人回忆起他们的友谊 "There's a lot of information from the book that comes directly from sources that will clear up a lot of misconceptions," he says. "There are stories told directly from the likes of Smokey Robinson (and others) that they've never told before." 这本书有很多资讯 是第一手资料 而这会除掉很多一直以来的误解 这些故事是直接从像是Smokey Robinson的口中 而他们从未说过的故事 The photos, some of which were provided by friends like Gordy, range from Jackson's childhood to his many transformations as an adult. 而照片是从像Gordy这些朋友提供的 从他小时候到成人 "Our mandate ... was to have most of the photos either not be seen ever before or never ever seen in the format in which they had been (shown)," says Wald. 这些照片 通常是没发表过 或者是以没看过的格式发表 There are also drawings of Jackson done by Giorgio and other artists. Giorgio says Jackson was a voracious art collector and was very specific about the kind of imagery he wanted of himself, jotting down instructions, some of which are included in the book. 里面也有MJ专属画家和其他人的艺术作品 MJ是个艺术作品收集者 同时他也很清楚知道他想要怎样描绘自己的画 他会给你指示要怎麽画 While Wald talked about the book (which costs $249) benefiting the Jackson children and his mother, the Jackson family did not play any role in the creation of the 400-page, 26-pound book. 这本书的收入会给他的孩子和母亲 但J家并没有参与这本书的制作 "We just decided this would be something apart from the family," Wald said. "It was about Michael... We really stayed narrowly to that." 我们决定这会是本不和J家有关的书 我们只着重於Michael Jackson's continuing appeal is highlighted by the success of the film "This Is It," which has become the all-time top-grossing music documentary, and the honors that still arrive, such as Jackson posthumously winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night. MJ最近一直是镁光灯焦点 而随这TII成为有史以来票房最好的音乐记录片 而他刚获得了四个AMA大奖 Wald first met Jackson as a teen and stayed in touch with him throughout the years. Jackson reached out to him earlier this year because he was a fan of the OPUS books and wanted two done on him: one based on the "This is It" concerts and another chronicling his career. Opus的负责人说他第一次见到MJ是MJ还是青少年时 而多年来他们一直保有联系 MJ在今年跟他联络 因为他是OPUS的fans 而希望OPUS可以帮他做两本书 一本是描述他TII的演唱会 另一本是描述他的职业生涯 Wald said Jackson, who at times had battled an addiction to prescription drugs, was lucid and energetic when they met for two hours at his home. 他讲到当时他们碰面了两个小时 MJ显得很清醒 有活力 "He seemed clear eyed, not drugged... he was in great spirits," he says. "He was just happier than hell, he had a sense of humor about him... it was nothing like you hear on all those breathless reports on television." 他的眼睛很清澈 不像是在用药 他当时非常开心 而且很会开自己的玩笑 他一点都不像你在电视上报导的人那样 Giorgio, who illustrated the book's cover sketch, recalls Jackson being anxious for him to start work on huge murals he planned to put in his Las Vegas residence: He wanted a painting of himself and his children walking through a forest. MJ的专属画家 为这本书画了封面 他讲到MJ非常迫不及待要他帮忙画一个超巨大壁画 他打算放进他在LV要买的新家 他要这幅画 有他和他的孩子们从森林中走出 "He kept telling me, come on, we gotta start on this - the kids are growing, and they are changing," he says. 他一直跟我说 快点 我们要赶快开始画 孩子们都一直在长大 他们不停在改变 While Giorgio drew elaborate, fantasy images of Jackson for the legend, he says the quick sketches he took of Jackson just before he died reveal the most: "They really capture more of the essence of him." 他说 他在MJ死前为MJ所画的速写画 真的捕捉了最多的东西 他们真的捕捉了 MJ的内在本质 好期待!!! 不过好像大部分都是别人讲MJ 画MJ的东西 比较想看MJ自己的作品 感觉MJ正开始要在官司後展开新生活 看新房 准备买新房 还找回很多旧的朋友和工作夥伴 没想到................. --

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