歌手艾莉森摩儿(2)【沪江标准VOA080315】
Allison Moorer Pays Tribute to Artists Who Inspired Her with 'Mockingbird'(2/2)
In 1985, their alcoholic father murdered their mother, then turned the gun on himself. After graduating from high school, Allison moved to Nashville, and signed a recording deal in 1998. Her debut single, "A Soft Place To Fall," was featured in the film The Horse Whisperer. The song brought Allison an Academy Award nomination. But, she's never achieved chart success with her music. Allison admits she never fit into Nashville's mainstream Country scene, and that's fine with her.
"Some people have a problem defining exactly who I am because I don't fit into a category, I'm a singer-songwriter. That's the best way I can put it. That means that I sing and write what I want to write. Wherever I end up, then that's fine. I'm happy to have whatever fans I can have, wherever they come from. If they come from Country, if they come from pop, it doesn't matter to me. I just don't consider it my job to define myself as part of any genre."
Allison is currently performing a North American concert tour with her husband, Grammy-winning singer Steve Earle. She also plans to join him on a European tour later this year.
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1985年的时候，她们嗜酒的父亲杀了母亲，然后把枪对准了自己。从高中毕业后，Allison搬到了纳什维尔，并且在1998年签了一个录制唱片的协议。她的首支单曲，“温柔的坠落”成为了《马语者》的主题曲。这首歌使Allison获得奥斯卡奖提名。但是她的音乐从没有成功的进入过排行榜。Allison 承认她从没适应纳什维尔的主流田园生活，但是这对她也没什么影响。
有些人不易准确地定义我是怎样的人，因为我不属于任一类。我是一个歌手兼作曲家。这是对我最好的概括。也就是说，我唱歌并且写我想写的歌。不论我停到哪里都可以。我为有歌迷而高兴，不管他们是怎样的也无论他们来自哪里。即使他们从乡村来，即使他们从流行音乐来，对我来讲都没关系。我认为我的工作不是把我定义为何种风格。
Allison最近和她丈夫进行了北美巡回演出，她丈夫就是格莱美获奖歌手Steve Earle。她也计划在今年晚些时候和他一起去欧洲巡演。
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