ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jacob Collier - Musician, artist
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision.

Why you should listen

Jacob Collier is nothing short of prodigious. A two-time Grammy-winning singer, arranger, composer and multi-instrumentalist, he combines everything from jazz and a cappella to folk, electronic and classical music. In 2014, he was discovered by the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Shortly after, Collier began working on his audio-visual live performance vehicle designed and built by Ben Bloomberg at the MIT Media Lab.

Since his first video in 2011, Collier has amassed hundreds of thousands of international followers and more than 15 million YouTube views, which includes his astounding cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." In July 2016, Collier released his chart-topping debut album, In My Room, which he solely recorded, performed and produced by himself. Most recently, he has toured his unique one-man show to more than 150 locations around the world; helped to score the newest Dreamworks release with Hans Zimmer; is currently collaborating on Herbie Hancock's upcoming album; and shares his vast knowledge of music theory with everyone from Wired Magazine to universities across the globe.

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Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon

雅各克里爾: 單人獨奏的視覺音樂饗宴

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雅各克里爾是個獨奏樂團，也是一股自然的力量。在一場動態豐富的表演中，他重新創造了他在倫敦家中製作音樂的魔幻房間。他表演兩首歌曲，表演中的每部分都是他唱的，每個樂器都是他演奏的；搭配萬花筒般的視覺效果，這些效果會根據音樂而即時改變。
- Musician, artist
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision. Full bio

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(Singing唱歌) I was walking步行 down the line線,
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（唱歌）我沿著路一直走著，
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trying試 to find some peace和平 of mind心神.
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試圖找到內心的平靜。
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Then I saw you.
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接著我看到了你。
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You were takin'羚牛' it slow慢
and walkin'走' it one step步 at a time.
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你的腳步很慢，一步一步地走著。
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I said, "Listen, stranger陌生人,
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我說：「聽著，陌生人，
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I'm feeling感覺 low低 now.
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我現在情緒很低落。
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I don't know which哪一個 way to go."
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我不知道該往哪條路走。」
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I said, "If you're lost丟失 now,
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我說：「如果你現在迷路了，
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maybe I could help you along沿
and sing唱 you a song歌曲,
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也許我能幫助你，並為你唱首歌，
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and move移動 you on and on and on."
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讓你繼續不斷、
不斷、不斷走下去。」
02:27
Singing唱歌 down the line線.
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延著路一直唱下去。
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Where shall應 we go? Where shall應 we go?
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我們該何去何從？我們該何去何從？
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She said, "I'm looking
for a kind類 of shelter庇護.
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她說：「我在找某種庇護所。
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A place地點 for me to call my own擁有.
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一個能稱為屬於我的地方。
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I've been walking步行 all night long,
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我已經走了一整夜了，
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but I don't know where to call my home."
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但我不知道哪兒才能被稱作我家。」
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"The only way to find that place地點
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「找到那個地方的唯一方式，
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is close關 to where my heart心 is.
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就是靠近我的心。
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I know I'm gonna get there,
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我知道我無法到達那裡，
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but I've got to keep on
walking步行 down the line線."
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但我得繼續不斷走下去。」
03:28
Down the line線.
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走下去。
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Down the line線.
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走下去。
04:00
Thank you so much.
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非常感謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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（掌聲）
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How's怎麼樣 everybody每個人 feeling感覺 today今天?
You feeling感覺 good?
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大家今天如何？過得好嗎？
04:11
(Cheers乾杯)
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（歡呼）
04:12
Fantastic奇妙. Would everybody每個人 mind心神
singing唱歌 with me for just one second第二?
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太棒了。大家是否可以
跟我一起唱歌，一下下就好？
04:15
Could you sing唱 something?
Could you sing唱 a D?
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你們能唱 D 大調嗎？
04:17
Sing唱 "Ooh哦."
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唱「喔」。
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(Audience聽眾 humsHUMS)
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（觀眾哼唱聲）
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Oh -- louder響 for me, louder響 for me.
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喔－為我唱大聲點，大聲點。
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(Singing唱歌) Oh.
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（唱歌）喔。
04:36
Now, please, if you could sing唱,
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現在，如果你能唱，
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"Oh oh oh."
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「喔喔喔。」
04:41
Audience聽眾: Oh oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
04:44
Jacob雅各 Collier煤船: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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雅各柯里爾：喔喔喔。
04:47
Audience聽眾: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
04:50
JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh."
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雅各：喔喔。
04:53
Audience聽眾: Whoa哇 oh.
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觀眾：喔喔。
04:55
JCJC: Oh oh oh.
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雅各：喔喔喔。
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Audience聽眾: Oh oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
05:01
JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh oh."
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雅各：喔喔喔。
05:04
Audience聽眾: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
05:06
JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh oh."
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雅各：喔喔喔。
05:10
Audience聽眾: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
05:12
JCJC: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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雅各：喔喔喔。
05:15
Audience聽眾: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
05:18
JCJC: Sing唱, "Whoa哇 oh oh."
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雅各：喔喔喔。
05:22
Audience聽眾: Whoa哇 oh oh.
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觀眾：喔喔喔。
05:28
Thank you so much.
That's beautiful美麗. Thank you.
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非常謝謝你們。很美。謝謝你們。
05:30
(Applause掌聲)
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（掌聲）
05:32
Thank you.
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謝謝。
你們有感受到那種律動嗎？
05:33
So do you feel that motion運動?
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你們有感受到自己置身于
一種暗暗湧動的律動嗎？
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Do you feel yourself你自己
as part部分 of that motion運動,
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05:37
things moving移動 underneath下 the surface表面?
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音樂和聲的語言是
極度非凡的一種語言。
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So the language語言 of musical音樂 harmony和諧
is an absolutely絕對 extraordinary非凡 one.
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它能一種引導人們構架情緒，
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It's a way of navigating導航
one's那些 emotional情緒化 frameworks構架,
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卻不需要先用言詞表達出來，
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but without無 the need
to put things into words話,
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05:47
and I think that,
as with many許多 other languages語言,
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我認為，就像許多其他的語言一樣，
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it doesn't matter物 how much
you know about a language語言.
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你對一種語言了解多少並不重要，
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It doesn't matter物
how many許多 words話 you can say,
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你能說多少字、認識多少詞
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how many許多 phrases短語 you know.
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都不重要。
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What matters事項 is the emotional情緒化 choices選擇
you make with this language語言.
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重要的是你用這種語言
所做的情緒選擇。
05:58
So I encourage鼓勵 us to embrace擁抱
this idea理念 as a community社區,
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我鼓勵我們以一個社群的身份
一起擁抱這個想法，
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which哪一個 is the thing which哪一個 in time
may可能 grow增長 us towards向
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它最後會能夠讓我們成長，
朝向我們的人性邁進。
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as opposed反對 to away from our own擁有 humanity人性.
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06:05
Thank you so much.
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非常感謝。
06:06
(Applause掌聲)
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（掌聲）
06:11
(Music音樂)
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（音樂）
06:24
(Singing唱歌) Take me
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（唱歌）帶我去
任何你想要去的地方。
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anywhere隨地 you want to go.
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06:41
You know that my love is strong強大.
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你知道我的愛很強大。
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In my hideaway丏.
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在我隱匿之處。
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Softly輕輕的,
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輕柔地，
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like the calm冷靜 that follows如下 storms風暴,
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就像暴風雨之後的寂靜。
07:09
Find what I've been
searching搜索 for all along沿.
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找到我一直在尋找的東西。
07:15
In my hideaway丏.
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在我隱匿之處。
07:23
Even when I close關 my eyes眼睛,
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即使當我閉上眼睛，
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darling寵兒, if you've gone走了 astray走錯,
I'm on my way to my hideaway丏.
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親愛的，如果你迷路了，
我正在前往我隱匿處的路上。
07:49
Touch觸摸 me
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觸碰我，
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like I've never loved喜愛 before,
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彷彿我從來沒有愛過一般，
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in the place地點 that I adore崇拜,
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在我鍾愛的地方，
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in my hideaway丏.
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在我隱匿之處。
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I know
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我知道，
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whichever任何 way the wind風 may可能 blow打擊,
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不論風吹向哪個方向，
08:29
there will be a place地點 for me to go
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總有一個我的去處，
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in my hideaway丏.
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在我隱匿之處。
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My hideaway丏.
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我隱匿之處。
09:42
Sticks棒 and stones石頭
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樹枝和石頭，
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I won't慣於 hide隱藏 from you no more.
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我不會再躲避你了。
09:53
And in time
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總有一天，
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I find what I've been searching搜索 for.
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我會找到我一直在尋找的。
10:03
Heard聽說 your voice語音
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聽見了你，
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calling調用 out to me.
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呼喚著我的聲音。
10:13
I'm on my way
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我已經上路，
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to where I can be free自由.
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前往自由之地。
10:24
And if she won't慣於 wait for me,
do it right, don't look back,
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如果她不等我，別犯傻，別回頭，
10:28
keep my heart心 on the future未來.
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把我的心留在未來。
10:32
On the soles鞋底 of my shoes鞋
all the places地方 I've been
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在我的腳下，
滿是認識她之後，
我所到之處的痕跡。
10:35
that I've known已知 since以來 I knew知道 her.
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'Cause原因 it's you, don't you know
that you're making製造 me guess猜測
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因為那是你，
你難道不知道你讓我覺得
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that you're the one for me.
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你是我的真命天女。
10:45
That it's you that I guess猜測
that I wanted to know all along沿.
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我在想，
我一直想要認識的人就是你。
10:50
Girl女孩, it's you that I want,
that makes品牌 me complete完成,
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女孩，我想要的是你，
是你讓我完整，
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cause原因 you're the one for me.
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因為你是我的真命天女。
10:55
It's thanks謝謝 to you that I guess猜測
that I want you to know I belong屬於.
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感謝你讓我明瞭我心之所屬。
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One, two, three三, four四, five五.
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一、二、三、四、五。
11:59
(Applause掌聲)
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12:03
Thank you so much. Thank you.
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非常謝謝你們。謝謝你們。
12:05
(Applause掌聲)
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12:19
Thank you.
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謝謝。
12:22
Thanks謝謝 so much. Thank you guys.
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非常感謝。謝謝你們。
12:34
Kelly黃綠色 StoetzelStoetzel: OK, Jacob雅各. Wow哇.
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凱莉史托伊佐：雅各，哇。
12:38
OK, we have some questions問題.
JCJC: OK.
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好，我們有些問題要請教你。
雅各：好的。
12:40
KSKS: That was spectacular壯觀.
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凱莉：好壯觀的演出。
12:42
JCJC: Thank you, Kelly黃綠色. Thank you.
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雅各：謝謝你，凱莉。謝謝你。
12:44
KSKS: Those
visualizations可視化 we just saw,
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凱莉：我們剛看到的
那些視覺化效果，
是實時產生的，對嗎？
12:46
those were happening事件 in real真實 time, yeah?
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雅各：是的，所有視覺化的部分
12:48
JCJC: Yeah, so everything visual視覺
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12:51
takes cues線索 from things which哪一個 are audial視聽,
or something, if that's a word字,
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都是由「聽覺性」變來的，
如果有這個詞的話。
12:54
and so everything is real真實 time.
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所以一切都是即時的。
12:56
I cue球桿 the loops循環, I play玩 the instruments儀器
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我切入迴圈，我演奏樂器，
接著就有，比如，樹木出現，
可以看到它長大，
12:58
and then the tree樹, for example例,
that you saw grow增長,
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13:00
grows成長 in such這樣 a way
that it takes low低 long notes筆記
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長大的方式是，用很低很長的音符
13:02
and grows成長 thick厚 long branches分支機構,
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就會長出濃密的長枝，
13:05
and it takes high高, quiet安靜 notes筆記, whatever隨你,
and then it grows成長 thin瘦, small小 branches分支機構.
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用很高很安靜的音符，
就會長出小細枝。
13:09
And then my singing唱歌 voice語音
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接著是我唱歌的聲音，
13:11
sort分類 of blows打擊 wind風 against反對 the tree樹.
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有點像是對著樹木刮起風來。
13:13
KSKS: So you're 22 years年份 old舊.
JCJC: Yes, indeed確實.
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凱莉：所以，你二十二歲。
雅各：是的，沒錯。
13:16
Moderator主席: You played發揮
all of that by yourself你自己.
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凱莉：你自己一個人
演奏所有那些東西。
13:19
How did you get started開始
and how did this all evolve發展?
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你是怎麼開始的？
這一切都是怎麼來的？
13:23
JCJC: I have this magical神奇 room房間 in my house屋
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雅各：我的房子裡
有間很魔幻的房間，
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in North北 London倫敦,
which哪一個 is, like, over there.
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在北倫敦，就在那裡。
13:27
(Cheers乾杯)
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（歡呼）
13:28
Thank you. Represent代表 North北 London倫敦.
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謝謝你代表北倫敦。
13:30
And this room房間 --
I mean, this is my family家庭 home.
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這間房間－我的意思是，
這是我們一家人的房子。
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I grew成長 up in this room房間
filled填充 with musical音樂 instruments儀器,
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我在這間滿是樂器的房間中長大，
13:36
but most最 importantly重要的, I had a family家庭
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但最重要的是，
我的家人鼓勵我投資
我自己的想像力，
13:38
who encouraged鼓勵 me
to invest投資 in my own擁有 imagination想像力,
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and so things I created創建, things I built內置
were good things to be building建造
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我所創造、建立的東西，
都是值得去做的好東西，
13:44
just because I was making製造 them,
and I think that's such這樣 an important重要 idea理念.
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就因為是我親手在做。
我認為這一點很重要。
13:48
But this room房間 was
my paradise天堂, essentially實質上,
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這間房間簡直就是我的天堂，
13:50
and when I came來了 to tour遊覽 my album專輯,
which哪一個 is called叫 "In My Room房間,"
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我在做
「在我的房間裡」專輯巡迴時，
曾經嘗試順帶展示這房間，
13:53
I thought I'd try and tour遊覽
the room房間 on the road路,
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雖然有點奇怪，
13:55
and that's quite相當 a strange奇怪 idea理念,
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但我已經為之努力了好幾年，
現在夢想成真。
13:57
but it's something that I've been
working加工 on for a couple一對 of years年份,
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14:00
and it's quite相當 exciting扣人心弦
to be inside內 the circle圈.
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能在這樣的環境下表演，我很興奮。
14:02
KSKS: So this is really
like the setup建立 in your room房間, here.
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凱莉：所以，這真的就是
你房間的佈局嗎？
14:05
JCJC: It kind類 of is.
It's similar類似 to the room房間
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雅各：算是。它和我房間很相似，
都有能讓我當場、自主創作的氛圍，
14:08
in the sense感 that I can
generate生成 things on the spot點
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and I can be spontaneous自發,
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which哪一個 is what I think both都 music音樂
and all of the best最好 ideas思路 are all about.
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我認為這就是音樂以及
所有最佳點子的關鍵所在。
14:15
KSKS: So you won韓元 two Grammys格萊美
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凱莉：你憑一張在自己房間自製的唱片
14:18
for a record記錄 that you made製作
in your room房間 by yourself你自己.
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獲得兩座葛萊美獎。
這怎麼可能？
我們就不可能辦到，
14:23
And how is that even possible可能?
We couldn't不能 have doneDONE that,
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14:27
that couldn't不能 have happened發生
five五 years年份 ago前 even.
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五年前也沒人辦到。
雅各：這是個全新的世界。
14:29
JCJC: It's a brand牌 new新 world世界.
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現在主動權掌控在創作者的手中，
14:31
The power功率 is now
in the hands手 of the creator創造者,
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14:33
as I'm sure you guys would agree同意,
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我相信你們會同意，
14:35
as opposed反對 to the big大
record記錄 company公司 executive行政人員
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主動權不是在大型唱片公司主管
14:37
or the big大 man or something like that.
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或是大人物之類的手中。
14:39
It's somebody誰 with a good idea理念.
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而是屬於能想出好點子的人。
14:40
Here I am at TEDTED saying話 this
to you guys who know this already已經,
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我在 TED 對各位說這些
其實你們都已經知道的事，
重點是能想出好點子的人
才能播下希望的種子，
14:43
but it's somebody誰 with a good idea理念
who can sow母豬 that seed種子.
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是他將火把帶到了世界。
14:46
That's the person人 who carries攜帶
the torch火炬 into the world世界.
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是的，我完全靠自己
製作了這張唱片，
14:49
And yeah, I made製作 this album專輯
completely全然 on my own擁有
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我沒有等待別人說：
14:51
and I didn't wait for somebody誰 to say,
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14:53
"Hey Jacob雅各, you should
make an album專輯 on your own擁有."
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「嘿，雅各，你應該
自己製作一張唱片。」
我只是直接行動了，
我不在乎別人怎麼想，
14:55
I just went去 ahead先 and made製作 it
and I didn't mind心神 what people thought,
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而兩座葛萊美獎是很大的獎賞。
14:58
and two Grammys格萊美 is a massive大規模的 bonus獎金.
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15:00
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15:06
KSKS: Thank you so much, Jacob雅各.
JCJC: Thanks謝謝, Kelly黃綠色. Thanks謝謝 so much.
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凱莉：非常謝謝你，雅各。
雅各：謝謝，凱莉，非常感謝。
15:09
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Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by 潘 可儿

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jacob Collier - Musician, artist
In his videos and performances, Jacob Collier sings every part, plays every instrument and visualizes every component with a captivating vision.

Why you should listen

Jacob Collier is nothing short of prodigious. A two-time Grammy-winning singer, arranger, composer and multi-instrumentalist, he combines everything from jazz and a cappella to folk, electronic and classical music. In 2014, he was discovered by the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Shortly after, Collier began working on his audio-visual live performance vehicle designed and built by Ben Bloomberg at the MIT Media Lab.

Since his first video in 2011, Collier has amassed hundreds of thousands of international followers and more than 15 million YouTube views, which includes his astounding cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." In July 2016, Collier released his chart-topping debut album, In My Room, which he solely recorded, performed and produced by himself. Most recently, he has toured his unique one-man show to more than 150 locations around the world; helped to score the newest Dreamworks release with Hans Zimmer; is currently collaborating on Herbie Hancock's upcoming album; and shares his vast knowledge of music theory with everyone from Wired Magazine to universities across the globe.

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