ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kaki King - Guitarist
Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Why you should listen

Kaki King's percussive technique (guitar geeks compare it to Preston Reed's; everyone else compares it to Eddie Van Halen's) drives her songs forward, while layers of overdubs and her own soft vocals create a shimmering cloud of sound.

King's work on the soundtrack for 2007's Into the Wild was nominated for a Golden Globe, along with contributors Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder. Her groundbreaking multimedia work The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

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TED2008

Kaki King: Playing "Pink Noise" on guitar

Kaki King 摇滚演奏 “粉红噪音”

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Kaki King 是第一位登上《滚石》杂志“吉他之神”榜的女歌手。她在 TED2008 上技惊全场,现场演奏了她的热门单曲《Playing with Pink Noise(玩转粉红噪音)》,展现了她令人惊叹的高超技巧和一套独一无二的吉他技法。
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I was thinking思维 about my place地点 in the universe宇宙,
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我在童年时,曾思考我在这茫茫宇宙中的地位,
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and about my first thought about what infinity无穷 might威力 mean,
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和我关于 “无限” 的含义
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when I was a child儿童.
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的最初想法。
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And I thought that if time could reach达到
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我想:如果时间能够
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forwards前锋 and backwards向后 infinitely无限地,
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向前后无限延伸,
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doesn't that mean that
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那是不是就意味着
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every一切 point in time is really infinitely无限地 small,
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时间里的每一点都无限地小?
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and therefore因此 somewhat有些 meaningless无意义的.
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因此,也就有些微不足道?
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So we don't really have a place地点 in the universe宇宙,
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所以说,只要我们身处在时间线上,
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as far as on a time line线.
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我们在这宇宙中真的没有什么地位可言。
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But nothing else其他 does either.
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不过其他一切也是如此。
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Therefore因此 every一切 moment时刻 really is the most important重要 moment时刻
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换句话说,每个时刻其实都是最重要的时刻,
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that's ever happened发生, including包含 this moment时刻 right now.
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包括现在这一时刻。
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And so therefore因此 this music音乐 you're about to hear
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所以,你将要听到的这段音乐
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is maybe the most important重要 music音乐
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可能也是你生命中
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you'll你会 ever hear in your life.
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听到的最重要的音乐。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(鼓掌)
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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For those of you who I'll be fortunate幸运 enough足够 to meet遇到 afterwards之后,
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要是我之后有幸结识你,
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you could please refrain副歌 from saying,
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你大可省掉
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"Oh my god, you're so much shorter in real真实 life."
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“天哪,你实际上矮这么多!” 的感叹
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Because it's like the stage阶段 is an optical光纤 illusion错觉,
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因为,由于种种原因,
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for some reason原因.
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舞台就像一个幻影。
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(Laughter笑声)
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Somewhat有些 like the curving弯曲 of the universe宇宙.
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就像宇宙的曲线。
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I don't know what it is. I get asked in interviews面试 a lot,
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我不知道那是什么。我常常在做访问时听到:
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"My god, you're guitars吉他 are so gigantic巨大!"
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“天哪,你的吉他都这么巨大!”
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(Laughter笑声)
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"You must必须 get them custom习惯 made制作 -- special特别, humongous堆积如山 guitars吉他."
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“这么巨型的吉他,你一定是特别订做的。”
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(Laughter笑声)
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Thank you very much.
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谢谢你们。
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Translated by Haohao Chen
Reviewed by Jenny Yang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kaki King - Guitarist
Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Why you should listen

Kaki King's percussive technique (guitar geeks compare it to Preston Reed's; everyone else compares it to Eddie Van Halen's) drives her songs forward, while layers of overdubs and her own soft vocals create a shimmering cloud of sound.

King's work on the soundtrack for 2007's Into the Wild was nominated for a Golden Globe, along with contributors Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder. Her groundbreaking multimedia work The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

More profile about the speaker
Kaki King | Speaker | TED.com