活結樂團的“小丑”肖恩·克拉漢認為音樂界的“未來頭條”是“可怕的樂隊”

在最近接受 NME 採訪時，Shawn “Clown” Crahan 談到了英國搖滾樂團 Sleep Token 在 Download 2025 音樂節上的表現。

Slipknot’s founding percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has recently shared his thoughts about the future of the music industry, mentioning that its “future headliners” are “horrible bands.” In a recent interview with NME, Shawn “Clown” Crahan talked about British rock band Sleep Token headlining the Download 2025 festival. Although the 55-year-old musician gave the band some credit, it was not done positively.

活結樂團的創始打擊樂手肖恩·“小丑”·克拉漢最近分享了他對音樂產業未來的看法，並提到其“未來的頭條人物”是“可怕的樂隊”。在最近接受 NME 採訪時，Shawn “Clown” Crahan 談到了英國搖滾樂團 Sleep Token 在 Download 2025 音樂節上的表現。儘管這位55歲的音樂家給了樂團一些信任，但並沒有得到積極的回應。

When asked about Sleep Token, Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan makes the following statement:

當被問及睡眠令牌時，肖恩「小丑」克拉漢做出了以下聲明：

“They have their niche, and they must be doing their business well. The old me might have torn it down, but the new me, the real me, is just like ‘Hey, it’s always up to the fans.’ The fans let the business people know what to do. The fans speak, and the business people listen.”

「他們有自己的利基市場，他們必須把自己的業務做好。舊的我可能會把它撕毀，但新的我，真正的我，就像“嘿，這總是取決於粉絲。”球迷讓商界人士不知所措。球迷說話，商界人士傾聽。

After giving the band some credit, Crahan goes on to criticize fans’ music taste:

在給予樂團一些榮譽後，克拉漢繼續批評歌迷的音樂品味：

“They must be very popular, and you’ve got to remember that there’s not a lot of good music out there. There just isn’t. In my opinion, these days, there are so many horrible bands right now.”

「它們一定很受歡迎，但你必須記住，那裡沒有很多好音樂。只是沒有。在我看來，現在有很多可怕的樂隊。

He adds about Sleep Token:

他補充了有關睡眠令牌的內容：

“I’ve seen Sleep Token, I’ve watched them for a bit, and I’ve downloaded their stuff. They have their niche, and they have a fan base. It doesn’t matter if it has divided (Download fans) because that means 50 percent are getting what they want.”

「我看過《睡眠令牌》，看了一會兒，還下載了他們的東西。他們有自己的定位，也有粉絲群。是否存在分裂（下載粉絲）並不重要，因為這意味著 50% 的人得到了他們想要的東西。

Continuing on, he adds:

他繼續說：

“I no longer worry about these sorts of things, I just worry about being me and about being in the moment. If they’re a good band, and if they work hard—as it seems like they do—They deserve everything they get.”

「我不再擔心這些事情，我只擔心做我自己，活在當下。如果他們是一支優秀的樂隊，如果他們努力工作——就像他們看起來所做的那樣——他們值得得到他們所得到的一切。

At this point of the interview, Crahan was asked if he thought that concert organizers have accountability to exhibit younger and up-and-coming bands. The musician made the following reply:

在採訪中，克拉漢被問到他是否認為音樂會組織者有責任展示年輕和有前途的樂隊。音樂家做出如下答覆：

“The days of great music have come and gone at the moment.”

“偉大音樂的時代已經過去了。”

He also added:

他還補充道：

“As I was saying, there are so many horrible bands who are going to be our future headliners. You don’t want me to start naming off names because we’ll both start laughing and laughing.”

「正如我所說，有很多可怕的樂團將成為我們未來的頭條新聞。你不想讓我開始點名，因為我們都會開始大笑。

Continuing on, he adds:

他繼續說：

“We’re seeing the backlash of the computer, and we’re seeing the backlash of everybody being able to get in (to the music industry). But where is everybody that got in and did it themselves? They all need validation.”

「我們看到了電腦的強烈抵制，我們看到了每個人都能夠進入（音樂產業）的強烈抵制。但是那些自己參與的人在哪裡呢？他們都需要驗證。

Finally, he also makes a personal statement about why he got into music:

最後，他也發表了個人聲明，闡述了進入音樂領域的原因：

“I didn’t get in a band to get validated. I validated myself. When someone said I needed to work harder, I worked fucking harder. I didn’t need the internet, or socials, or anything to validate me.

「我加入樂團並不是為了得到認可。我驗證了自己。當有人說我需要更加努力時，我就更加努力。我不需要網路、社交或任何東西來驗證我。

We have a real problem now, and bands that are good these days—which is few and far—are being prepped for this future. We saw that with Bring Me The Horizon. They’re a great band, and I’m a fan. I’ve listened to the band since the very, very beginning, and they’re doing big things like headlining Download because they can make that jump.”

我們現在面臨一個真正的問題，現在優秀的樂團——數量很少而且很遠——正在為這個未來做好準備。我們在《Bring Me The Horizo​​n》中看到了這一點。他們是一支很棒的樂隊，而我是他們的粉絲。我從一開始就聽樂隊的歌，他們正在做一些大事，比如主打《下載》，因為他們可以實現這一飛躍。

Finally, he wraps up with:

最後，他總結：

“Great bands are being pushed into these new circumstances. What else do we have (without artists like that)—a bunch of crap bands that won’t draw tickets. So yes, the business people need to take chances and push these few good bands in the right direction.”

「偉大的樂團正在被推入這些新環境。我們還有什麼（沒有這樣的藝人）——一群拉不到票的垃圾樂團。所以，是的，商界人士需要抓住機會，將這些優秀的樂隊推向正確的方向。

Listen to Sleep Token’s song “The Summoning” On YouTube:

在 YouTube 上聆聽 Sleep Token 的歌曲「The Summoning」：

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Photo courtesy of Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan

照片由「小丑」肖恩·克拉漢提供