斯諾登的新身份 電音歌手

French composer Jean Michel Jarre andwhistleblower Edward Snowden have collaborated on"Exit," a track off the electronic music pioneer'supcoming new LP Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise.The composer travelled to Russia to work with theformer NSA analyst, who remains in exile afterleaking classified documents detailing how the UnitedStates and other countries are spying on theircitizens.

法國作曲家、電子音樂領軍人物讓-米歇爾·雅爾與泄密者愛德華·斯諾登，攜手打造了一支單曲《出口》(點擊這里收聽)。這首歌將被收錄到雅爾即將發(fā)布的黑膠唱片《Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise》中。雅爾專程趕到俄羅斯與這位美國國家安全局前分析員會面，進行歌曲創(chuàng)作。因?qū)ν馀读嗣绹葒鴮駥嵤└`聽行為的機密文件，斯諾登目前處于流亡狀態(tài)。

Jarre says he reached out to a journalist and mutual acquaintance he shared with Snowdenwho eventually put them in contact. "I think that Edward was surprised to receive myinvitation to collaborate on a musical composition, to voice his message via another media,"Jarre said.

雅爾稱，他主動聯(lián)系了一位記者，這個人跟他和斯諾登都相識。他因此與斯諾登取得了聯(lián)系。雅爾表示：“愛德華收到和我合作出歌的邀請時還挺吃驚的。我覺得這也可以成為他向外傳遞信息的另一種途徑。”

"Edward Snowden became a modern hero, not by saying 'stop,' but to be careful regarding the(ab)use of technology," Jarre said.

雅爾稱：“愛德華·斯諾登是一位現(xiàn)代英雄。不是因為他說了‘停止’，而是因為他不輕易濫用技術。”

Over the course of a few videoconference conversations, Jarre and Snowden laid the foundationfor their collaborative track. The collaborators eventually met up in Russia, where Snowdenhas been seeking asylum, to complete work on "Exit." "I was surprised, " Snowden admits. "Itwas certainly not something I was expecting, as an engineer [and] someone who's not reallycool."

經(jīng)過幾次視頻通話后，雅爾和斯諾登確定了雙方合作的一些基礎事宜。因為斯諾登正在俄羅斯接受庇護，所以兩人最終決定在那兒相見，完成《出口》的后續(xù)細節(jié)。斯諾登承認：“我很吃驚。作為一個工程師、一個不怎么酷的人，這當然是我預料不到的事情。”

Jarre added that it was Snowden who gave "Exit" its name. "You have a choice and 'Exit,'whether it's used as a noun or a verb, is something which we pursue," Snowden said of thetrack.

雅爾稱，《出口》這個名字是斯諾登起的。在談到這支單曲時，斯諾登表示：“你有自己的選擇和‘出口’。不管這個詞是名詞還是動詞，總之它是我們追求的東西。”

The double-edged sword that technology presents is a central theme and the "core message"throughout "Exit." "Technology can actually increase privacy," Snowden says on "Exit."

《出口》這首歌的主題和中心思想就是：科技是一把雙刃劍。斯諾登在歌中唱(說)道：“技術實際上增加了隱私度。”

"Saying that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is nodifferent that saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say...What may not have value to you today may have value to an entire population... If you don'tstand up for it, then who will?"

“說你不在乎隱私權因為你沒有什么可隱藏的，就如同說你不在乎言論自由因為你沒什么可說的……今天對你來說可能不重要的東西，也許對整個民族來說卻是重要的……如果你不站出來捍衛(wèi)它，誰又會呢?”