The singer Michael Jackson's story, although unusually brutal and extreme, is illumination when considering musical prodigy.

歌手迈克尔·杰克逊的故事，尽管不同寻常地残酷和极端，但在谈到音乐天才方面时，却是启迪人心。

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He writes of how burnt-out American singer Bob Dylon decided to walk away from his musical career in 1965 and escape to a cabin in the woods, only to be overcome by a desire to write.

他写道，疲惫不堪的美国歌手鲍勃·迪伦在1965年决定放弃自己的音乐生涯，逃到森林小木屋里，结果却被写作的欲望征服。

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May 11, 2011 -- Bob Marley's musical legacy may be waning 30 years after his death as Jamaica's youth prefers dancehall to reggae, but the singer remains a cult, if highly commercialized, figure.

鲍勃·马利逝世30周年后，他的音乐遗产正在消亡，因为比起雷鬼乐，牙买加的年轻人更加亲睐舞厅音乐。 然而，如果对马利的形象进行高度的商业化运作，身为歌手的马利将继续成为人们崇拜的偶象。

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She borrowed sound recordings from a musical project by the singer David Byrne to make one song on her new album.

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The singer-songwriter also won for Musical Event of the Year for his hit song "Hillbilly Bone."

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Kanye promptly apologized to Taylor Swift and went into hiding, while the teenaged singer became the year's best-selling musical artist.

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Ms. Murphy plays the Witch with thrilling ferocity, while Ms. Mueller, the Cinderella of this revival, is the finest young musical-comedy singer to hit New York in the past decade.

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Using a gentle cowboy lope and a saxophone that sounds more like captured breath than anything specifically musical, the singer crafts a lullaby for the whole world.

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Expanding on his musical roots, the singer serves as CEO and chairman of Interscope record label Tennman Records.

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