Forget life as a pop megastar - what Michael Jackson really wanted was to be immortalized as a big-screen idol after his death。
忘卻作為流行音樂(lè)超級(jí)巨星的生涯——邁克爾·杰克遜真實(shí)的愿望是在他死后能作為電影偶像而不朽。
The late entertainer admired song and dance stars from the golden age of Hollywood, including his heroes Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, and wanted to emulate their success。
這名已故的藝人十分欽佩好萊塢黃金時(shí)代的歌舞明星,包括他心中的英雄金·凱利和弗雷德·阿斯泰爾,他還希望效仿他們的成功。
The 50-year-old singer revealed his deepest desire in his secret diary, writing: 'If I don’t concentrate (on) film, no immortalization.'
這位50歲的歌手在他的秘密日記中揭露了內(nèi)心最深的愿望,他寫道:“如果我不專注于電影事業(yè),我就無(wú)法永垂不朽”。
He added that he wanted to be 'better than Kelly and Astaire… the greatest ever.'
他補(bǔ)充寫道他想成為“比凱利和阿斯泰爾更好的....。。有史以來(lái)最偉大的(明星)”。
The entry was made just months before Michael died of a drug overdose on June 25, 2009 at his home in the posh Holmby Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, according to excepts from his diary published by The New York Post's Page Six column today。
根據(jù)今天《紐約郵報(bào)》第六版刊登的日記內(nèi)容可知,這篇記錄寫于邁克爾在2009年6月25日在洛杉磯霍姆比山莊的豪宅中因藥物過(guò)量而去世的前幾個(gè)月。
The diary reveals just how much the star depended on his now discredited doctor, Conrad Murray, to administer the prescription drugs that helped him to sleep。
日記還揭露了這位巨星有多依賴他那現(xiàn)已名譽(yù)掃地的醫(yī)生康拉德·莫里,給予他助眠的處方藥。
Lawyers for Michael's mother Katherine Jackson are now trying to get passages of the diary admitted as evidence to back up a wrongful death suit against London concert promoter AEG。
邁克爾的母親凱瑟琳·杰克遜現(xiàn)正嘗試從日記獲取信息,作為控告杰克遜倫敦演唱會(huì)的主辦公司AEG致使他異常死亡的證據(jù)。