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http://www.papermag.com/2011/09/our_trip_to_singapore_was.php
先吧更新的第五篇 新加坡的转载了。。
后面的和顺序一致。。。
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2011年09月24日 14点09分
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Hayley Williams' Tour Diary Part 5: A Damn Good Time in Singapore
BY HAYLEY WILLIAMS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDSEY BYRNES
Paramore was in the news a lot late last year due to the very-publicized departure of two members. The band, however, is back with a new lineup, playing shows, and, from the sounds of their tour diaries courtesy of front woman Hayley Williams, are stronger than ever. Here's Williams' fifth installment, in which she recounts playing Singapore with tour-mates The Swellers.
Our trip to Singapore was a bittersweet time.
This was the last show that we played outside of the United States. We really didn't want this trip to end. I'm still not sure that I've fully accepted the fact that we have enough fans in this part of the world to round up and play shows for. A lot of bands skip some of these countries because honestly, it costs a lot of benjamins to get here and there's no way to predict how it's gonna go until you just go. Thank God we finally got a clue. All of these places were new to us except for Singapore. We came here a year and a half ago and played to an amazing crowd of people. And I'm starting to think that that crowd is partly responsible for the fact that we were able to come back to this side of the world so quickly... and even play in new places like Hong Kong, Bali, and Jakarta. So with that being said, thank you very much Singapore!
Not only was it the last show of the year outside the U.S. but it was also the last night we would share the stage with our friends The Swellers. Look, don't get 'em started on the subject, but for some reason we didn't get them on the last show which happened to be in, ahem, Hawaii. I know, I know... we're obviously the worst friends ever. Not sure what went wrong there but uh, anyway. We decided since Singapore was going to be our last stop together we'd go all out. In other words, we'd visit the Night Safari on the night before the show, eat french fries on the trolly that drove us past such majestic creatures as "the bearded pig", and volunteer Anto (Swellers' bassist) to conquer his fear of snakes by holding the biggest, largest, hugest snake that I've ever seen in my whole life. I mean, I wouldn't have done it. Ever.
The day of the show was even better. It just so happened that on this day, out of all the other days, a comic book convention was in Singapore. Being that we too were in Singapore, there was clearly no other option than to attend. When I say that this was one of my favorite on-tour extra-curricular activities, you best believe it was one of my ALL TIME favorites. We stayed for a few hours, trying our hand at Japanese manga, taking pictures with Stormtroopers and Predators, and basically forgetting our adulthood altogether. How will we ever top this? We probably won't top it. That's the bitter part. The sweet part, however, is the fact that we had a killer show. The Swellers ruled as usual and I was so stoked to hear the crowd singing along to them as we were getting ready. By the time we took the stage it seemed like the whole place was about to explode. We're talking about a pretty big place too. In fact, I never got to express how good it felt to play the "Indoor Stadium" in Singapore. So let me just say it felt good. Damn good.
--HAYLEY
2011年09月24日 14点09分
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BY HAYLEY WILLIAMS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDSEY BYRNES
Paramore was in the news a lot late last year due to the very-publicized departure of two members. The band, however, is back with a new lineup, playing shows, and, from the sounds of their tour diaries courtesy of front woman Hayley Williams, are stronger than ever. Here's Williams' fifth installment, in which she recounts playing Singapore with tour-mates The Swellers.Our trip to Singapore was a bittersweet time.
This was the last show that we played outside of the United States. We really didn't want this trip to end. I'm still not sure that I've fully accepted the fact that we have enough fans in this part of the world to round up and play shows for. A lot of bands skip some of these countries because honestly, it costs a lot of benjamins to get here and there's no way to predict how it's gonna go until you just go. Thank God we finally got a clue. All of these places were new to us except for Singapore. We came here a year and a half ago and played to an amazing crowd of people. And I'm starting to think that that crowd is partly responsible for the fact that we were able to come back to this side of the world so quickly... and even play in new places like Hong Kong, Bali, and Jakarta. So with that being said, thank you very much Singapore!
Not only was it the last show of the year outside the U.S. but it was also the last night we would share the stage with our friends The Swellers. Look, don't get 'em started on the subject, but for some reason we didn't get them on the last show which happened to be in, ahem, Hawaii. I know, I know... we're obviously the worst friends ever. Not sure what went wrong there but uh, anyway. We decided since Singapore was going to be our last stop together we'd go all out. In other words, we'd visit the Night Safari on the night before the show, eat french fries on the trolly that drove us past such majestic creatures as "the bearded pig", and volunteer Anto (Swellers' bassist) to conquer his fear of snakes by holding the biggest, largest, hugest snake that I've ever seen in my whole life. I mean, I wouldn't have done it. Ever.
The day of the show was even better. It just so happened that on this day, out of all the other days, a comic book convention was in Singapore. Being that we too were in Singapore, there was clearly no other option than to attend. When I say that this was one of my favorite on-tour extra-curricular activities, you best believe it was one of my ALL TIME favorites. We stayed for a few hours, trying our hand at Japanese manga, taking pictures with Stormtroopers and Predators, and basically forgetting our adulthood altogether. How will we ever top this? We probably won't top it. That's the bitter part. The sweet part, however, is the fact that we had a killer show. The Swellers ruled as usual and I was so stoked to hear the crowd singing along to them as we were getting ready. By the time we took the stage it seemed like the whole place was about to explode. We're talking about a pretty big place too. In fact, I never got to express how good it felt to play the "Indoor Stadium" in Singapore. So let me just say it felt good. Damn good.
--HAYLEY
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Hayley Williams' Tour Diary Part 3:
Joining the Ranks of Iron Maiden
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDSEY BYRNES
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Only two bands have ever headlined the Garuda Wisnu in Bali, Indonesia: Iron Maiden and, now, Paramore. First of all, anytime we're on any sort of list with a band like Iron Maiden, I'm OK with it. They're the kind of band you want to be lumped in with one way or another -- one of the real giants. I'm not sure they'd be as stoked as we are, but that's beside the point. What made this venue so special was that it wasn't actually a venue. It was basically a stage set up in between all these massive rocks that were cut out like cliffs. The closest comparison I can think of is Red Rocks. If you've ever been to a show there, you know what I'm talking about. There was just an amazing vibe that night.
We spent a whole three and a half days before the show sitting by the beach and swimming at the hotel pool. We stayed at this crazy resort where komodo dragons roamed around like stray dogs and "beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano" (name that movie). I think we were the only people there who were not on our honeymoon and I think the other guests really appreciated that our band was staying there. You could tell by the way they stared at us, so adoringly everywhere we went (please sense the sarcasm). Anyway, I guess I can't blame 'em. We're not exactly a quiet bunch!
Quite possibly the best part of the whole experience was the family dinner we put together for everyone on the tour. The resort had a dinner theatre in the middle where they would put on shows, so we all went down to watch. Seriously, the craziest dancing and singing... The costumes were these beautiful colored fabrics with the most decorative patterns. I'd never seen anything like it. The culture and the history of Bali felt like it was hanging in the air. I was in love with all of it. However, if you're not that into Balinese culture you could always go across the resort to the Octopus bar where the bar band will play Tom Petty covers for you all night!
Oh, have you heard The Swellers? They're friends of ours who also happen to be our labelmates. We told them if they didn't join us on this tour we'd get them kicked off the label (again, sarcasm). They spent their day off hanging with Balinese monkeys. Sounded like fun, but I think they caught some kind of rabies cause their eyes looked crazy when they got back. I mean, it didn't seem to affect their show all that much. I'm so glad they are out here with us. It would be a shame to suffer the paradise of the Pacific Rim all alone.
-- HAYLEY
2011年09月24日 14点09分
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Joining the Ranks of Iron Maiden
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDSEY BYRNES
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Only two bands have ever headlined the Garuda Wisnu in Bali, Indonesia: Iron Maiden and, now, Paramore. First of all, anytime we're on any sort of list with a band like Iron Maiden, I'm OK with it. They're the kind of band you want to be lumped in with one way or another -- one of the real giants. I'm not sure they'd be as stoked as we are, but that's beside the point. What made this venue so special was that it wasn't actually a venue. It was basically a stage set up in between all these massive rocks that were cut out like cliffs. The closest comparison I can think of is Red Rocks. If you've ever been to a show there, you know what I'm talking about. There was just an amazing vibe that night.We spent a whole three and a half days before the show sitting by the beach and swimming at the hotel pool. We stayed at this crazy resort where komodo dragons roamed around like stray dogs and "beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano" (name that movie). I think we were the only people there who were not on our honeymoon and I think the other guests really appreciated that our band was staying there. You could tell by the way they stared at us, so adoringly everywhere we went (please sense the sarcasm). Anyway, I guess I can't blame 'em. We're not exactly a quiet bunch!
Quite possibly the best part of the whole experience was the family dinner we put together for everyone on the tour. The resort had a dinner theatre in the middle where they would put on shows, so we all went down to watch. Seriously, the craziest dancing and singing... The costumes were these beautiful colored fabrics with the most decorative patterns. I'd never seen anything like it. The culture and the history of Bali felt like it was hanging in the air. I was in love with all of it. However, if you're not that into Balinese culture you could always go across the resort to the Octopus bar where the bar band will play Tom Petty covers for you all night!
Oh, have you heard The Swellers? They're friends of ours who also happen to be our labelmates. We told them if they didn't join us on this tour we'd get them kicked off the label (again, sarcasm). They spent their day off hanging with Balinese monkeys. Sounded like fun, but I think they caught some kind of rabies cause their eyes looked crazy when they got back. I mean, it didn't seem to affect their show all that much. I'm so glad they are out here with us. It would be a shame to suffer the paradise of the Pacific Rim all alone.
-- HAYLEY
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Hayley Williams' Tour Diary
Part 2: Hong Kong!
BY HAYLEY WILLIAMS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDSEY BYRNES
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Paramore was in the news a lot late last year due to the very publicized, likely very un-fun departure of two members. The band, however, is back with a new lineup, playing shows, and, from the sounds of this tour diary from front woman Hayley Williams, feeling stronger than ever. Even better, Hayley will be blogging for PAPERMAG over the next few weeks as the band tours around the world. Take it away, Hayley!
Hong Kong, China. August 11-14th
We kicked off our shortest tour ever in Hong Kong a few days ago. It quickly became one of my favorite cities on my admittedly long list of favorite cities. After 14 hours sucking in recycled airplane air, I figured I'd be worthless once we'd arrived but we all slept good and were ready to party after we landed. A big group of us walked around the city and found this really rad Thai food joint. We stood at the entrance for about 10 minutes deciding on whether or not our first meal in China was really going to be Thai. Everyone finally agreed that China is closer to Thailand than America and therefore was going to be MUCH better than what we were accustomed to. It totally was and we were pretty pleased with ourselves. We left and walked around a little more. I had a Pineapple-mango boba tea and then, of course, I found a little dress shop. I happened upon the cheapest greatest tank dress with a rib cage on it. I had the guys talk me into buying it so I wouldn't feel as guilty about buying something for me before finding souvenirs for friends and family. They were very supportive and I was like, "Yay."
The next day was full-on adventure time. (Speaking of, does anyone else watch Adventure Time With Finn and Jake? Yes? Amazing). The guys and I and some of our tour family set out to find the cable cars that go up to the enormous Tian Tan Buddha in Ngong Ping. We walked a couple miles, rode the train for about a half hour and made it to the Ngong Ping 360. We chose to ride a car with a glass floor which, if you ask me, was just an incredibly reckless decision. It was one of the most breathtaking views I've ever seen...but then we started hearing a scratchy, stalling sound coming from our car and I was pretty sure I was a goner. Spoiler alert: We're still alive so it was all good. There were waterfalls below our feet and the forests and the mountains were so green it was like something out of Lord of the Rings! If the thought of hanging by a thread from the sky didn't make me want to cry then I'd never have wanted to leave that car.
We finally got to the entrance of the Po Lin Monastery and the Big Buddha. While most of the guys hightailed it up all the steep stairs to Buddha, I trailed behind and checked out all the souvenirs and little stores on the way. I bought a kimono dress and a million things to take back to home to my loved ones. After we had all marveled hard at the monastery and the incredibly large Buddha, we talked about how old all of this must have been. Everyone was so excited to visit a new place and see a part of their history rather than just the backstage of one of their venues. Later, no thanks to Google, we found out that Big Buddha was built in 1990 so... yeah... so much for ancient history. Then again, Taylor and I weren't even 3-years-old yet so what do we know about these things? Really.
As if all of these things weren't the greatest, our first show in Hong Kong was amazing! It felt good to be so far from home and feel that welcome. The crowd was so loud! If I know our fans even a little bit, I know someone from the show is reading this right now. So, I want to say, thanks to you from all of us. It was such a successful first trip to China and we can't wait to come back.
Oh look, I wrote another long one.
2011年09月24日 15点09分
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Part 2: Hong Kong!
BY HAYLEY WILLIAMS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDSEY BYRNES
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Paramore was in the news a lot late last year due to the very publicized, likely very un-fun departure of two members. The band, however, is back with a new lineup, playing shows, and, from the sounds of this tour diary from front woman Hayley Williams, feeling stronger than ever. Even better, Hayley will be blogging for PAPERMAG over the next few weeks as the band tours around the world. Take it away, Hayley!Hong Kong, China. August 11-14th
We kicked off our shortest tour ever in Hong Kong a few days ago. It quickly became one of my favorite cities on my admittedly long list of favorite cities. After 14 hours sucking in recycled airplane air, I figured I'd be worthless once we'd arrived but we all slept good and were ready to party after we landed. A big group of us walked around the city and found this really rad Thai food joint. We stood at the entrance for about 10 minutes deciding on whether or not our first meal in China was really going to be Thai. Everyone finally agreed that China is closer to Thailand than America and therefore was going to be MUCH better than what we were accustomed to. It totally was and we were pretty pleased with ourselves. We left and walked around a little more. I had a Pineapple-mango boba tea and then, of course, I found a little dress shop. I happened upon the cheapest greatest tank dress with a rib cage on it. I had the guys talk me into buying it so I wouldn't feel as guilty about buying something for me before finding souvenirs for friends and family. They were very supportive and I was like, "Yay."
The next day was full-on adventure time. (Speaking of, does anyone else watch Adventure Time With Finn and Jake? Yes? Amazing). The guys and I and some of our tour family set out to find the cable cars that go up to the enormous Tian Tan Buddha in Ngong Ping. We walked a couple miles, rode the train for about a half hour and made it to the Ngong Ping 360. We chose to ride a car with a glass floor which, if you ask me, was just an incredibly reckless decision. It was one of the most breathtaking views I've ever seen...but then we started hearing a scratchy, stalling sound coming from our car and I was pretty sure I was a goner. Spoiler alert: We're still alive so it was all good. There were waterfalls below our feet and the forests and the mountains were so green it was like something out of Lord of the Rings! If the thought of hanging by a thread from the sky didn't make me want to cry then I'd never have wanted to leave that car.
We finally got to the entrance of the Po Lin Monastery and the Big Buddha. While most of the guys hightailed it up all the steep stairs to Buddha, I trailed behind and checked out all the souvenirs and little stores on the way. I bought a kimono dress and a million things to take back to home to my loved ones. After we had all marveled hard at the monastery and the incredibly large Buddha, we talked about how old all of this must have been. Everyone was so excited to visit a new place and see a part of their history rather than just the backstage of one of their venues. Later, no thanks to Google, we found out that Big Buddha was built in 1990 so... yeah... so much for ancient history. Then again, Taylor and I weren't even 3-years-old yet so what do we know about these things? Really.
As if all of these things weren't the greatest, our first show in Hong Kong was amazing! It felt good to be so far from home and feel that welcome. The crowd was so loud! If I know our fans even a little bit, I know someone from the show is reading this right now. So, I want to say, thanks to you from all of us. It was such a successful first trip to China and we can't wait to come back.
Oh look, I wrote another long one.
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