How did that happen?

怎麼會這樣？

Oh, man.

天啊

Oh.

哦。

Oh.

哦。

Oh.

哦。

You know, I was the biggest Jackson 5, then Michael Jackson fan.

我是傑克遜五兄弟和邁克爾-傑克遜的忠實粉絲。

So I get a call.

於是我接到一個電話。

Magic.

魔術

I did not see the voice coming.

我沒有看到聲音傳來。

I want to talk to you.

我想和你談談

So I hung the phone.

於是我掛斷了電話。

You hung up?

你掛電話了？

No, no, I hung up.

不，不，我掛了。

So the phone rang two minutes later.

兩分鐘後，電話鈴響了。

This is funny.

這很有趣。

Magic, this is Michael Jackson.

魔術，這是邁克爾-傑克遜。

I said, this is not Michael Jackson.

我說，這不是邁克爾-傑克遜。

So I hung the phone up again.

於是我又掛斷了電話。

So I knew Jackie Jackson very well, his brother.

所以我很瞭解傑基-傑克遜，他的哥哥。

So his brother called me and say, Magic, that was really Michael calling you.

所以他哥哥打電話給我說，"魔術師，真的是邁克爾打給你的"。

No.

不

Please, I'll call him back.

求你了，我會給他回電話的。

How did you get back on the phone?

你是怎麼接通電話的？

So I got back, and I'm apologizing for an hour.

所以我回來了，我要為一個小時道歉。

I am so sorry.

我很抱歉。

I thought somebody was playing a joke on me, right?

我以為有人在跟我開玩笑，對吧？

So he says, I'm doing this video, and I want to do one with the two MJs, one with you and one with Michael Jordan.

於是他說，我正在做這個視頻，我想和兩個 MJ 一起做，一個是你，一個是邁克爾-喬丹。

Can you come to my house tonight?

你今晚能來我家嗎？

Can I come to your house?

我能去你家嗎？

What time you want me there?

你希望我什麼時候到？

So I came in a beautiful home, and we had this long table.

我來到一個漂亮的家，家裡有一張長桌。

So I'm sitting down here.

所以我坐在這裡。

He's down at that end, and people come out serving the food.

他在那頭，人們出來端菜。

So I ordered some chicken, grilled chicken, and vegetables, because I'm trying to think he eating healthy, so I'm going to eat healthy too.

所以我點了一些雞肉、烤雞和蔬菜，因為我想他吃得健康，所以我也要吃得健康。

I don't want to let my hero down.

我不想讓我的英雄失望。

So the guy raised the lid, bam.

於是那人把蓋子一掀，"咣噹 "一聲。

The other person comes out with his, raised the lid, and it's a bucket of Kentucky fried chicken.

另一個人帶著他的炸雞出來，掀開蓋子，裡面是一桶肯德基炸雞。

Stop it.

別說了

Stop it.

別說了

I started screaming.

我開始尖叫。

Michael, you eating Kentucky fried chicken?

邁克爾，你在吃肯德基炸雞嗎？

Man, I said, hold up.

夥計，我說，等等。

I got to come down there and share that bucket.

我得去那裡分享那個水桶。

I went down there.

我去了那裡。

We sat on the floor and tore that chicken up.

我們坐在地板上，把那隻雞撕得粉碎。

That's a true, this is a true story, a true story.

這是一個真實的故事，一個真實的故事。

Next day was the video.

第二天是錄像。

Ladies and gentlemen, I've never seen a guy that can dance like this young man for hours and sing and perform like he could perform.

女士們，先生們，我從未見過有人能像這位年輕人一樣，跳上幾個小時的舞，還能像他一樣唱歌和表演。

I went on three tours with him.

我和他一起參加了三次巡演。

There's nobody that's ever been on this earth that could do what Michael Jackson could do.

在這個世界上，沒有人能做到邁克爾-傑克遜那樣。

That's right.

這就對了。

Nobody, nobody.

沒人 沒人

That gave me chills.

這讓我不寒而慄。

I mean.

我是說

Oh my goodness.

我的天啊

He was such a person of perfection.

他就是這樣一個完美的人。

Everything had to be right.

一切都必須正確。

He rehearsed the band himself and could point out when you off, he heard it and told, no, no, no.

他親自排練樂隊，能指出你什麼時候不在狀態，他聽到後會告訴你，不，不，不。

This boy.

這個男孩

Ding, ding, ding, the guitar man.

叮，叮，叮，吉他手來了

You got to play it like this.

你得這樣玩

I'm sitting there like, wow.

我坐在那裡，哇。

He can sound like a trumpet or a horn.

他的聲音可以像喇叭，也可以像號角。

Whatever he needed at that time for you to play the song the way the album sounded.

無論他當時需要什麼，你都要按照專輯的聲音來演奏這首歌。

He was big on that.

他很重視這一點。

Every song had to be just like the album, just like they performed it on that album.

每首歌都必須和專輯一樣，就像他們在專輯中演唱的那樣。

That man was something else.

那個人與眾不同

And we miss him.

我們想念他。

I love him.

我愛他

That's my guy.

這才是我要找的人

We do.

我們會的。

I got to ask about one more, because it's just great after great after great after great.

我還得再問一個，因為它真是棒極了，棒極了，棒極了。

And then Prince, he called and wanted to do a pajama party in one of your theaters.

然後王子打來電話，想在你們的一家劇院舉辦睡衣派對。

How did that happen?

怎麼會這樣？

So I own the Magic Johnson Theater, so I get a call.

我是魔術師約翰遜劇院的老闆，所以我接到了一個電話。

I also, thank you, thank you.

我也謝謝你，謝謝你。

I went on tour with Prince, too.

我還和王子一起巡演過。

Isaiah Thomas and I were big Prince fans.

以賽亞-托馬斯和我都是普林斯的忠實粉絲。

We follow Prince around.

我們跟著王子到處跑。

I love music.

我熱愛音樂。

Yes.

是的。

So I get a call, and Prince said, what's up, Prince?

我接到一個電話，王子說，怎麼了，王子？

He said, Magic, I want to rent out your theater.

他說，魔術師，我想租下你的劇院。

I said, you don't have to rent out my theater.

我說，你不必租用我的劇院。

I'll give you the theater.

我給你劇院。

No, no, no, no.

不，不，不，不

I want to come in, though, at 1 in the morning.

不過，我想在凌晨 1 點進來。

That sounds like Prince all day.

這聽起來就像王子的一天。

Yeah, 1 in the morning.

對，凌晨一點

And I want to bring a busload of people, but we're going to have pajamas on.

我想帶一車人，但我們要穿睡衣。

Is that OK?

這樣可以嗎？

I said, yes, OK.

我說，是的，好的。

I said, let me talk to my manager, make sure he understand what's about to happen, and make sure I got some staff on to take care of you and your team of people.

我說，讓我和我的經理談談，確保他了解即將發生的事情，並確保我有一些員工來照顧你和你的團隊。

So I said, let me get up.

於是我說，讓我站起來。

I went to sleep and got back up at 12 to go make sure.

我睡了一覺，12 點又起來確認。

Oh, I had to make sure he was OK.

哦，我得確保他沒事。

So here come the buses.

巴士來了

People came in.

人們進來了。

And I tell you something.

我告訴你

They were like little kids, laughing at every joke, everything that happened, wearing pajamas.

他們就像小孩子一樣，對每一個笑話、發生的每一件事都笑得前仰後合，還穿著睡衣。

I mean, just what he said would happen, happened.

我的意思是，他說會發生的事，已經發生了。

And that was one of the biggest thrills, too, to have Prince in the hood at my theater with his team of people.

這也是最激動人心的時刻之一，王子和他的團隊來到我的劇院。

That was wonderful.

真是太棒了。

You know, just it showed you how important those theaters were to the community.

你知道，這讓你看到了這些劇院對社區的重要性。

Then Michael Jackson, his thriller came out.

隨後，邁克爾-傑克遜的驚悚片問世。

And guess where he had a premiere?

猜猜他在哪裡舉行了首映式？

Where?

在哪裡？

At my theater.

在我的劇院

Come on.

來吧

Yeah, at my theater in the hood.

是的，在我的劇院裡

So it was really touching to have all these celebrities and Michael Jackson right in South Central LA.

所有這些名人和邁克爾-傑克遜就在洛杉磯中南部，這真的很感人。

And it made the people in the community feel good about themselves and about the community.

這讓社區居民對自己和社區都感覺良好。

So that's what it's all about.

原來如此。

And also giving respect and homage to those who are successful, like yourself.

同時，也要向那些成功的人，比如你自己，表示尊重和敬意。

Thank you.

謝謝。

So thank you again.

再次感謝您。

We are so grateful for you.

我們非常感謝你們。