Kanye West & Paul McCartney 最新單曲《Only One》創作軼事

由人氣說唱巨星 Kanye West 與傳奇樂隊 Beatles 成員 Paul McCartney 合作打造的單曲《Only One》，已經于今年 1 月 1 日正式在網絡上公開發布。作爲一首 Yeezy 爲自己的女兒 North West 和母親 Donda West 所創作的歌曲，當中所蘊含的情愫引起了廣泛音樂愛好者的興趣，爲此官方日前也正式公布了這首歌曲背後的創作故事，包括歌曲的創作時間，以及雙方在錄制這首單曲時的有趣故事。下面便帶來其中的節選內容，感興趣的朋友也可以登陸 iTunes 下載這首最新單品。

In early 2014, Paul McCartney and Kanye West first began working together in a small bungalow in Los Angeles. The process that would result in “Only One” began with a simple brainstorming session between the two: With McCartney improvising on the keyboards and Kanye vocally sketching and shaping ideas in a stream-of-consciousness riff.

When they played back the recording afterward, something remarkable happened. Kanye sat there with his family, holding his daughter North on his lap, and listened to his vocals, singing, “Hello, my only one . . . ” And in that moment, not only could he not recall having sung those words, but he realized that perhaps the words had never really come from him.

The process of artistic creation is one that does not involve thinking, but often channeling. And he understood in that moment that his late mother, Dr. Donda West, who was also his mentor, confidante, and best friend, had spoken through him that day.

“My mom was singing to me, and through me to my daughter,” he said, astonished.

The small group in the room kept listening: “Hello my Only One…just like the morning sun…you’ll keep on rising till the sky knows your name.”

To some, Kanye’s insight didn’t immediately register. But then he explained: The name Kanye, which his mother had chosen, means “only one.”

And then it dawned on everyone there: Something powerful and undeniable had occurred through the power of music and of letting go. A message had been passed down through generations.