介绍:
Phil Spector gained fame for his "wall of sound" recording technique which transformed popular music, but he died a convicted murderer, serving 19 years to life in a California prison.
His production methods appeared on a host of chart-topping records and influenced some of music's biggest names like The Beatles, Leonard Cohen and The Ramones.
However his life was blighted by drug and alcohol addiction and he was jailed in 2009 for killing the actress Lana Clarkson.
▍语言点
1. gain fame for 因……而名声大噪
· 近义表达：be known for, be famous for
2. transform /trænsˈfɔːrm/ v. 彻底改变
· Transformer 电影《变形金刚》
· The film transformed her from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.
这部电影，让她从一个不知名的女学生变成了明星。
3. serve /sɜːrv/ v. 服务，本节表“服刑”
· serve a meal 上菜
· serve in the army 服兵役
4. chart-topping records 畅销榜
· top the charts 荣登榜首
· a chart-topping song 一首高居榜首的歌曲
5. name /neɪm/ n. 出名的人或事
· big/household name 知名人士或事物
6. blight /blaɪt/ v. 使损害，使遭殃 (damage) ；n. 植物的枯萎病
· a country blighted by poverty 被贫穷困扰的国家
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