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Aaron West Arkeen (June 18, 1960 – May 30, 1997), was an American musician best known for co-writing several Guns N' Roses songs. He died in Los Angeles as a result of a drug overdose.[1]
生于1960年6月18 ，卒于 1997年5月30。美国音乐人 ， 作为枪花乐队数首歌曲的共同创作者而广为人知 。
因吸毒过量在洛杉矶去世
在洛杉矶因一次吸毒过量而导致死亡
Early life[edit]
Aaron Arkeen was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France and grew up in San Diego, California. He was the grandson of Russian-Jewish immigrants and the son of a US Army sergeant, Morris Arkeen. As an infant, he suffered from craniosynostosis, a birth defect in which the skull grows irregularly, often constricting brain growth. The condition required surgery that left an ear-to-ear scar over the crown of Arkeen's head.[2]
Arkeen began playing guitar when he was 14 years old. Though he took a single guitar lesson, he was largely a self-taught musician. Arkeen cited John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, and Ted Nugent as musical influences from his youth.
Arkeen worked in the oil industry in Texas and as a slot machine repairman in Las Vegas, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a music career at age 21.
早期生活
arkeen生于法国 Neuilly-sur-Seine，成长于加州圣地亚哥
是第三代俄罗斯犹太移民 ， 他老爹Morris Arkeen是一位美国陆军中士
婴儿时期 ，受着颅缝早闭的折磨
这是一种颅骨不规则生长的先天疾病
经常限制大脑发育
Arkeen在他14岁的时候开始弹吉他
虽然他是上了一节吉他课 ，但很大程度上他是个自学成才的音乐人
Arkeen cited John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, and Ted Nugent as musical influences from his youth.
Arkeen worked in the oil industry in Texas and as a slot machine repairman in Las Vegas, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a music career at age 21.
他所引用的 John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John和 Ted Nugent等人的音乐反映了他年轻时所受的音乐影响。
Arkeen在21岁跑到洛杉矶追逐自己的音乐事业前 ， 曾在德州从事石油行业 ，还在拉斯维加斯干过老虎机修理工
Arkeen曾在德州从事石油行业 ，还在拉斯维加斯干过老虎机修理工 ，后来他动身去了洛杉矶追寻自己的音乐梦想
Music career[edit]
After several years of struggling to find success as a musician,
Arkeen befriended a group of musicians in Los Angeles which would soon rise to international fame as Guns N' Roses.
Arkeen lived in an apartment next to Guns N' Roses bassist Duff Mckagan and 1960's funk pioneer Sly Stone,
and he and Mckagen quickly formed a friendship and began writing songs together.
[2] Though never a member of the band, the group's vocalist Axl Rose considered adding him as a third guitarist, primarily for his prolific songwriting abilities.[2] Arkeen would ultimately leave his mark on the band by co-writing the songs "It's So Easy," "Crash Diet", "Bad Obsession", "The Garden", "Sentimental Movie" and "Yesterdays" with Rose. Arkeen also penned "Make Your Play" and "Pressure" for Birmingham, Alabama band Brother Cane, as well as co-writing "My Misery" for Phantom Blue.
After working on other songs with the band for their double set Use Your Illusion I and II, Arkeen started his own project in 1995, The Outpatience. Featuring vocalist Mike Shotton, bassist James Hunting, guitarist Joey Hunting, drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and keyboardist Gregg Buchwalter, the band released their debut album, Anxious Disease in 1996 in Japan. The album has connections to Guns N' Roses: Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan appear as guest artists and Izzy Stradlin co-wrote one of the songs.[2]
Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan are most closely associated with Arkeen. The trio played in The Drunkfuxs' side project together and Arkeen co-wrote two of the songs on McKagan's debut solo record, Believe in Me.
音乐生涯
通过数年的努力追寻来成为一个音乐人
Arkeen以朋友的方式所在的一个洛杉矶音乐人团体后来成为迅速闻名国际的枪花乐队
Arkeen所住的公寓靠近枪花的贝斯手达夫麦卡甘和60年代funk先驱Sly Stone,他和麦卡甘迅速结交了友谊并且开始一起写歌
他和麦卡甘迅速成为了好朋友并且开始一起写歌
他和麦卡甘迅速成为了好基友并且开始一起写歌
虽然从未成为枪花乐队的一名队员 ， 主唱axl考虑将他作为乐队第三个吉他手 ， 主要在于他旺盛的创作力 。
arkeen最终留下了他的印记 ， 他作为乐队歌曲合作创作者 ， 和axl一起写了 "It's So Easy," "Crash Diet", "Bad Obsession", "The Garden", "Sentimental Movie" and "Yesterdays"
Alabama Birmingham ， arkeen还为亚拉巴马州 伯明翰姆的Brother Cane乐队写了"Make Your Play" 和"Pressure" ，以及为Phantom Blue写了"My Misery"
随后在枪花的双组唱片《Use Your Illusion I $ II》 中，Arkeen写了其他一些歌曲 ，Arkeen在1995年开启了个人乐队计划 ， 组建了乐队The Outpatience（失去耐心）.乐队主要成员有主唱Mike Shotton，贝斯手James Hunting，吉他手 Joey Hunting，鼓手 Abe Laboriel Jr. ，键盘手 Gregg Buchwalter ， 他们首张专辑《Anxious Disease》（焦虑症）于96年在日本发行。该专辑和枪花乐队成员有着紧密联系 ， Axl Rose, Slash 和 Duff McKagan 以客座艺术家的方式出现在这张作品里 ， 以及Izzy Stradlin还合写了一首歌 。
Izzy Stradlin 和 Duff McKagan是Arkeen最亲密的合作伙伴 。
三人组私底下也经常组个对一块玩玩啥的 ， Arkeen在麦卡甘的个人处子秀专辑《信咱》里还合写了两首歌儿。
Death[edit]
On May 30, 1997, Arkeen was found dead in his Los Angeles home at 36 years old. Arkeen had been at home recovering from severe burns from his indoor barbeque that exploded. His death was ruled an "accidental opiate overdose."[2]
1997年5月30号 ， 36岁的Arkeen被发现死在自己洛杉矶家中 。 因室内烤肉架事故造成严重烧伤 ， Arkeen正在进行恢复疗养中 。他的死因裁定为“意外吸毒过量”。