Music on fire interview recap

A short recap of 4/25 Music on Fire interview (Pixs credit TVB8). The interviewer was Paisley who asked some interesting questions. First the usual concert questions & not surprisingly David said he find Sin audience the most conservative so we have to do something next time to change his mind :P He will be sticking to the 3-sided stage in HK concerts despite the 4-sided trend as the sound will be much better.
On the increasing no of new singer/composer, David said that he was not familiar with any newcomer as he is busy & also working on his new albums, he did not want any influences. However he felt that its just another selling point by record companies cos the public demand now seemed to be not just eye candy but creative genius as well. But just because they can write their own material dun mean they are all good. Also with advanced technology its actually not so difficult to become a singer/composer. Of cos liking the artist is a personal choice but it dun mean that the album of a singer/composer is always better than a singer who did not write his own songs. So true, I mean look at Eason Chan who dun write his own songs but he put a lot of effort into choosing the songs for his critically acclaimed albums.
Then inevitably a question on Jay Chou >"< this time abt his unchanging style. David adroitly sidestepped haha he is getting good at it now, anyway he just brought up his fav director Steven Speilberg & said even though he made many different movies, his impeccable style of telling a good story is always there. David felt that its possible to do different things & not lose your style as it should be part of your character. However obviously there are those who don't wanna change cos their previous album is selling well or they just wanna stick to the same old so it's a personal choice.
They talk abt his songwriting habits & David said he can write under any circumstances. During the past few weeks when he was in LA, he had to get the roof of his house repaired but he still managed to compose despite the noise. Also he prefers to start singing around 11 in the morning. Although he may sound a bit hoarse, it can also be a challenge. He hope to have his album ready mid-year but again "It will be finished when it's finished" & not even his record company can't force him to be any faster. So quite a satisfying interview. He wore the same clothes as in promo, grey jacket, b/w shirt & jeans. He looked rather tired & initially it was perfect as sitting outdoor with breeze his hair was falling all over his face & driving me mad *_* but after a break, they aerosol his hair immovable *sigh*
Thank you davefan for following info: 4/21 David will be in Malaysia for concert promo. 4/1 KL Love Can Concert pre-sale Also according to davefan, 500 seats limited cos of sponsors & media. Also apparently this venue is very big & rather grand with 100,000 capacity (click map to enlarge), concerns that even the mid-range seats too far from the stage. But remember the stage will be 3-sided with many seats blocked similar to Shanghai I would think & that concert managed to be very successful. Anyway let trust David, he will always try to give his audience the best no matter where they sit.

Finally some good news, The Great Leap 2005 among the top 10 bestselling Mandarin albums in HK according to IFPIHKG, probably the most reliable source of album sales. Once again David proved it don't necessary take cookie cutter music to get good sales. During the Fire interview, Paisley asked if its discouraging to try to maintain his standards in the face of over commercialism & of cos David agreed that it's hard. I feel so proud that he has the courage to come up with The Great Leap. It's slowly becoming my fav DT album. Yes, it's not the masterpiece that is Black Tangerine, the one with the most hits like I'm OK or as memorable as his debut album. But its the one that really tried to be a little more complex, a little less mainstream, a little more daring so that it's a more classically/artistically inclined album that really required your heart & mind to appreciate. And the sales has confirmed that many has indeed been appreciating. So happy for David, so you see YOU ARE APPRECIATED (^__^)