David should have left Chengdu by then & now in Quangzhou, wow he really is making a whirlwind promo tour. He said he would like to visit Chengdu again as he wants to see a real panda ^__^ Here's a decent
interview with him at last. 1st question is abt the change in the new album becoming softer. David explained he did not deliberately change but as he get older, he become more gentle & nostalgic. But he also put a lot of personal questioning & struggle in the album. His cooperation with Jolin is cos he wanted to represent a certain view in his album & not for marketing *must be vry tired of this question by now*
Then how did he manage to complete this album so quickly? Actually more than a yr & half to complete an album in Asia cannot be considered fast, why it is they made David feel like a traitor to his music just cos he did not take 2-3 yrs? Anyway David replied the secret was that last yr he was mostly in fast-paced Asia so he was able to work faster. If he is in the US, he tends to work slower. An interesting question abt how it seemed that ever since The Great Leap, David seemed to be more newsworthy. David replied that he joined a big record company before The Great Leap & so the media paid more attention to him when this album was released. (I think he meant that EMI arranged more PR & media events for him). Also he took part in more commercial activities. Some of his fans have complained that he has become more commercial but David is vry clear that his music will not changed or be affected by the market. He will not make music just for the market.
Then he was asked abt his 'statement to the press' & why such a low-key musican like himself should employ this kinda of idol way to promote his album. I wish I could see David's face then *__* but he did not get angry. He just said that he is happy to get attention so that he has the chance to come out from the restricted role of making music to meet everyone & listen to their response to his album. However he is troubled by some parts of the media who is only interested in gossipy news & change an album launch to a non-music perspective. Then of cos the inevitable question abt Jay Chou. David laughed & said Leehom should also be mentioned. He said the three have always been compared but everybody should know by now that their music is very different. The three of them are already used to it but everytime he gave the same answer to this kinda question, he wondered why the ppl asking it are not bored.
A few critics claimed that chinese r&b is declining judging from the 3 singer/composers' recent albums. Leehom did not show improvement from Shangri-la to Heroes, Jay's Chopin has nothing new & now David's Beautiful did not show creativity. Speaking for himself, David said that he felt that he put a lot of new ideas into Beautiful. The album in which he felt most stressed is his second album, now he is more relaxed abt making music & he is able to put more of his feelings, stories & emotion into his albums. He felt that Beautiful is very lasting to listen. From his very first album, David felt that he doesn't want to become a professor (?) of the music world or use music as a kind of test (I think that's what he meant). So you don't want to be trendsetter? David's answer is kinda long but basically he felt that its hard to forecast a trend & one can't be trendy forever.
Getting tired so I will transcribe the rest tomorrow. I feel very satisfied with David's performance. Maybe ppl will accused him of being arrogant again for being so sure of his music, but if you don't believe in yourself then how can you make music that is sincere. I don't deny that Beautiful is a flawed album, perhaps David knows this himself or planned it that way as the title of the album can be considered ironic. But as one chinese fan wrote that is what so wonderful abt this album that it does reflect life itself - sometimes magical but mostly mundane. Its only when you can find beauty in ordinary things that you know you have lived.
David should have left Chengdu by then & now in Quangzhou, wow he really is making a whirlwind promo tour. He said he would like to visit Chengdu again as he wants to see a real panda ^__^ Here's a decent interview with him at last. 1st question is abt the change in the new album becoming softer. David explained he did not deliberately change but as he get older, he become more gentle & nostalgic. But he also put a lot of personal questioning & struggle in the album. His cooperation with Jolin is cos he wanted to represent a certain view in his album & not for marketing *must be vry tired of this question by now*
Then how did he manage to complete this album so quickly? Actually more than a yr & half to complete an album in Asia cannot be considered fast, why it is they made David feel like a traitor to his music just cos he did not take 2-3 yrs? Anyway David replied the secret was that last yr he was mostly in fast-paced Asia so he was able to work faster. If he is in the US, he tends to work slower. An interesting question abt how it seemed that ever since The Great Leap, David seemed to be more newsworthy. David replied that he joined a big record company before The Great Leap & so the media paid more attention to him when this album was released. (I think he meant that EMI arranged more PR & media events for him). Also he took part in more commercial activities. Some of his fans have complained that he has become more commercial but David is vry clear that his music will not changed or be affected by the market. He will not make music just for the market.
Then he was asked abt his 'statement to the press' & why such a low-key musican like himself should employ this kinda of idol way to promote his album. I wish I could see David's face then *__* but he did not get angry. He just said that he is happy to get attention so that he has the chance to come out from the restricted role of making music to meet everyone & listen to their response to his album. However he is troubled by some parts of the media who is only interested in gossipy news & change an album launch to a non-music perspective. Then of cos the inevitable question abt Jay Chou. David laughed & said Leehom should also be mentioned. He said the three have always been compared but everybody should know by now that their music is very different. The three of them are already used to it but everytime he gave the same answer to this kinda question, he wondered why the ppl asking it are not bored.
A few critics claimed that chinese r&b is declining judging from the 3 singer/composers' recent albums. Leehom did not show improvement from Shangri-la to Heroes, Jay's Chopin has nothing new & now David's Beautiful did not show creativity. Speaking for himself, David said that he felt that he put a lot of new ideas into Beautiful. The album in which he felt most stressed is his second album, now he is more relaxed abt making music & he is able to put more of his feelings, stories & emotion into his albums. He felt that Beautiful is very lasting to listen. From his very first album, David felt that he doesn't want to become a professor (?) of the music world or use music as a kind of test (I think that's what he meant). So you don't want to be trendsetter? David's answer is kinda long but basically he felt that its hard to forecast a trend & one can't be trendy forever.
Getting tired so I will transcribe the rest tomorrow. I feel very satisfied with David's performance. Maybe ppl will accused him of being arrogant again for being so sure of his music, but if you don't believe in yourself then how can you make music that is sincere. I don't deny that Beautiful is a flawed album, perhaps David knows this himself or planned it that way as the title of the album can be considered ironic. But as one chinese fan wrote that is what so wonderful abt this album that it does reflect life itself - sometimes magical but mostly mundane. Its only when you can find beauty in ordinary things that you know you have lived.
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