Now folk songs have been accepted by everyone. Many folk singers' music works are household names and even popular in the streets and music charts. Many unfamiliar names seem to appear on the singers' charts in an instant. Once upon a time, these singers, such as Zhao Lei, Chen Li and Dongye. The United States and Zhou Hua are strangers to everyone, but now many of their songs are familiar to everyone.
However, when it comes to popular folk singers in China, there is a name that should not be forgotten. This man is Zhao Muyang, who participated in the second season of Good Chinese Songs and was known as the "King of Rock". Because of the original song "chivalrous", it has attracted much attention. Of course, he was criticized by the media for participating in this variety show, and there was even a report that "Zhao Muyang was betrayed by Wang Feng for three days to earn a miserable life in 29 yuan".
It can be said that in the history of the development of Chinese rock music, Zhao Muyang's name must have occupied a very important position, and even won the title of "King of Chinese Rock Drum". Of course, many people don't know much about him, but when it comes to the bands and singers he once joined, everyone knows, and he used to be an all-round drummer in many bands. It is the most important affirmation for him to be awarded the title of "Drum King"!
Many bands he once participated in, such as Bao Jiajie No.43, Canglang Band, Breathing Band, Beyond, etc., all left his shadow. He also played drums for Dou Wei and Xu Wei. Bao Jiajie No.43 is the most famous Wang Feng, and the lead singer of Canglang Band is Tengger singer singer. These people were undoubtedly famous figures in the rock world at that time, and Zhao Muyang's ability to be a member of these bands shows that his ability is no small matter!
Zhao Muyang was born in Ningxia. His father was a playwright of traditional Chinese opera, and later he was forced to become a screenwriter of Shaanxi Opera. His mother is indeed a Shaanxi opera actress, so he was born in such a family since he was a child, and his musical talent was shown when he was very young. In the fourth grade of primary school, because of family life problems, he had to drop out of school and become an apprentice of Shaanxi Opera Troupe. However, with the system reform of the national troupe, the Shaanxi Opera Troupe was finally dissolved. At this time, Zhao Muyang, who was only 18 years old, was arranged to be a cultural officer in a mountain village, but this job was not what Zhao Muyang liked, so he went to his brother in Shaanxi Normal University. At this time, Zhao Muyang really wanted to find a teacher to learn martial arts. It can be seen that he didn't realize that he would be engaged in music in the future.
However, his dream of learning martial arts has not come true. With nothing to do, he began to practice drum sets, perhaps at first, just to pass the boring time. After all, he has to spend the night in the classroom of the school art department. Although the environment here is simple, there are all kinds of musical instruments, so he also has the practice of learning to play drums. He only studied drum set for one year, which also gave him the "Northwest Drum".
Later, Zhao Muyang came to Beijing from the northwest to seek development, formed the Baby Brothers Band with Chang Kuan and others, and even recorded the first record, which was released overseas. The most important thing is that he recorded his solo album Wandering in Muyang, and Zhao Muyang, who plays rock, began to wander, joining Overload, Canglang, Breathing and Wang Feng's Bao Jiajie 43. He is the drummer of these bands.
When attending "Good Songs of China", Liu Huan once said that after Zhao Muyang left, Chinese rock music stagnated for more than ten years, and in the most popular era of rock music, Zhao Muyang also ushered in his golden age. Just because he became the drummer of so many bands, we can see the popularity of that era, but the wave of rock music came too fast and retreated too fast, and people Feng and Zheng Jun also chose to transform. I choose to cater to pop music and the market, but Zhao Muyang can understand their choice. In his view, "the problem of survival needs to be solved first, so I can understand their choice now. But for me, life is ok, it is not good to have more money, and I am not suitable to be an idol. In the past, the company tried to package me as a singer in Xu Wei, but I refused. I don't think that would be me. "
As for why Zhao Muyang transformed into a folk singer, it is actually easy to understand. Rock music entered the China market when our country was just opening up, so these trendy things naturally attracted people's attention, so rock music was very popular at that time. However, rock music has developed in the west for decades, which is naturally more mature than us, and our rockers naturally can't catch up. But Zhao Muyang realized that only his own things were beyond others' reach, so he chose to return to tradition.
Zhao Muyang, who was born in the northwest, naturally has a deep affection for the northwest, so he incorporated northwest folk songs into his works, as well as many musical instruments, including foreign ones. Of course, the most important thing is the domestic traditional music elements, which formed the new folk songs. For Zhao Muyang, "life is ok, it is not good to have more money, and I am not suitable to be an idol."
It has been 50 years since he stood on the stage of Good Songs. In this 50-year life, rock and music seem to be really integrated into his bones. Just like his life, he has never deviated from his dreams. No wonder such a person appeared on the stage, singing "Chivalrous Man" with his unique Shaanxi flavor, and still making a sound. After 50 years, Zhao Muyang's return to the audience's field of vision is still a legend, which makes people admire!