Jay, as an only child, naturally becomes the elder in the family-the baby of grandparents. The old man loves his grandson, and he will take Jay with him wherever he goes. Even when the lawyer's grandfather wants to go to restaurants and restaurants to discuss cases with clients, he will see Jay following like a small shadow.
When Jay was a child, all three of us often went to the beach to surf and play together. He was so clever that he took a lot of pictures. When other children were standing and squatting to take pictures, he would definitely run to the front of the camera, or twist his waist or make faces to grab the camera. Besides playing the piano and recording, he likes to buy some playing cards for magic when he is only five or six years old. After learning step by step, he even found out the tricks of magic. The performances at family gatherings often amuse us in surprise gift.
this is what Jay Chou's father said in the preface to Gorgeous in D .. From Zhou's description, we can see that Jay Chou had a happy childhood. Family harmony and elders' love may be the factors of happiness brewing into a lively, naughty and funny side of his character.
When I was a child, Jay Chou was very naughty and loved to laugh. After he became famous, this was also revealed in him from time to time. For example, disturbed by the anecdote reports of entertainment reporters, Xiao Tianwang ingeniously pulled a tall dog to take pictures beside him, and then accompanied it with the words: "A word to the paparazzi: enough is enough, be smart, pay attention to safety and be a good person." He also made a big joke about his grandmother, "Although she is so old, she actually likes being photographed very much ..."
However, even such a short happy time is not all sunny, but always shrouded in clouds that are hard to shake away. Jay Chou in "Dad, I'm back "recalls this song:
I heard that peace usually comes after the war.
Why do you see my father beating my mother all the time?
He can take it out on my mother just because I'm drunk.
I really can't stand it and think that I'm a weakling.
Since I was a child, I only had the warmth of my mother. Why is my father so fierce?
If I really have a pair of wings, I can leave at any time
. I will definitely take my mother with me when I leave.
Other people's families, other people's fathers, all kinds of violent factors must have a reason.
But mom and I are not wrong. I call you dad, I'm back.
Don't beat my mother like this. How can you listen to what I said?
Don't beat my mother like this. Doesn't your hand hurt?
In fact, I just want to stop everything when I go home and let my family go back to the past. Warm and joyful fragrance
Although Jay Chou declared in his lyrics that this is a "fabricated fact", judging from the final divorce of his parents, it is hard to say that this is not the brand of his childhood family life in his heart.
When his parents divorced, Jay Chou was 14 years old and was in the second grade of junior high school. Before the divorce, his parents were in the cold war, so he was arranged to live at his grandmother's house first. Perhaps because he saw his parents' unhappiness together, Jay Chou was very open-minded about their parents' divorce. He said: "My parents' divorce will not have a negative impact on me. They can do what they like, and the pressure on them will become smaller. Whether they are fathers or mothers, they will become more free, so sometimes divorce is not necessarily a bad thing." However, as Jay Chou himself said, did his parents' divorce not have a negative impact on him?
The emotional disharmony between parents and even the haze of domestic violence made this lively and naughty little boy become introverted and timid. "Mom and Dad don't love each other. Is this the truth of life?" Young as he is, he can't figure out such a profound problem. His parents' divorce made him more withdrawn, less talkative and unwilling to associate with others. When he recalled the most memorable thing when he was a child, he actually said that it was a big dog raised by his grandmother's family, because little Jay had no other playmates and often played with this big dog. Sometimes he even imagined that he was a general and treated the dog as a horse!
Jay Chou said in his book Gorgeous in D: "Actually, I'm a little afraid of marriage. It's not the other person but myself. I don't think my heart can be settled yet." He once said frankly: "I am not a good husband." This fear of marriage, as well as his denial and distrust of himself, cannot be said to be the negative impact of his parents' unfortunate marriage. Jay Chou insists that his home is a happy place, but if he has a contented childhood, where does the blues singer's sadness, sadness and escape come from?
However, everything has two sides. Children from single-parent families suffer more growing pains and confusion than children from normal families, but they are also more sensitive, rebellious, stronger and harder. In today's entertainment circle, more and more stars come from single-parent families. In the last two years, new celebrities such as F4 and Elva Hsiao almost all come from single-parent families. It is also these obvious characteristics that make them famous and brilliant in the entertainment industry.
Jay Chou, the only child who grew up in a single-parent family, is best at talking to himself, but worst at communicating with outsiders. Perhaps he was a neighbor of loneliness since childhood. His music is mature, heavy and resistant to listening, and has a vitality beyond his age. For the criticism and reaction from the outside world, he has only one expression, and he can only use music to explain his emotions in one piece of work. When the star companies racked their brains to analyze the market preference orientation, Jay Chou was born with the coolness of talking to himself completely. I don't think about what you like at all, but just show what he likes.
After the parents divorced, the family environment in Jay Chou was not very good. Before he became famous, he couldn't afford satin sheets and high-end motorcycles, and his most frequent entertainment was just playing basketball with friends on the street. Single-parent children are destined to work harder than ordinary people. Jay Chou, who graduated from high school, worked as a waiter in a restaurant and experienced many troubles. Because of my love for music, I ran to the music supermarket every time I got paid, and spent almost all my money on buying tapes. Once in a bad mood, he held food in his hands and listened to music while walking. I didn't want to. I accidentally bumped into a waitress, and all the dishes were spilled on the waitress. The waitress's hand was blistered and she burst into tears. The manager rushed over and unceremoniously fined Jay Chou for half a month's salary. He didn't say a word, and his tears went straight to his stomach.
However, this grievance is nothing compared with the innate illness. At the age of 18, he was accidentally injured while playing basketball, so he went to the doctor for massage. As a result, the disease was not cured, but it was more painful. After further blood tests, the doctor told him that it was ankylosing spondylitis. At that time, he was so painful that he could only sleep on his side and couldn't lift his hands. The doctor told him that the disease was hereditary and could not be cured only by physics and medicine. Later, he learned that his medical history came from family inheritance, and besides him, his uncle was in the same boat with him, and the general onset period was between the ages of 2 and 4. At that time, he was ready to serve in the navy. Later, the military detected his illness and directly declared that he did not need to be a soldier. Honest Jay Chou admits that he was really happy for a few minutes when he knew that he didn't have to be a soldier, because he could finally concentrate on his creation.
It is understood that this is a hereditary disease with autoimmune system problems, and "in the late stage, the whole body will even be as stiff as a zombie", as Jay Chou exaggeratedly described. After learning of his illness, Jay Chou couldn't stand the blow, and he hid in the recording studio on the seventh floor of Alfa Records every day, because only in music could he forget all this. However, the illness that plagued him always reminded him that he was a patient. When the illness is the worst, you can't even go to the toilet. It is well known that Jay Chou likes to wear a cap. He says it is because its brim is very long, which can help him hide everything he doesn't want to face, including illness and external inquiries.
Because of illness, Jay Chou went through a long period of depression. It was not until one day, when he came to the stage and saw the shock brought by his music with his own eyes, that he gradually accepted the fact of illness and began to really face it from his heart. But the impact of illness on him is enormous after all. For example, sometimes when he wants to perform, he has to pray in his heart one day in advance: I hope I will have better luck tomorrow and my illness will not break out. Because his illness is unpredictable, he may be alive and kicking at ordinary times, but it is unbearable when there is a performance. In order to treat ankylosing spondylitis, the doctor advised him to swim often to reduce pain and adjust his spine. However, he was afraid of water because of his two drowning experiences as a child, and he could not learn to swim at all. On the other hand, Jay Chou's favorite basketball sport has a bad influence on spondylitis, but it is his favorite and best sport, and whenever he can't write a song, as long as he plays basketball, he will have an endless stream of inspiration, so for the sake of interest and face, even if he is not very active, he will hold on. Now he relies on a small yellow pill to relieve the pain every day.
Jay Chou, who is popular all over Asia, sells a lot of records as soon as he releases them. He is not bad at sports such as gentle appearance, basketball and badminton, but he often suffers from the pain of illness. The more popular the records are, the greater the pressure and the more painful his back will be! As long as one day is too busy to rest, the old disease will recur! Even his birthday wish in front of fans is "I wish my spine would stop hurting!"
I was brought up by my grandmother and mother, who are the two most beloved women in Jay Chou's life. Zhou Ma is an art teacher. From the moment he was born, her mother pinned all her hopes on her son. When I was 3 years old, my mother saw Jay's talent in music, so she took out all her family savings without hesitation and bought him a piano. Mother is very strict with Jay. Every time she practices the piano, she stands behind with a stick and stares at him until he finishes practicing. Jay Chou once said with a smile: If you have a solid foundation in music, you have to thank that stick.
When composing songs, Jay Chou often locks himself in the studio, eating and sleeping in the recording room. He is afraid of being interrupted, so he doesn't answer the phone many times. Zhou Ma will come to the company every three or four days, bring him fresh clothes, and then take his dirty clothes home to wash. After my mother came, she often watched Jay Chou for a long time outside the glass window of the studio. After Jay Chou won the gold medal, she saw him immersed in the recording room, and Zhou's mother was worried that he was rude to his colleagues, so she made every effort to help him manage his interpersonal relationship and often bought delicious pizza and fried chicken for colleagues in the company. Thank you for taking care of Jay.
Although the shy Jay doesn't say anything, his mother's love is all in his eyes and in his heart, so he always says: The two most important people in the world are mother and grandmother! They are responsible for today's achievements, and the happiest thing for me now is that I don't have to ask my mother for money, but I can also give my mother living expenses and give gifts to my mother and grandmother.
Now I look at my grandmother and mother from the perspective of adults. Jay Chou said that the relationship between him and his mother is like a younger brother and sister, but the grandmother who looks very young is more like his mother.
Jay Chou, who grew up in a single-parent family, always regarded family as his life. After he became famous, although the company bought him a single apartment in Taipei, Jay Chou still liked to live at home with his mother and sleep in his childhood bedroom. He always stays with his mother during holidays. So, it is not enough to express. He also moved his parents and grandparents into his own works: Ye Huimei, In the Name of Father and Grandma. Regarding the song Grandma, he said, "I sang it to my grandmother immediately after writing this song. Because I wrote it for her, I also hope to get her encouragement." In order to please her grandmother, Jay Chou unexpectedly invited her to be the heroine of MV, which made her very happy. At the award ceremony of "Global Chinese Rankings" that ended not long ago, Jay Chou even invited his cousin to walk the red carpet with him. He was embarrassed to explain: "At that time, my cousin was on summer vacation and did nothing at home all day, so let him feel the atmosphere of the award ceremony together."
A Jay Chou fan left a message on the Internet: "He walked in front of us four years ago and everyone turned a blind eye; Four years later, everyone is eager for him to walk in front of us. " Although this is the idol worship of fans, it is undeniable that Jay Chou's success is definitely a great miracle in the music world.
When studying at school, Jay Chou was often described as "retarded" and "stupid". His high school English teacher thinks he has learning disabilities: "He has almost no facial expression, and I think he is an idiot." Jay Chou is not interested in science and engineering subjects such as mathematics, and never hands in his English homework. Wu Zongxian, the owner of the record company who first discovered Jay Chou, recalled meeting Jay Chou for the first time and said, "My first impression of Jay Chou was that he was shy and quiet. Secondly, I thought he was a disabled person with intellectual problems."
In Taiwan Province, the best way for a child from an ordinary family to make a living is to study mathematics, natural science, engineering and computer. Music? That's what children of rich families can pursue. However, Jay Chou was fascinated by music and often skipped classes to practice the piano. Besides music, Jay Chou is also fascinated by martial arts movies and video games. While other children are nervously preparing for the college entrance examination, Jay Chou often skips classes and spends more time on music and play. In the eyes of ordinary people, his future is bleak.
In the past, Jay Chou's father was a biology teacher and his mother was an art teacher in a junior high school, but he loved music alone and often failed in other subjects. Although both parents are teachers, Jay Chou has no talent for his studies. He said that when he was a child, the red color was more than the blue color in the grade column, and he often got only 4 points in mathematics. He could only comfort himself with "people who are talented in notes seem to be not very good at mathematics". On the eve of the senior high school entrance examination, Jay Chou's homework was still poor, and he only got more than 1 points in the senior high school entrance examination. At that time, the first music class of Tamkang Middle School enrolled students. Jay Chou took the test with a try, and was admitted. Jay Chou, who failed to enter the university after graduating from high school, left school for more than a year and took the university music department twice, but both ended in failure. This makes parents who are engaged in teaching very disappointed.
However, it was this seemingly depressing time that Jay Chou remembered most. A reporter once asked Jay Chou what time he felt happiest. Jay Chou said that he was 12 to 16 years old when he was in middle school!
Jay Chou, an only child, was introverted and shy. At the age of 14, his parents divorced because of his personality incompatibility. This makes him more withdrawn and does not like to talk, so there are not many playmates. Since he was a child, he has only one hobby, that is