Many people wonder why a person who cannot speak a word clearly and wears a peaked cap all day can make so many people crazy, but for young people, it is strange that Jay Chou is not famous. , because he doesn’t know whether it is real or a packaged image, he is simply the dream self of modern young people - shy and introverted, but creates a super cool feeling; possesses enviable talents, but is low-key and Not arrogant; showing off oneself inwardly, but being peaceful... All these things seem to be born in response to the characteristics of this era, and are exactly what today's students desire - almost every boy fantasizes about becoming such a person. Almost every girl dreams of finding such a boyfriend. Therefore, it is difficult for Jay Chou to become popular; therefore, a person born in 1978 has become synonymous with the 1980s; therefore, Wu Zongxian tried his best to package him out, but now no one can cover up his edge, let alone take his place.
China Mobile, Pepsi-Cola, and many big brands invited him to be their spokesperson, and those advertising slogans were simply written for him: "My territory is mine," "Desire for breakthrough," "Unconventional." "Road" and so on, it seems that apart from him, there is no other person who can explain it more vividly. Think about another girl born in 1978 - Stefanie Sun, whose talent, self-arranged personality, and "youth has no limits" mentality, you will understand: the flamboyant and self-centered personality of this man The deep-seated reasons why a girl becomes a little king or queen.
People born before the mid-1970s are not interested in Jay Chou's songs. They think they are vague and full of tongue; the melodies are bland, neither passionate nor lyrical; the lyrics are messy and incomprehensible. But in fact, these are what makes Jay Chou attractive. Big tongue? That's called rap. Look across the ocean in Europe and the United States. The pop music charts will always be dominated by rap music. Eminem and Diddy have become gods in the hearts of young people. Why do Chinese young people who eat McDonald's and KFC like young people in Europe and America not like such big tongues? Speaking of bland melody, I am not a music major and I don’t know what R&B is, but I know that this kind of bland melody is what young people like to listen to nowadays. When I was riding in the car in the morning, Leslie Cheung's early songs, jazz-style arrangements, were playing in the car. The sonorous and powerful "Bang Cha Cha" made me faint, so I had to ask the driver to turn down the sound. To be honest, I hate this kind of music with strong rhythm.
The same is true for people born in the 1980s and 1990s. They have never experienced turmoil or hardship. The life journey they have gone through for more than ten or twenty years is unremarkable, and they are not as grasping as their parents. Producing to promote revolution, going to the mountains and countryside, resisting gunfire in self-defense and counterattack, and following the foreign trend to go abroad to hunt for gold. The characteristics of the "fast era" made them lose their patience. The fast culture of Europe, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan made them also pursue fast pace; they did not want to let their hearts As the music plays, they want to hum along with the melody; they have their own ideas and don't want to listen to other people's instructions by their ears, and procrastinating preaching is what they hate the most; they like creative things and don't like The same old same old thing. Therefore, the unrhythmic music in Jay Chou's songs hits their hearts rhythmically, and the unconventional yet beautiful lyrics penetrate into their heads. How can they not like it?
From the ancient exotic style of "Love in BC" to the modern Chinese charm of "East Wind Break";
From the extreme ego of "Nunchaku" to "The Last Battle" "The endless sadness of "The General";
From the aggressiveness of "General" to the pleading of "Dad, I'm Back";
From the sweet memory of first love in "Qili Xiang", To the vigorous love philosophy of "Tornado";
From "Decadence is another kind of beauty" in "End of the World" to "Small days have big dreams" in "Snail";
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Jay Chou's musical talent is truly amazing and admirable, making people unable to believe that he is a man in his twenties.
He and Fang Wenshan, another genius who can write a sentence with ten sticks, are a perfect match. One of them plays music and the other plays lyrics. They have turned Chinese pop music upside down. Their records are selling like hotcakes and awards seem to be set just for them. Musicians of his generation became mere footnotes. Don't doubt whether they will become classics, because they will! Although the cruelty of the fast food era now reduces people's memory, when people born in the 1980s and 1990s gain the right to speak, they will regard their idols as symbols of mainstream culture, just like people in the 1960s recalling Rowan , people in the 1970s miss BYOND.
A popular symbol that captures the psychology of a generation and affects the people of an era cannot become a meteor. It will inevitably become a classic and an eternity! Maybe a more outstanding person will appear and replace him, or the next generation's ideas will change and they will pursue other dreams. But after ten or twenty years, when people look back on their own growth process, scholars will comment on the history. Sometimes, you will remember that there was once a person whose songs changed Chinese music.
Once watching a TV show, Lin Yilun said that people who listen to Jay Chou's songs may not necessarily understand and remember the lyrics. Gao Xiaosong, who was also a guest, said: "That's because you don't understand or remember. Let me tell you, I went to Jay Chou's concert. Tens of thousands of people in the audience sang "Nunchaku" with Jay Chou from beginning to end. Don’t miss a word, you said they didn’t remember it? Don’t think that because you didn’t remember it, you think they didn’t either.” As the host, Ma Dong said: Yi Lun, you may be dissatisfied and feel aggrieved, but I want to tell you. , you were eliminated, you fell behind!
So, if you like Jay Chou, don’t be afraid of others saying you are naive. It is because you have maintained a young heart and because you understand the realistic characteristics of this era.
Don’t doubt the aesthetics of young people, and don’t use your own maturity to accuse them of their so-called impetuousness. Your doubts and accusations have no effect on the progress of the times. If you think about it carefully, none of us have been blamed by our elders, but aren't we all now their pride? Similarly, we must also believe in those born in the 1980s and 1990s who are younger than us. We must remember one sentence: "One generation is stronger than the other!"
Before he became famous, he could not afford satin bed sheets and Ducati There are no motorcycles, no groupies screaming and intoxicated at his concerts, and no girls like pilgrims, just to touch the piano seat where he sat; there is just this small gap from the leather sofa to the blue The golden floor between green walls is located in the recording room of Alfa Records in a gray building in East Taipei.
This was Jay Chou’s only small world back then. A small gap where he could curl up and take a nap, where he repeatedly dreamed of melody and lyrics. When fragments of the song came to him like sleepwalking vocal cords, he would get up, stagger to the keyboard, and play the melody like a night scene. Write it as a musical score or record it as a demo tape... For two years, Jay Chou complied with the contract and was paid 20,000 yuan per song. He rarely left the soundproof room on the seventh floor and concentrated on writing songs for mediocre talents and popular faces. singer sings.
In this idol-heavy instant music circle, the success of 24-year-old Jay Chou is a miracle. Most of the other male singers in Hong Kong and Taiwan come from wealthy entertainment families. How did this kid with over-occluded upper and lower front teeth, a hooked nose, and a retracted chin replace Nicholas Tse, Andy Lau or Jacky Cheung and become Asia's most popular pop singer? The answer starts from that crowded recording room, from the principle of winning with music and revolutionary creativity. Jay Chou said: "Most of my female fans will not tell me that I am handsome; on the contrary, they will tell me that they like my music and are attracted by my music."
Young At that time, Jay Chou seemed a bit autistic and stupid. The high school English teacher thought Jay Chou had a learning disability: "He had a dull expression on his face. I thought he was stupid." This kid couldn't concentrate on math and science classes, and even his English homework was wasted. But Zhou's mother, Ye Huimei, noticed that this quiet and shy child had been particularly sensitive to Western pop or classical music since he was a child.
“He was musically sensitive even before he could walk.
" She recalled. Zhou's mother sent him to piano class when he was four years old, and he played well and was like a piano fanatic. The high school piano teacher said that Jay Chou could improvise when he was a teenager. Out When he entered the piano room, Jay Chou was an ordinary teenager. When other students were playing basketball nearby, he repeatedly watched kung fu movies and played games. Others were busy preparing for the college entrance examination, but he skipped classes and doubled down. Practicing the piano, life was aimless.
Music saved him and brought him luck. A school girl helped him sign up for the Taiwanese idol selection program. Later, he contacted the surprised Jay Chou and asked him to participate in the performance. In the end, he helped a friend who wanted to be a singer perform poorly. He glanced at the nervous piano accompanist and the singer who sang like a crow, and thought, forget it! Wu Zongxian said: "I don't think it sounds good at all, that singer is really bad. However, he looked at the music score: "I looked over the referee's shoulder and looked at the music score, and the result was shocking." Incredibly complex and beautifully done. After recording, Wu Zongxian walked backstage to look for Jay Chou. He was wearing a baseball cap that almost covered his eyes. Wu Zongxian recalled: "My first impression of him was that he was very quiet and shy." I thought he was autistic. ”
Wu Zongxian signed him to write songs full-time. A year and a half later, Wu Zongxian decided to hand over the management rights of Alfa Records to his friend and singer Yang Junrong, and Jay Chou emerged from behind the scenes. In front of the screen, Jay Chou completed his first album within 3 months.
Now, Jay Chou is sitting calmly on the leather sofa, wearing a gray and white woolen hat. Covering his brooding brown eyes and wearing a black velvet track suit, he transformed from studio geek to pop star overnight, almost too fast for his mind to carry. The physical and mental pressure of fame and success. He speaks briefly and answers briefly, often avoiding the eyes of others. Where is the mature masculine charm that gives the songs depth and emotion?
Then he started talking about music, you. Then I remembered, yes, it is music. Without music, the boy in front of you seems to just want to crawl back behind the sofa and squat in the nest he built. He said, my music should be like magic. There are various kinds of magic, including short, changing and developing ones. He went on to talk about music theory, Chopin, the difference between the cello and the violin, the Chinese five-tone and the Western twelve-tone scale: "This is my magic. . ”
He then said that he really wanted to have a girlfriend; when he was shy, he often wore long hair to cover his eyes so as not to be distracted by fans. He said that there were only two things that made him feel Free in the recording studio and on the basketball court. Watching him play, you know that he likes to be in control. This is why he doesn't like to be interviewed and why he seems shy and awkward among fans, because he can't control it. scene. However, whether on the court or in the recording studio, he is the protagonist...
Music albums: "Jay", "Fantasy", "Octave Space", "Ye" "Huimei", "Qilixiang" Producer: Jay Chou
Jay Chou was spotted by Brother Xian when he participated in "The Newcomer King" hosted by Brother Xian and signed with Alfa.
But when he signed Jaylen, he didn't immediately give Jaylen a chance to succeed~because he didn't think he was very good-looking~He was very shy at the time, with his cap low and one hand in his pocket. He was just an inconspicuous little boy, and the songs he wrote at that time were sung very poorly by others! But by chance, Brother Xian saw the manuscript of Jay’s song~ and he was shocked!! So he arranged for him and Cooperating with Fang Wenshan~ slowly paved the way for Jay! Brother Xian felt that a genius like him would be accepted by others, so he decided to help him release his first album "JAY". I helped him shoot ten MVs because he believed in and understood Jay's talent and hard work, so he gave Jay a chance.
They also clarified the previous resale incident. Brother Xian said it was impossible. He saw that Jay wanted not only Maesuki, but also the realization of his own music dream. Jay also said that he was not a person who was unworthy of profit. . Recently, Brother Xian will raise US$25 million to create "Fist of Fury" tailor-made for Jay Chou. Let Jay act like his idol and play nunchucks in the movie. It seems that Jay will also develop into the film industry.
Some people say that people can’t hear Jaylen’s songs clearly and have no idea what he is singing? I think Jay’s songs make people listen very relaxed and without pressure (I’m not the only one who said this, many friends also like to listen to Jay’s songs). His unclear articulation is his characteristic. It can be said that he is JAY. His signature accent, maybe some people will say that other singers can do it too! I think it is, but they definitely can't sing like Jay Chou. , R&B singers are gradually entering the mainstream of the music industry; many musicians are inextricably linked to Jay Chou in music, either to become popular or to have a new turn in their careers, these people are becoming an invisible force in the music industry. Feel the new power.