Cao Songzhang

Cao Songzhang, whose real name is Cao Shuguo, is the first "blind singer" in Taiwan, but he was not born blind. When he was 26 years old, he was singing in a bar. On his way home, someone mistook him and poured water on him, causing him to become blind. In 1987, Cao Songzhang released his first album "Out of Loneliness", and his famous song "Out of Loneliness" also became the theme song of the movie "I Wait for You to Grow Up". After that, Cao Songzhang successively released other albums, including "Alley Sunshine", "Let My Heart Be Close to Your Dream", "Happy Elegy", "Who Can Simply Say Love" and the English album "Name-SADLISA".

Chinese name: Cao Songzhang (original name: Cao Shuguo)

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Han

Constellation: Virgo

Birthplace: Taiwan, China

Date of birth: September 22, 1954

Occupation: Singer

Representative works: "Out of Loneliness", "Let My Heart Be Close to Your Dream", "The Child Tattooed by Fire"

Main achievements: Taiwan's first "blind singer" and the first bass player and singer

Specialties: Composition, singing, bass

Music type: pop music, English songs

Personal experience

Cao Songzhang was a band guitarist when he was young. He was a resident singer in a restaurant, but unexpectedly, during a conflict between two tables of drinkers, the sulfuric acid thrown at him hurt his eyes. Although he was rushed to the hospital to save his life, he has since developed amblyopia.

Suffering from this misfortune, Cao Songzhang hid at home and did not dare to go out for several months. He also gave up on himself for a time, thinking that there was no hope for the future, and ignored the encouragement of family and friends. However, one rainy winter At night, I heard a blind masseur playing the flute outside the house, and I suddenly had an epiphany.

At that time, Cao Songzhang told himself that what others could do and what he could not do, he walked out of the room and returned to the original orchestra. Unexpectedly, he couldn't keep up with the beat or forgot the beat halfway through playing, which made his soul tremble. He was frustrated again, but he was not discouraged. He recited music scores day and night and used diligence to make up for his blindness.

Gradually, he once again made a name for himself on the music road. A few years ago, he established Songzhang Music Workshop in Jiangnan Street, Neihu District, Bei City, where he is engaged in teaching songs, musical instruments, mixing engineering, and music theory. I hope to set an example of hard work for people with disabilities.

Cao Songzhang’s eyes underwent 4 operations. A young man once wanted to donate his cornea to him. However, Cao Songzhang missed the opportunity because of his work. When his American girlfriend found out, she said that if he Unable to find a cornea, he was willing to donate one to him, which moved him very much, and the two decided to spend their lives together.

In 1987, Cao Songzhang released his first album "Out of Loneliness"

In 1989, CCTV's literary column "Rotating Stage" broadcast 2 consecutive special features called "Tide - Songs from Taiwan". Cao Songzhang's "Out of Loneliness" spread throughout China, leaving an indelible impression on people in their 30s and 40s.

On May 24, 2007, Taiwanese visually impaired singer and senior musician Cao Songzhang came to Beijing to communicate with teachers and students at the School of Special Education of Beijing Union University and sang inspirational songs for disabled college students in the school. , encourage them to live happily and pursue success despite their physical disabilities.

Music works

Evaluation

Cao Songzhang, like Wang Jie, Jiang Yuheng, Zhang Yusheng and other Taiwanese singers, we know him from "Tide - Songs from Taiwan" , the only special thing is that he is a blind singer. I believe that many people will never forget his song "Sunny Day" at that time. For the blind, sitting in the dark and singing is a way to keep warm. If you understand the night, you will understand the darkness; if you understand the darkness, you will understand the light.

Cao Songzhang has shared our equality with his courage, his purity and his openness of heart, but we dare not be equal to him, even if we close our eyes and fantasize for three minutes. What I am thinking about at this time is not what he has less than us, but what he has more than us.

The final answer is: He has an extra pair of eyes of life than us. He looks at the world with these special eyes, walks out of loneliness, walks into a beautiful new world, and embraces every life.

Singer Cao Songzhang, who had a very hard journey after losing his sight, also pointed out his views on the future life before and after losing his sight. He pointed out that since losing his sight, he felt that he could no longer be independent mentally. The reason why he is now To be able to change your mentality is to believe in yourself and tell yourself that you are more independent than when you were independent in the past.