You've been the showbiz for like... 20 years, pretty much 21. Did you notice like any changes throughout the years?
你已经进入娱乐圈大概……20 年了,差不多21年了。这些年来你有没有注意到什么变化?
I usually think the creativity and the making of the music is just improving and improving. The ways of listening to music or promoting music is slightly different. That's all.
我通常认为音乐的创造力和创作一直在不断进步。听音乐或推广音乐的方式略有不同。
What do you think about people saying music Cantopop being very sugary, being very you know...
人们说粤语流行音乐很甜,你有何看法?
It's really driven by the lyrics a lot but then it's getting used to something. It gives me more motivation to actually make other songs.
这在很大程度上是由歌词驱动的,但后来习惯了一些东西。它给了我创作其他歌曲的更多动力。
To me, okay, I like this song or I don't like this song. This is very simple as everyone you know know how to categorize that.
对我来说,我喜欢这首歌或我不喜欢这首歌。这很简单,因为每个人都知道如何对其进行分类。
But I don't think people should be too cynical about things like you know to say oh I don't like whatever genre. I like all sorts of songs. I mean even something like thrash music.
但我认为人们不应该对诸如“我不喜欢任何流派”之类的事情过于愤世嫉俗。我喜欢各种各样的歌曲,甚至像鞭鞑金属这样的音乐。
I mean I can't stand it sometimes but it's like... You know that kind of it. Actually is. It's actually is. it's really hard. I would encourage everyone to listen to anything.
有时我无法忍受它。事实上是。这真的很难。我鼓励大家听任何东西。
Just choose the songs you like. The good side is Cantopop has his own character by having this pretty much similar structure and similar arrangement.
只需选择你喜欢的歌曲。好的一面是,粤语流行音乐有自己的特色,具有非常相似的结构和编曲。
But the more renowned Cantopop song is that... You need a low, you need a big breath singing those songs because there are like so many notes in one sentence.
但更著名的粤语流行歌曲是……你需要低沉,需要大口呼吸来唱那些歌,因为一个句子中有太多音符。
Many people are working harder to give more variations on music with categories, lyrics.
许多人正在努力通过类别、歌词为音乐提供更多变化。
That people, that group like swing. I mean even Miriam, she has different types of songs. But the most popular ones and the most talked-about ones should...
那类人喜欢摇摆乐。即使是杨千嬅,她也有不同类型的歌曲。但最受欢迎的和最受关注的应该……
So you think that it's like the market that drives you know? I don't think it's a problem. I don't think it's a problem. There is never a problem about that.
所以你认为这是市场驱动吗?我不认为这是个问题。这从来都不是问题。
Because people you know those songs are popular. There is a reason for those songs being popular all the time. I'm sure.
因为那些歌一直很受欢迎是有原因的。
But then I'm always more excited listening to funky stuff, no matter is like Nirvana, kind of song, or Jamiroquai kind of song, or Lenny Kravitz.
但是我总是更兴奋于听放克乐,比如Nirvana,Jamiroquai,Lenny Kravitz之类的歌曲。
I just always look for different attitude in a song. And if that inspires me, then I just go for it. I always have a good freedom of choice, of what I need to do.
我只是一直在歌曲中寻找不同的态度。如果这能激励我,那么我就会去追求。我总是有很好的选择自由,可以选择我需要做的事情。
And I always have my own ruler to not go too far ahead or too far away from what they like, they prefer. I am singing pop song so don't battle against yourself.
我总是有自己的尺度,不会太超前,也不会离听众喜欢的、偏爱的太远。我在唱流行歌曲,所以不要与自己作对。
They can coexist. I think everyone has ideas but I think the skill of how you project your voice, the skill of... so many ways of singing or performing arts.
它们可以共存。我认为每个人都有想法,但我认为你如何表达声音的技巧,唱歌或表演艺术的技巧……有很多种方式。
So skill, it takes time, it takes anticipation, it takes tolerance, it takes you know patience, it takes times. When you've trained for that, for having that skill, it's yours, it's really yours.
技巧需要时间,需要期待,需要宽容,需要耐心。当你为此训练,拥有那种技能时,它就是你的。
So if you don't train for it, you just don't have it. I think what I can encourage anyone to do is you need to training. As a singer, it helps you how to express in a wider range of emotions.
所以如果你不为此训练,你就没有。我认为我可以鼓励任何人做的是你需要训练。作为一名歌手,它可以帮助你如何表达更广泛的情感。
If you have the same tone, it's hard to express different emotions. But training means like professional training or practicing? Any training. You practice yourself.
如果你的语调相同,就很难表达不同的情感。但训练是指专业训练还是练习?任何训练。你自己练习。
You go and find a teacher, all sorts of different teachers. If you're so passionate about that thing, just... I had a really good teacher at school.
你去找各种各样的老师学习。如果你对这件事如此热情,只是……我在学校有一位非常好的老师。
So I mean basically forty minutes a week and we chat for 30 minutes. And the last ten minutes is just plus scale. One on one.
基本上每周四十分钟,我们聊三十分钟。最后十分钟只是加量。一对一。
Actually for me, one on one is better because I'm more focused, because I'm very easily out of focus. I'm always I'm too sensitive. So it depends on the person but I'm better on one on one.
实际上对我来说,一对一更好,因为我更专注,我很容易失焦,我总是太敏感了。这取决于个人,但我更擅长一对一。