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| Andy Lau says that with all the separate music awards now, singers' influence has been scattered. Thus he is interested in personally creating an award like the previous "Four Station Joint Presentation Award" and considers naming it the "Wah Awards" |
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| Andy Lau gets close to greet fans and sign autographs to thank them courtesy of mingpao.com |
Andy Lau Tak Wah (Wah Jai) yesterday visited Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Radio station for his new song "I WAS YOUNG ONCE", and shared that he would release an all Cantonese physical record "ABOUT LIFE", five song of which he personally wrote the music and lyric. In addition to the studio version, an orchestra of nearly 100 people orchestra was also mobilized to record live version. Wah Jai was happy to write Cantonese lyrics again, and said that he would consider organizing an event to gather the entire Cantonese music industry, including a music award that he jokingly named "Wah Awards".
Wah Jai revealed that this time he wrote five songs. "PAPA" is about his late father, "DAYLILY" is about his mother, "FRAGRANT" and "LITTLE ANGEL" are about his feeling for his wife and daughter; as for I WAS YOUNG ONCE, a song about friends he has met in his life, it was record at a concert hall and he was moved to tears four times. Wah Jai revealed that he has already begun to write songs over a year ago, and the music was completed quickly and the studio version was recorded very early on. "When I just started, I very daringly ignored others and wrote the songs myself. After finishing the suggestions were whether they could be adjusted a little? After a part was adjusted, it's changed to the most beautiful sounding part. So I can't say I wrote the songs myself." Later the production team suggested why not try using the live feeling, and Wah Jai thought he could try it. However he recorded with stress. "Because of singing a new song and also facing nearly 100 people in the band and behind-the-scenes personnel, I had a little stress. So I sang sang 7 old songs first, then added two new songs. I myself think the live version is very real, would be more moving; for beautiful tone of course it would be the studio version."
Referring to having the concept earlier than Eason Chan Yik Shun's live recording concert, Wah Jai humbly said that it probably happened simultaneously, because everyone were using the same group of music makers at the same time. He was moved to tears when he recorded "I WAS YOUNG ONCE" at the concert hall, Wah Jai bluntly said that some of the more than 100 people at the scene might have grown up with him. When he sang, he saw that some were crying harder than him. "Because we only have four opportunities for recording, including once for the lighting rehearsal. In addition three other times were shot, but I cried the first three times. Finally I chose to close my eyes and sing, without looking at everyone." Wah Jai joked that he has considered showing everyone his messed up versions. Which part of the song was the most moving to him? He said, "When I got to the friends part, even when I wasn't the one singing it; when I heard others sing it, I don't know why the sorrow would come from within!"
Lau Tak Wah admitted that he has already forgotten when he last released a Cantonese record but believed that it was over 10 years ago. He felt that physical record release still had meaning. "Maybe it's not longer as bright as it used to, able to sell several hundreds of thousands of copies. Yet I truly hope people who like it would hold the record and treasure it at home. Maybe now even the opportunity to listen to CDs is few. I hope I would be able to lead the trend." This time he was happy bout spending a lot of time to write the Cantonese lyrics again, in the process he did some writing in hopes that everyone would better understand why he created this way.
Wah Jai said that he has not released a record for many years, and has not been to the radio stations on Broadcast Drive for a long time to promote a song; just Commercial Radio alone he has not stepped foot in for 8 years already. Yesterday over 100 fans filled the outside of the radio station door, Wah Jai after finishing his interview also went out to sign autographs and take photos with the fans. Wah Jai said, "Suddenly I really have the feeling of having been young. Seeing the fans holding the light boards, the studio and the bathrooms are still very familiar, I feel pretty happy. Since the last time I came to record a very short time seemed to have passed. Maybe I will return for another interview when I am 80, and the feeling will still be just as close." With this record release, would he also participate in the music award shows and experience the atmosphere? Wah Jai smiled and said, "No, if everyone wants, I will go; but it will be next year, because most of my concerts would be in December and conflict with the award show schedule. However I want the relationship between our award shows will be a little stronger, I don't know what problems make the award shows very independent. Maybe the singers are not the same anymore, and therefore the influence of the singer may be scattered. I hope the big record companies would do something. I remember that I performed at the previous four station joint awards, and I hope this scene could return." Wah Jai said that he has always wanted to organize a Cantonese singers' event to bring together the entire music scene. Could he possibly a music award? Wah Jai joked, "Make a 'Wah Award', I can consider it. Then I will win too, at least I would win the Media Award!"
Wah Jai would hold a concert series at the Hong Kong Coliseum in December. Originally he has already "closed the gates" for rehearsal, but for the new record publicity he would officially "close the gates" after these busy few days. As for the Lunar New Year film he produced that was based on a stage play, TIME TO GO HOME (GUAN YU NA JET GUAI WUI DIK GOO SI), he was entrusted everything to the director Herman Yau Lai To, and enable the actors to concentrate on the performance. Because the production has been very rushed, everyone told him not to visit the set and they would be fine with him just buying them "treats". However he would probably guest star as well; and he was the happiest about being a producer in name only, finally he was able to "fool" several different investors to help lighten the load.
Speaking of his film ANGEL IN WHITE (BAK YI YIK HUNG JEH) dropping off the release schedule several times in the mainland, Wah Jai said that the film has been completed for some time. Several time it was about to be released but did not. He felt that the performance of the actors in the film was also very good, and hoped that everyone would have the opportunity to see it. However if there are other noises, the producer will also make consideration.
In addition, regarding the theft and the lack of whereabouts of the ashes of his late friend Anita Mui Yim Fong, was he very heartbroken? Wah Jai said, "Of course, I think everyone feel the same way!"
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