拼命想挽回的从前
Today, I was at the Jay Chou concert. This entry may contain spoilers, and I am not going to foam about how awesome it was.
I don't know why people like him and I can't speak for everybody, but it irks me that people dismiss Jay Chou and people who love him as ____(insert derogatory term here). Some may love him because of his (many) talents, some his looks, some his love for his mother, some because it's Jay Chou.
Apart from his weird love for the Chinese Culture, Magic, and (rather futile) attempts at being creative by writing songs (that I really don't like) like the dumb cowboy song and the circus song, I believe that a person like him who's capable of writing such beautifully sad songs, that I can relate so much to for all my years of living, is a person who knows love and understands love.
I can't speak for his rather scandalous love life(s) but I really love how he can put such complex feelings of the heart in words and in his music, and very often touching the very depths of my heart, tugging at the strings, and more than that, healing my heart.
I felt weird being there because I know I am not the crazy fan that's insanely happy, I don't scream to his songs because I'm excited to see him, I don't cry because I am too happy.
When I was there, it was like a feast of emotions. I remembered my 13 year old self finding strength from his music when I felt lonely, my young self playing his songs back to back while passing every mundane day in school, my 15 year old self feeling comfort after a very bad break up listening to his music because he's been there, and it's okay to be miserable because his beautiful sad songs is a testament that those left behind have a love that's as beautiful as well.
I remembered every bad moment in my life -- break ups, quarrels, dejection, end of friendships, failures -- and there wasn't a moment that I didn't listen to his music. (I obviously turn to my loved ones for strength as well, but I can't/don't always go to them, I really prefer relying on myself)
So unlike the rest of the fans there, I look at the man who created the music that accompanied me through every bad moment singing the music, that I listen to everyday, live. From the bottom of my heart, I really want to thank him for creating all of these.
I can't say that I am a fan because I am sane enough to NOT want to get the super ugly Jay Chou merchandise, I even rolled my eyes when he sang the Cowboy, Circus and Yang Guang Zai Nan song, but it's not enough to make me love him less simply because despite all the fuckery, the rest of his songs really make up for it.
I cannot turn back time, but I can relive the moments through Jay Chou.
A lot of things have changed, people change, things change, some buildings gone, time lost
but the only PHYSICAL thing that I can hold on to and will never change is his music.
It is enough to even call it my time machine.
............................. Will whore myself to thank Jay Chou.
God, please bless Jay Chou.
Jay Chou, please, write more music, touch more hearts. (Quit trying to cater to the different masses, and do the kind of music you do best like Fen Lie, Qing Tian, Shuo Le Zai Jian, Bu Neng Shuo de Mi Mi, Gui Ji, you get the idea)
I don't know why people like him and I can't speak for everybody, but it irks me that people dismiss Jay Chou and people who love him as ____(insert derogatory term here). Some may love him because of his (many) talents, some his looks, some his love for his mother, some because it's Jay Chou.
Apart from his weird love for the Chinese Culture, Magic, and (rather futile) attempts at being creative by writing songs (that I really don't like) like the dumb cowboy song and the circus song, I believe that a person like him who's capable of writing such beautifully sad songs, that I can relate so much to for all my years of living, is a person who knows love and understands love.
I can't speak for his rather scandalous love life(s) but I really love how he can put such complex feelings of the heart in words and in his music, and very often touching the very depths of my heart, tugging at the strings, and more than that, healing my heart.
I felt weird being there because I know I am not the crazy fan that's insanely happy, I don't scream to his songs because I'm excited to see him, I don't cry because I am too happy.
When I was there, it was like a feast of emotions. I remembered my 13 year old self finding strength from his music when I felt lonely, my young self playing his songs back to back while passing every mundane day in school, my 15 year old self feeling comfort after a very bad break up listening to his music because he's been there, and it's okay to be miserable because his beautiful sad songs is a testament that those left behind have a love that's as beautiful as well.
I remembered every bad moment in my life -- break ups, quarrels, dejection, end of friendships, failures -- and there wasn't a moment that I didn't listen to his music. (I obviously turn to my loved ones for strength as well, but I can't/don't always go to them, I really prefer relying on myself)
So unlike the rest of the fans there, I look at the man who created the music that accompanied me through every bad moment singing the music, that I listen to everyday, live. From the bottom of my heart, I really want to thank him for creating all of these.
I can't say that I am a fan because I am sane enough to NOT want to get the super ugly Jay Chou merchandise, I even rolled my eyes when he sang the Cowboy, Circus and Yang Guang Zai Nan song, but it's not enough to make me love him less simply because despite all the fuckery, the rest of his songs really make up for it.
I cannot turn back time, but I can relive the moments through Jay Chou.
A lot of things have changed, people change, things change, some buildings gone, time lost
but the only PHYSICAL thing that I can hold on to and will never change is his music.
It is enough to even call it my time machine.
............................. Will whore myself to thank Jay Chou.
God, please bless Jay Chou.
Jay Chou, please, write more music, touch more hearts. (Quit trying to cater to the different masses, and do the kind of music you do best like Fen Lie, Qing Tian, Shuo Le Zai Jian, Bu Neng Shuo de Mi Mi, Gui Ji, you get the idea)