2010年1月28日 星期四

I remember.

I remember basketball. I remember tennis. I remember grandmother. I remember the sky when I was on the grass playground and remembering how peaceful it was. I remember riding a tricycle when I was a kid. I remember my friends in primary school. I remember a teacher smoking in the hallway. I remember being in class learning about the Great Wall Of China. I remember throwing beanbags. I remember the washroom on the ground floor on my primary school. I remember playing the flute. I remember playing the timpani. I remember playing the Chimes. I remember playing in a Jazz band, concert band. I remember playing for a charity concert. I remember kissing in front of the music room. I remember kissing the braces. I remember dancing. I remember my brother. I remember the slow songs. I remember the touch of a girl. I remember renting watching who's the boss?. I remember playing electric keyboard. I remember basketball. I remember Grand Father. I remember the day I learned that he died. I remember saying goodbye to Grandmother at the airport in Toronto. I remember crying. I remember her smoking. I remember see her laugh. I remember my mother's mother. I remember her smile. I remember her house in Hong Kong. I remember her food. I remember the smell. I remember Wan Chai. I remember magic. I remember my cousin. I remember his video games. I remember his toys. I remember his birthday parties. I remember learning Kung Fu. I remember learning basketball. I remember learning swimming. I remember learning English class. I remember my mother. I remember her shorts. I remember her Badminton. I remember her swimming. I remember the boat. I remember our boat. I remember her in the hospital bed. I remember her leave. I remember Dad. I remember his tears. I remember his prayers. I remember the breakfast at ToKwaWan. I remember the funeral. I remember Dad's speech. I remember my speech. I remember her body. I remember the heartache. I remember my black shoes. I remember crying. I remember trying not to. I remember losing sleep. I remember her being skinny. I remember my brother. I remember him when he was a kid. I remember him in primary school uniform. I remember him in secondary blue shirt/pants uniform. I remember TVB. I remember visiting Dad. I remember admiring him so much. I remember his suits. I remember my old house in Ngau Tau Kok. I remember the balconies. I remember my first piano. I remember my first baby grand piano. I remember my white piano. I remember performing. I remember M.I.F.F. I remember my band. I remember LOVE. I remember rehearsing and crying when playing a song about my mother. I remember trusting my band. I remember full house. I remember the screaming. I remember the touch. I remember the power. I remember starting M.I.F.F.. I remember starting Do Music. I remember smoking with my partner all night just to talk about what we can do in Do Music. I remember naming Do Music. I remember Schtung. I remember studios. I remember my first music friend at Tom Lee. I remember her. I remember Peng Chau. I remember talking to her on the beach. I remember seeing her cry when listening about my grandmother. I remember my mother when she was 35 years old. I remember my father when he was 42 years old. I remember myself when I was 4 years old. I remember. I remember the shame. I remember the joy. I remember secrets. I remember all.

In My Life, I've loved you all, mentioned or not mentioned.

2010年1月14日 星期四

我的音樂創作歷程

感動人,不是要想怎樣才可感動到人。

感動人,你必需一定肯定要先感動自己。

如果你的作品咁啱可以感動到人,這是創作額外的獎償,

這不一定會發生的,而不要老鳳認為一定會發生。

因為,感動,是雙向而不是計算的。

創作的時候,請不要老是想著怎樣去寫首hit歌。Hit與否,不如由聽的人決定。

你要做的,就是要去好好感受身邊的人和事,好好的聽別人的故事,好好的聽你內心所想講的究竟是些甚麼。

這就是你作為創作人的本份。這也是你唯一要關心的。

別忘記我們都很榮幸可以創作,真的十分榮幸。

所以。好好安守你的本份。

我慶幸,34歲的我,還沒有妥協,希望64歲時還是這樣創作。

多謝John Lennon,這都是你啟發我的。

2010年1月11日 星期一

你開心嘛?

時間地點:5pm 尖沙嘴海濱長廊

因為昨天工作的關係,所以要去文化中心。早到了,便去了尖沙嘴海濱長廊。

以前到海濱長廊,看到的都是情侶,昨天,看見的,都是內地人。

最初行的時候很是不喜歡,因為只想靜靜在長廊想想東,想想西,但在長廊的聲浪之大令我沒法寧靜,反而有些頭昏腦脹。

在頭暈暈的情況底下我找了一個地方坐下。

坐了良久,看著途人,心慢慢平靜下來。

忽然,我問了自己一個問題,我看著他們(內地旅客),心裡面一定要向他們評頭品足嗎?可以從令一個角度去看他們嗎?

之後,我看著他們,看的,都不再是衣著,外表,聲浪。我看的是,他們開心嗎?

心開始慢慢開啟,開始聽到他們說話,:「過來R,這裡好拍照R!」看見父女開心燦爛到不得了的笑容,我知道,就是這一刻,他們真的很開心。同時,發現自己也老套地在微笑著。我也知道,他們的開心感染了我。

回程的時候,發現自己面上仍然是掛著微笑,如果你當時是途人,看到了我,希望你看得出我是開心。

開心,是有感染力的。