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。

2009年12月31日 星期四

If you want it.

So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas War is over
For weak and for strong If you want it
For rich and the poor ones War is over
The world is so wrong Now
And so Happy Christmas War is over
For black and for white If you want it
For yellow and red ones War is over
Let's stop all the fight Now

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas War is over
And what have we done If you want it
Another year over War is over
And a new one just begun Now
And so Happy Christmas War is over
I hope you have fun If you want it
The near and the dear one War is over
The old and the young Now

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

War is over if you want it
War is over now

2009年12月14日 星期一

歷史性的不插電

今天晚上,我們真的把「夢想」變成「事實」。

希望,今晚你們聽的是一種從未聽過的聲音。感受的,是未曾感受過的拉近/拉闊。雖然,所有東西你未必會聽得清清楚楚......
但這並不是我們的原意。
我們想你們聽到的,是聽到阿東彈小提琴的原有聲音,Anthony最原始的感情表達,阿Ching的有力而不大聲的鼓聲,Jo的溫柔琴聲,Timothy溫暖的低音,Brian清脆而精準的結他聲,Gloria美麗的聲音和感情的抒發,還有我要說音樂故事的真誠。
希望你們享受這次歷史性的不插電(應該我們是第一個完全放棄用mic的音樂會)如同我們表演者那麼享受。

2010Let Music Be Free 再見。到時,800人在蒲吧,有可能會full house嗎?

一定會。

再一次......期待。
再一次......感動。

p.s. 我很喜歡這幅Anthony影的相片。

2009年12月10日 星期四

13號音樂會前的最後事記。

因為這個音樂會,我已經多次發過關於這天的夢。奇奇怪怪的,很真實的,平時白天也經常在想象著。因為今次所做的型式是我們從來沒有試過的,不是經驗便能告訴我會work或唔work。不到星期日完show後我也不會知道這是好還是爛的idea。
還記得在阿東的家第一次綵排(因為想試真鋼琴)。因為那天我們便要決定會否真的所有樂器人聲都不用mic,所以我們八個都抱著忐忑的心情去練習。我還記得當Gloria在試她的歌時,我不用唱所以我在聽,我的心便決定了要繼續不用mic,因為這種聲音的blend(融和)和溫暖是沒可能在入mic和出大喇叭的程況下聽到。你所坐的位置聽的東西是獨有的,對面聽起來也會完全不一樣。
很多人在此期間也問過我,為甚麼要這樣做?我想,其實很簡單,因為直此我們能和觀眾更加近,我們在你們的中間唱,想你們比平時聽的不一樣。
還有,由M.I.F.F.成立到現在,我們一直抱著有意義地夠膽創新的信念,為的只是因為音樂。
所以,每次來聽的觀眾也是很open去接受新的事物和很熱愛音樂的一群人,如過不是,我所寫的和我們所做的都會對你們無關痛癢。所以,多謝你們。

好好好好好好期待!13號見!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009年12月9日 星期三

她們他們,真的很好。多謝。

我很珍惜我們這一班人。
走在一起,是因為音樂。
我們的目標也很清晰,就是把我們的熱愛做到最好。
就是這樣簡單。

我們是...
Female Vocalist:Gloria Tang
Male Vocalist:Adrian Tsing
Pianist:Anthony Sun
Guitarist:Brian Chan
Bassist:Timothy Chan
Drummer:Wai Ching Yip
Violinist: Puiteoong Yung
Cellist:Jo Cheng



2009年12月7日 星期一

100

今次的音樂會跟以往的不同。所以,我們只可以容納100人。如果你還沒有email或致電留飛的話(facebook的confirmed guests已過了100人),星期日當我們有100人在Fringe Club的話,我們便不會讓walk in的人walk in,因為太多人的話真的會影響到今次音樂會的效果。

所以,如果想來的話,請致電51915051 or 68218761或電郵至flyinglines@gmail.com預留飛。Facebook裡confirm了的人也要預留飛。

到時見!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!