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CNNTalkasia專訪之文字記實WangLeeHomTalkasiaTranscriptFriday,June16,2006Posted:0657GMT(1457HKT)LH:LorraineHahnWL:WangLeeHomBlockA:LH:HelloandwelcometoTalkAsia,I'mLorraineHahn.MyguesttodayisTaiwanesepopstar,WangLeeHom.BorninNewYorkin1976,WanggrewupintheUnitedStates.Blessedwithamixofbrainsandtalent,hespenthisyouthperforminginlocalmusicals,thenpursuedadegreeinmusicatWilliamsCollege,followedbyamastersdegreefromtheprestigiousBerkleySchoolofMusic.Whileinuniversity,WanglandedarecordingcontractinTaiwan.Hisbreakthroughalbum,Revolution,garneredravereviewsandfirmlyestablishedhimasarisingstarintheAsianmusicscene.Inadditiontowritingandproducinghisownmusic,WanghasalsodabbledinmovieprojectsaroundAsia.LeeHom,it'ssogoodtoseeyou!Thankyou.(WL:It'sgreattoseeyouagain.)Thanksforcomingin.Yourmusic,ablendingofeastwest.Youalsosortofembodythismix.Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?WL:Um,actuallyIcallmystyle--andIhopeIdon'toffendanyoftheviewers--butIcallitchinkedout.LH:I'mgladyousaiditandIdidn't.WL:Well,thechinkedoutstyleisaschoolofhiphop-that'sthewayIliketothinkofit-thatincorporatesChineseelementsandsounds.Uh,IstarteditoffinmylastalbumcalledShangrila.Andthisalbumincorporatedthemusicofethnicminorities,inChina,inTibet,inMongolia,Shenzhen.There's50someodd--somepeoplesay54,55differentethnicminorities--tribalmusic.It'sa--beautifulandoriginaltoChineseculture.AndthisnewalbumcalledHeroesofEarthincorporatesPekingOperaandQuen-chuwhicharethousandyearoldtraditionsthatarealsouniquetoChineseculture.Veryuniqueinstrumentation,costumes,singingstyles.Anditinvigorateshiphopmusic.Idon'tthinkanyonehaseverdonethisbeforeinhiphop,inthehiphopworld.LH:Nowwhenyouusethisso-calledderogatoryracialslur(WL:Yeah)Didyounotthinkyouwouldoffendsomepeople?WL:Well,Imeanthisisthisismusic.(LH:laughs)I'manartist.IthinkI'drathermakepeoplethink,andcoinnewterms,andcoinnewsounds.Youknow,Ithinkthatsayingthismusicischinkedout.Idon'twanttooffendanybody.Iwanttorepossesstheword,andthisisawordIheardgrowingupinNewYork.Itwasderogatoryatthetime.Andyouknow,IhopeIcanmakeitcool.LH:Right.Soyoudon'tmeanitinabadwaythen.WL:Definitelynot.LH:Right.Yourmaininfluenceswhenyou'rewritingmusic.Whatarethey?WL:Well,I'vegotsomanyinfluences.Asfarasumpopularmusicisconcerned,there'dbepeoplelikeStevieWonderandPrince.Um,AlishaKeysandOutkast.MissyElliot.RKelly.TheNeptunes,peoplelikethat.Andum,inclassicalmusicLeonardBernstein,Bartok,Stravinsky,youknow20thcenturygreatcomposers.InJazzthere'sthegreatJazzpianists--becauseIstudiedjazzpianoaswell-likeHerbieHancock,KeithJarrett,KrisTiner,TheloniousMonk,BillEvans.LH:NowI'veheardthatyoucarryaPDAallthetimewithyou.WL:Well,IcarrymycomputerwithmeeverywhereIgo.LH:Andyouwriteonit,rightaway?WL:Yeah,IwriteanddoallmyarrangementsonmyMac.Andum,IuseLogicPro,whichisagreatsoftwareprogram.It'sgotallthesesynthesizers,softwaresince...it'sgotawholeorchestrainside.(LH:wow.)AndactuallyIdidthiswholealbum,I'dsay90%ofit,alltheprogramming,atleast,inmylaptop.LH:Really?(WL:Yeah)Ontheroad?WL:Ontheroad.Ontheairplane,inhotels.LH:Sotechnologyisprettyimportantforsomebodylikeyou?WL:Ohabsolutely.Um,Ithinkitmakesthemusicmorenaturaltobeabletoincorporatetheproductionjustinyoureverydaylife.Yougetanidea,andyoujustpulloutyourcomputeronthebus,oronthecar,orwherever,andsay,Oh,I'mgoingtolaydownanothertrack,youknow.It'sjustpainless.LH:Yourmothertonguesisn'tMandarin,right?(WL:noit'snot)Youhadtolearnitasanadult?WL:Well,IlearneditgrowingupinaChinesehousehold.ButthatwasintheStatessoitwas,byfar,notfluentatall.LH:Soisitdifficultforyoutosingandwriteinmandarininitially?WL:Initially.ButIreallyIthinkpaidmydues.Youknow,Istudiedit.AndI'mstillstudyingitbecause,colloquiallyforme,it'snotaproblemnow,butwhenyougobackandworkwithPekingOperaandyou'relookingatthescriptsfrom,thousandyearoldscripts,andthewaytheChineselanguageis,theancientChineseissodifferentthancontemporaryChinese.ImeanitwouldbeveryhardforyourtypicalChinese,nativespeaker,tounderstandthateither.LH:Right.Butsofar,ofallyoualbums,noneofthemhavebeensoldinEnglishyet.WL:I'veneverreallyhadtheurgetomakeanEnglishalbum.(LH:Anyplans?)I'vedoneplentyofEnglishsinglesthough...arecollaborationswithartistsfromtheStatesorothercountries.I'vejusthadawonderfultimedoingChinesemusic,andit'sbeensorewardingforme.Ifeellikethere'ssomuchpotentialinmandarinmusic,andthere'ssomuch,youknow,groundlefttobebroken.LH:Sothat'sonthebackburner--anEnglishalbum--forthetimebeing.WL:Yeah.Itis,itis.Imean,IlovesinginginEnglish.Andit'sawonderfullanguagetosingin.Yeah.LH:Butnotyourpreferenceatthemoment.WL:Notnow.Imean,Chinesemusicis--Ihopeeveryonegetsachancetohearwhat'sgoingoninChinesemusicbecauseit's,itisnew.AndeveryoneknowsthattheChineseworldisexplodingandyoucanwatchCNN.Youcanseeallthesenewsbroadcastabouttheeconomy,etc.Butasfarasthemusicisconcerned,it'sthesameway.Popworld,popmusic,ormovies,oretc,youknow.Um,sothere'salotofinterestingstuffgoingon.LH:Right.You'vewonanumberofawardsthesortofChineseGrammyAwards.(WL:Right)Whatdotheseawardsmeantoyou?Aretheyimportant?Aretheyavalidationoftowhatyoudo?WL:Well.ThefirsttimeIwon,uhlikeyoujusts