When it comes to "I am ugly, but I am gentle", what do you think of? A ridicule, a declaration, a spirit, an inferiority complex, or the toughest side of the human heart?
I think of Zhao Chuan. The streets of Huihui are full of video stores, and the bosses always play this song by appointment. The lyrics are straightforward and slightly hypocritical, and belong to the "I don't understand when I grow up" series. The song seems to convey not only "ugliness" but also "sorrow".
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In 1987, the Chinese pop music scene was already a world dominated by idols. Zhao Chuan officially joined Rolling Stone Records and began his music career.
In 1988, Zhao Chuan, who looked mediocre and even somewhat "impatient", released his first solo album "I'm Ugly, But I'm Very Gentle". In this way, a song that brightened up and promoted "ugliness" was born. At first, the arranger and lyricist hoped that the song would feel relaxed, witty, and ridiculous. However, the vicissitudes and melancholy in Zhao Chuan's voice moved the song very much, and he said the pain that ordinary people can hardly describe. The
record is based on depicting the true feelings of small people in big cities. The lyric composition focuses on the fragile and tough side of the urban people's soul, which impresses many people who feel helpless due to setbacks in real life. The song
is like a true portrayal of Zhao Chuan. After all, since the beginning of his debut, people have commented on his appearance, and even ridiculed him.
wrote in the lyrics, "I am ugly, but I am gentle, indifferent on the outside, and fanatical on the inside, that's me." The ugly-looking label of
is carried on Zhao Chuan like a cross, but people seem to have misunderstood the original meaning of the song.
Zhao Chuan himself said, "I want to express that everyone has imperfections, but even so, we still face life seriously in imperfections." The song
is actually appealing to the basic state of mind of being a human being. Whether you are a high-ranking official, a business celebrity, or a trafficker, there is always a persistence in your heart that always guides you. This is also the value represented by "ordinary people". The success of
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's first album, in addition to bringing fame and fortune to Zhao Chuan, it also allowed him to meet the most important partner in his life, the partner's name is Li Zongsheng.
Zhao Chuan recalled many years later that he and Li Zongsheng had a dispute during the recording of the album due to the difference in music concept. When
was recording the title song "I Finally Lost You", the two quarreled over how the song was sung. The young and energetic Zhao Chuan deliberately sang against Li Zongsheng. After
stuck in the recording studio for more than an hour, Li Zongsheng suddenly got up from the control room and walked into the studio.
Zhao Chuan and the staff in the recording studio thought that Li Zongsheng would do it, and the atmosphere was tense, but Li Zongsheng suddenly kneeled to the ground.
Zhao Chuan immediately lay down on the ground, and the two laughed and recorded the classic "I Finally Lost You". The release of
's second album gave Zhao Chuan more flowers and applause.
Li Zongsheng saw Zhao Chuan's success and envied the legend of Zhao, "You are a'killer'".
But what Zhao Sen receives is not the beauty of Qionglou Yuyu, but the sorrow of being from a height.
He replied to Li Zongsheng, "I don't want to be a hero." Zhao Chuan, who was outside the stage of
, just wanted to be an ordinary person, but after becoming famous he found that he seemed to have lost the right to be an ordinary person. After
had certain strength, Zhao Chuan opened a studio of his own, but due to disputes with partners during work, Zhao Chuan was retaliated by the other party.
His studio was invaded and set on fire, of which 140,000 cash was stolen, and a staff member in the studio was injured. The
accident made Zhao Chuan very sad. He told Li Zongsheng about the incident, and Li Zongsheng sent the song "I am a little bird."
"Maybe one day I climbed onto the branch, but became a hunter's target."
is a true portrayal of this.
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Li Zongsheng said that the reason why he composed the song "I Finally Lost You" for Zhao Chuan back then was because of his "jealousy."
He said, "Lao Zhao was in an unprecedented state at that time, so I made up a story and a man climbed into his career.After his peak, his girl ran away.”
Li Zongsheng did not expect that his inspiration came to light, but his words became proverbs.
In 1992, the 31-year-old Zhao Chuan met a face on a plane from Beijing to Hong Kong. Sweet girl. The two of
fell in love shortly afterwards, very chic and happy.
, but it is easy to fall in love with each other. Zhao Chuan spends most of his time on music, making it harder for the two who are in different places to have time together.
and they broke up after two years of being in love. Zhao Chuan later said in an interview that from the moment of separation, "I finally lost you" was the song that belonged to that girl in his heart. After the girl heard about it, Zhao Chuan was found in the backstage of a concert. It is a pity that she is now a married woman. Even if there are tens of thousands of thoughts in her heart, she can only let the past go with the wind.
This love can be regarded as a remembrance, but at that time she was in a daze. In an interview show, the host ridiculed Zhao Chuan’s parents, and Zhao Chuan, who was more sensitive, was hit hard.
became popular in China in the same year with "I Am a Little Bird", Zhao Chuan suffered
suffered from severe depression. Even so, the fate of
has not stopped its hands that love to tease.
After Zhao Chuan suffered from depression, his sister, due to business failure, brought the two together without Zhao Chuan’s knowledge. The joint purchase was also Zhao Chuan’s only house mortgaged to the bank, which resulted in the house being auctioned by the bank. The
incident became the fuse that detonated Zhao Chuan. He could bear the loss of money, but it was difficult to face the hardships of family affection. At that time, Zhao Chuan couldn't find his inner support. His hair became thinner and he even broke down and shed tears in concerts and smashed his guitar.
Zhao Chuan walked alone among the colorful, just like Du Fu's poems. As written in the Chinese, "What is fluttering like, the world is a sand gull."
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Fortunately, when all the windows are closed, Zhao Chuan still has a secret door.
In 1997, Zhao Chuanzai, who gradually faded out of the music scene I met Li Bingzhen, a Shanghai girl when I was relaxing in Shanghai. Even if the two were 10 years old, they could not prevent the sweet love from coming. The affectionate Zhao Chuan often sang love songs on the end of the phone. The love of his lover should be Zhao Chuan’s best voice. One year later,
Zhao Chuan and Li Bingzhen entered the marriage hall hand in hand.
married two daughters and a son. The warmth of the family finally erased the heavy mud accumulated in Zhao Chuan's heart.
later came back with a piece of "Be Brave", with a calm and peaceful style. Many people were disappointed at that time and felt that his rock spirit was not there. But maybe, plain and peaceful is the true face of life.
anger will one day It will calm down, everyone will return to life after all.
After that, Zhao Chuan gradually disappeared from everyone’s sight. z1 Many of z
's songs have been repeatedly performed by singers, and his name has been mentioned countless times.
But when he really returned to the stage, it was already at the recording scene of the fourth season of "I Am a Singer" in 2016.
Zhao Chuan, who is known to be destined, wore a cap and a slim-fitting shirt and walked onto the stage.
The audience shouted his name, the backstage Ashin knelt to worship, Zhao Chuan pursed his mouth, and sang people back to everyone's memory.
Zhao Chuan-How do you want to say love?
At this time, he no longer cares about winning or losing in rankings. For him, every minute of singing on the stage, he feels happy, because when the singing sounded, he seemed to be back there. A period of time immersed in music.
The long ditch and the moon go with people, and there is still a young heart in this body.
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"Try to live by yourself, try to find yourself, don't waste love again". The unforgettable and thrilling life and love can only be found in Zhao Chuan's songs. Maybe you have forgotten this feeling, but you only need to remind you a little bit, and you will remember it again and remember it in your heart.
He spent 25 years singing all the human cowardice, inferiority, fear, regret, distress, regret, miss, pain and entanglement, singing the heartbeat and confusion of youth, singing the first love in love.
I think one day, if you pass by one of the few video stores on a street corner and hear his voice again, it feels like:
and oldFriends for a long time do not meet again, and then talk for a long night. If there is any infringement of
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