Everyone says that the popular music of the past will become a classic after three or forty years; the name of the current popular music will be hard to remember after three or four years. So, what is popular? What is a classic? What is a golden song? What is singing with life?
Lin Zixiang, an extraordinary master in the eyes of this superstar, is still active on the performing arts stage. He is the most experienced and oldest Chinese male singer. On January 9, Lin Zixiang's "Fifty Strong" 50th Anniversary Tour Concert was held in Chengdu. The press conference witnessed the 50-year leadership of the Classic Hong Kong Philharmonic, the persistence and pursuit of a true man, and a 76-year-old singer who sang with his life, vowing to "sing more and more loudly in Cantonese".
This "Fifty Strong" tour is Lin Zixiang's first continuous and large-scale mainland concert tour in the past 50 years in the Chinese music scene, and the first stop in 2024 will be this weekend (January 13) in Classic performance at Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center. "This is my first concert in 2024, and it is also my first time to hold a solo concert in Chengdu, the 'Music City'. I am very excited and looking forward to it!" Lin Zixiang said.
Regarding the "Lin Zixiang "Fifty Strong" 50th Anniversary Tour Concert" which he and his wife Ye Qianwen co-produced, Lin Zixiang said that this is a collective tribute to Chinese pop music and Chinese pop musicians, and is intended to "... The classics pay tribute to the era and witness the popularity with golden songs." As the saying goes, I listened to Chinese golden songs in one night and watched youth movies in one night. At the press conference, Lin Zixiang’s old friend and partner, Hong Kong heavyweight musician Poon Weiyuan, also came to the scene. This well-known Hong Kong lyricist, who is famous for his "numerous works and ever-changing themes", and Lin Zixiang chatted about the beautiful "blessings" of "Dare to Love, Dare to Do". During the dinner, the two even interacted with the guests and fans present. When expressing emotions and encouraging each other with the media, you must "hold the person in front of you tight."
From holding his first solo concert in 1981, to receiving the highest honor in the Hong Kong music scene, the "Golden Needle Award" in 1994, to being the first singer-songwriter to win the Cash Music Achievement Award in 2003, Lam Zixiang's musical journey and works along the way Style, it seems, has always been bold and pioneering, and has always been ahead of the curve. There are countless laurels and honors such as "the originator of Chinese rap" and "Chinese skewering music textbook". "Don't worry about whether I am tired or not. Every time I stand on the stage and feel the love and enthusiasm of the audience for me, I feel full of strength. I will keep singing for you." Lin Zixiang said with emotion.
It is reported that "Lin Zixiang's "Fifty Strong" 50th Anniversary Tour Concert" will also plan to sing for the first time in many mainland cities such as Beijing, Hangzhou, Foshan, Wuhan and so on in 2024. The vast number of mainland audiences who have loved and loved Hong Kong music all their lives will have the opportunity to experience and sympathize lively for the first time with the immortal stage presence and timeless classic hits of George Lam, the "living fossil of contemporary Chinese pop music".
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Zhou Shihao
