Video Interview: Anson Hu appears on FM87.6 Beijing Radio Show

September 14, 2011 - Anyone like Anson with glasses??? Can you tell from the video that Anson looks so exhausted? Yes, he was exhausted, and he wrote it on his microblog. Despite that, he manages to stay alive for an entire hour for the radio interview.

Summary of important topics:
- Anson talks about his wish to study in United States: He really wanted to take time off to think, since he wanted direction in his life. At first, he wanted to study music in Boston, but since Boston is a quiet and peaceful U.S. state, he went to New York instead. New York does offer more livelihood, and Anson wanted to get a "feel" of the social culture in United States. Other than studying music, he also studied film director in New York. (By the way, I forgot to mention that Anson has officially returned to China, he's no longer there).

- Anson expresses that studying a film director is different than studying music because film focuses on shooting a perspective. Music is more abstract, and there is more room for thinking. For film, there is a sense of direction, we either see the point, or we don't.

- About his lead single <LIFE>: the song talks about his experience as a singer in 10 years. He also attempts a different style: R&B rap. The radio host also compliments Anson for his clarity in singing rap. In most rap songs, we can't hear and can't understand what they are singing about. For Anson's <LIFE>, we can. Anson said it took him a while to write this song. He wrote parts of the song in different locations, and he changed it many, many times.

- 10 songs in Anson's new album, and took him 4 months to compile. He really wanted to express his attitude in this album. So the album is more "open," as his old music is more "traditional," and "closed minded." He said that from his old music, his fans, or friends can easily guess what he is up to because he would write his own personal/friends thoughts into music. This time, he wanted to try a more "open" style to music.

- About a song in his album <Scar 傷痕>: He produced a cover for the song, originally sang by Sandy Lam. He loved the song since a kid and he wanted to do a cover for it. Since the original version of this song was produced by a male, Anson felt that if a male sang the song, the "feeling" would be there, and he wouldn't need to make any modifications to the lyrics.

- Why is the album named <Who Cares>? Anson wants to know how many people in the music industry are really persistent about music? Many people ask him to write a song that would "hit" and be popular in the music industry. Anson expresses that if everyone wants to write a song that would be popular, what happened to the meaning of music?

- There are two different meanings to <Who Cares>: One is "Who actually still cares about music?" The other one is "Hu Cares," as in "Anson still cares." Anson claims that he will always be persistent about music.

- A fan comments that the song <LIFE> bring outs out a "fighting" spirit in people, and F brings tears to people. A fans asked Anson if he was going to have any "traditional Chinese style 中國風" songs in his new album. Anson responded that in certain songs, there will be a bit of it, like the song <Banquet 鴻門宴>, but of course, the new "traditional Chinese style" will be different from his old ones.

- Another fan asks if Anson can talk about his songs <Banquet 鴻門宴> and <If not a Fierce Dragon, would not cross the River 不是猛龍不過江>. Anson expressed that normally he would not release details until the formal release date, but he will make an exception and talk a bit about it now. <Banquet> is a story that the Chinese are familiar with. There is an dinner scene in the story where it can be compared to the society now, and it is expressed in his song. (I don't have a Chinese background, so I am not quite sure how it can be compared to society.) The song <If not a Fierce Dragon, would not cross the River> is from a Chinese perspective. Anson talks about his experience of going to New York, and people wouldn't recognize him. It's like, he can do his own stuff at his own pace and people wouldn't bother him.

- About the song <Ten Thousand Light Years 一萬光年>: Anson personally likes the song because the beats are different from what he usually does. He thanks and believes that through his friend, he has learned a different way of seeing life through his lyrics, which gives Anson meaning and spirit.

- Anson talks about how he likes to have preparation for anything he does. For instance, self-directing and filming MVs. Many of his friends would tell him that it's old and many people have done it before; however; Anson sees it as something special to him especially after his journey  from New York. Since he has officially learned film directing, there is a lot of fun and enjoyment involved especially when he actually understands the underlying processes: like adjustment of color, arrangement of frames, etc.

- Music will always remain as Anson's "most loved." His upcoming concert will be held in Beijing on October 22nd. His concert name is very unique as "Tiger roars 老虎叫." (When you break it up - 老 = Old (mandarin pronunciation: lao), 虎 = Tiger (Hu), 叫 = Calls/Roars (jiao). 虎 = Hu = Anson. So Anson is saying that he is roaring/singing with pride! Don't you love it???)
He has prepared around 30 songs and wants his audience to have a complete different, meaningful experience. His concert will be more heavily-weighted on his new songs because people haven't heard him perform them live before. He doesn't want to do the concerts like his old ones, and he refused to release the names of his guest singers.

Anson says he will always "add oil" to his music and thanks us for support.




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