China News Service, Ordos, August 28th: Interview with musician Zhao Zhao: "When You Are Old" achieves self, and hopes to submit a perfect answer in the future
China News Service reporter Li Aiping
"When you're old/ your hair is gray/ drowsy/ when you're old/ can't walk/ napping by the fire/ remembering your youth..."
In the drizzle, 43-year-old Zhao Zhao sang the first sentence, and the audience in the audience couldn't wait to hum "How many people have loved you/youth happy hour/love your beauty/fake or true."
This is the moment on the evening of August 27, when Zhao Zhao, a well-known musician in the Mainland, used his famous work "When You Are Old" to "tear" the audience again in Kangbashi District, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In an exclusive interview with reporters here, Zhao Zhao admitted that his life has changed a lot since the song received great attention from the outside world in 2014. The obvious fact is that the song "When You Are Old" has been popular with the public. Considered "My Personal Tag".
When it comes to music, this musician from Shandong is notoriously devout.
Zhao Zhao recalled in the interview: "In 1999, I came to Beijing with an acoustic guitar and was about to enter the music world, but at that time I was not ready in all aspects, so I could only walk around Beijing and return to my hometown of Shandong. ."
After being "beaten", just when many people thought that Zhao Zhao had stopped on the road of music, in 2003, he was "stubborn" and came to Beijing again.
This time, he chose to work in a piano shop during the day and sing in a bar at night. "Sleeping in the basement is a hurdle for 'Beijing Drift' to pass. At that time, the most gratifying thing is to be able to support myself."
From 2003 to 2013, Zhao Zhao had a difficult 10 years.
During this period, he gradually turned from behind the scenes to the front desk, not only making music, but also releasing songs, but there was no fire.
"It wasn't until 2013, when the song "When You Are Old" was used as the ending theme song in the TV series "Hey, Old Man", that everything took a turn for the better." Zhao Zhao said when he talked about the original intention of adapting the song at that time: "The reason why this song can be successful is that it fits the human family. Everyone has an old age, and this song naturally has a side of empathy."
The picture shows Zhao Zhao.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
However, Zhao Zhao relied on the song "When You Are Old" to really "conquer" the music world when he participated in "Good Songs of China" a year later.
At that time, when he sang "When You Are Old" on "Good Songs in China", his mother repeatedly wiped away tears in the audience. This scene touched many people, and his song was also rated as "" Heartfelt Song of the Year".
Zhao Zhao did not expect that the song "When You Are Old" would continue to attract attention from the outside world.
Zhao Zhao told reporters: "In 2015, Karen Mok sang this song on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and Li Jian sang it in "I Am a Singer". For a time, this song moved the people collectively and resonated strongly. This is the result of being an independent musician. What I didn’t expect, I became famous in an instant.”
Today, many people still like his song "When You Are Old" the most, and some people still label him as a "folk poet".
"But in my heart, I'm actually a person who doesn't want to be labelled by the outside world. No folk songs, no rock, no poets, no idols. I sing the songs I want to sing and my attitude towards life." Zhao Zhao said that this It is the most accurate positioning of yourself.
In his spare time, he likes to read the four famous novels, poetry and poetry, and Eastern and Western philosophy.
He hopes to be a singer who "is always pursuing and exploring, and can give the audience the most perfect answer in the music exam." (End)