More than ten years ago, a singer who was loved by the general public suffered an unprecedented crisis and was attacked by other singers.
At that time, the magazine " Contemporary Music " selected the top ten male and female singers in the 20th century Chinese music , basically all Hong Kong and Taiwan singers. The most influential singers in mainland China were Wang Feng , Na Ying , Liu Huan , Yang Kun , etc.
However, the most influential singers in China all criticized a new singer and said that the singer was useless.
This singer is Daolang .
The first singer to criticize Daolang was the rock prince Wang Feng. He believed that Daolang's popularity was the sorrow of pop music. He mocked Daolang for not undergoing professional and systematic training, and whether he composed lyrics and compositions were ordinary and too rough.
Wang Feng alluded to the high sales of Daolang's album, not because of good songs, but because people who like to listen to his singing are farmers. China has a large number of farmers, so everyone has the illusion that everyone loves to listen to Daolang’s music. In fact, people in the city don’t like to listen to it.
and above are all Wang Feng’s comments on Daolang. From these views, we can see how profound Wang Feng’s prejudice against Daolang is.
Next, Yang Kun couldn't wait to criticize Daolang's works. He said angrily: "Can those things he calls music? Does he have music? Do you think he is the sound?"
Yang Kun believed that Daolang didn't understand music at all, and his words were full of disgust for his works.
Luo Zhongxu : Not everyone can become popular like him. He just has a good voice condition, and he is more accustomed to some people when choosing songs, so he became famous by rumors.
Warner Producer Lu Zhongqiang is even more blunt: "For decades of making music, I have developed my aesthetic habits. In my opinion, Daolang's music is not very advanced. Maybe my ideas are a bit out of touch with the market. When I made an album for Chen Hao and others, the first thing I have to consider is singing, but my bottom line is that the lyrics cannot be like rumor. I think Daolang is so popular, it must be just a temporary moment. The second album is definitely not as good as the first one, and it will definitely be even worse when it comes to the third one. The music cannot be so rough. I don't want everyone to use it as a reference to make music.
The peak of the controversy occurred in 2010.
On April 11, 2010, the "Ten Years of Music List" held by Light Media was grandly held in Shenzhen.
The event selected four new music female singers: Li Yuchun , Zhang Liangying , Zhang Xuan , Wang Wanzhi .
Four new music male singers: Chen Chusheng , Wang Xiaokun , Fang Da Same as .
The ten most influential music figures in the decade (Hong Kong and Taiwan): Faye Wong , Tao Zhe , Jay Chou , Eason Chan , Jolin Tsai , Stefanie Sun , Karen Mok , S.H.E, Wang Leehom .
The ten most influential music figures in the decade (Mainland): Na Ying, Liu Huan, Sun Nan , Cui Jian , Wang Feng, Xu Wei , Yuquan , Han Hong , ml2 Pu Shu , _____ One vacant!
Since it is the most influential musical character to choose, many people recommend choosing Daolang.
The reason is very simple: Daolang was too popular at that time, and his songs were played in the streets and alleys. The sales volume of the nine most influential musical characters that have been selected cannot be compared with Daolang alone.
Such an excellent singer and such outstanding results, who else can you choose without choosing Daolang?
The result was shocking, and most of the judges at the scene expressed their objections, and the reasons are as follows:
Daolang's famous song " The First Snow in 2002 " was not released until 2004, and the time was inconsistent.
In addition, the songs sung by Daolang are also criticized, such as the ambiguous lyrics of " Impulsive Punishment ", the bold description of " Lover ", the indecent lyrics of "Big Eyes" etc...
In other words, a singer who became popular in 2004 cannot become "the most influential music figure in ten years". The division selection event was held in 2014 to meet the standards.
Then, the proposal was placed in front of the general judge Na Ying. She saw Daolang's name firmly opposed and said bluntly:
"The people who go to KTV to order Daolang's songs are farmers. This is a music award. The first thing is to be musical first, then the contribution of the music industry, and finally the sales of the record. Daolang is too musical and should not be considered. Except for the sales of the record that can be qualified to participate in this selection, he has no qualifications to put it in this decade of influential singers. As the chairman, I firmly oppose Daolang as the object of discussion."
finally selected by Light was missing one of the "Top Ten Most Influential Singers".
Na Ying would rather have this quota than give this quota to Daolang.
At that time, almost all the singers targeted Daolang, believing that his songs were flashy and unreal and could not be at the level of elegance. Especially with the merciless criticism from the music giants such as Wang Feng, Na Ying, and Yang Kun, Daolang has been unable to make a move in the domestic music industry.
Even if some singers admire Daolang, they do not want to make a public statement, because doing so will deny the views of some big-name music players, which is equivalent to standing opposite to these big-name music players.
For people in the circle, in front of the music industry who have been working in the music industry for decades, Daolang is just a newcomer without power and connections. If you have to choose one of two, you can only abandon Daolang and become a friend of the big guy in the music industry.
This is true. Although Daolang's song is very popular and very nice, he has no friends in the circle. Especially after being criticized by some powerful bigwigs, he became more and more alone in the circle and could not speak alone.
Then, Daolang chose to disappear and stay away from the entertainment industry. When asked why he did this, his explanation was as follows:
I am a simple, simple, persistent, and passionate music. I just want to watch the music and entertainment industry that puts business first.
So, the question is, why did Daolang, who was talented and unique in his voice, choose to disappear?
When talking about Daolang, many people think he is Xinjiang , the reason is his unique smoky voice and songs with rich Xinjiang characteristics.
In fact, Daolang is a fake Sichuan native .
In 1971, he was born in an art troupe in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. His parents were employees of the art troupe. He is the second child and has an older brother on it.
Because parents are both literary youths and are affected by the family environment, Luolin has loved art since childhood.
htmlRolin was a very talented person when he was a 0-year-old, and he could hum and sing with music, and he was quite good.The parents love this young son very much. Seeing that he likes music so much, they generously bought him an electronic piano .
In order to live, his parents have been performing outside for many years to make money, and his brother, five years older than him, took on the burden of taking care of Daolang.
Rolin is naughty, his brother has a bad temper, and the two of them are like tit-for-tat to Mai Mang together, and they often quarrel.
In a show, Daolang talked about his past with his brother:
He is very loyal, but he is also very honest. I usually don’t talk to him more than three sentences, and I will be hurt if I have more than three sentences.
Due to frequent quarrels, the relationship between the two brothers has always been very bad, and sometimes they don’t talk for a few days.
In Rollin's fairy tale world, the brother is the biggest bad guy. As long as he gets the chance, he will take revenge on his brother without mercy.
Once, the brother who had just fallen in love had a girlfriend. Daolang heard that his brother's girlfriend had dated someone else and felt that the opportunity to humiliate his brother was here.
In an argument, Luo Lin laughed at his brother for not being a good girl, and fortunately shouted at his brother, "Cuckold".
The brother was angry and embarrassed when he heard this. He fought with Luo Lin without saying a word, and the two brothers fought for this.
Luo Lin is young, so he naturally can't beat his brother. He was beaten to his nose and face.
When my mother went home, she saw Luo Lin being beaten. She cursed her brother without saying a word.
-fold aggrieved brother was so angry that he rushed out of the door and left without looking back.
Luo Lin and his mother, who were also very angry, did not stop him. They thought that their brother was just angry and went home when the anger faded. I didn't expect that I would never come back after leaving.
Luo Lin did not expect that his brother ran away from home this time, which made the Luo family feel a separation from life and death.
The brother was not in a tragic car accident outside and passed away before he could rescue him.
Lolin, who lost his brother, was heartbroken and regretted what he did. He wanted to apologize to his brother in person, but unfortunately he would never have a chance.
If he does it again, he will definitely be better to his brother. If he is better, he will never let the tragedy happen again.
In deep self-blame, Luo Lin collapsed, became taciturn, and looked in a state of dismay all day long. If this state continues, his inner world will completely collapse.
The death of my brother has become an eternal pain in Daolang's heart. Whenever he mentions it, his heart is as broken as a knife and he regrets it.
When Rollin was 17 years old, he decided to run away from home.
Before leaving, he left a note for his parents:
Mom and Dad , I know you are very sad, but I want to pursue my musical dream. If I don’t succeed, I won’t come back.
He did this for his musical dream and to save his mistakes he made because of his youthful recklessness. If possible, he would rather trade his life for his brother's life.
The road to redemption is also the road to dreaming.
His dream is music!
If the dream succeeds, it will not only realize your dream, but also comfort the brother who is far away in heaven.
It is easy to have a dream, but it is difficult to realize it.
Because there is no connection and no funds, Rolling's initial musical dream could only be street singing or bar resident singing.
Daolang ushered in his first love while wandering.
Whether he sings on the street or sings on the bar, there is a beautiful girl who will silently support him and become his extremely loyal fan.
Later, this girl became his first love, and the two were inseparable from each other and depended on each other.
Later, the girl gave birth to a daughter for him.
Faced with her hungry daughter, two young men of seventeen or eighteen years old were worried. They had no place to live, and they might not have the next meal after eating. How can they make their daughter grow up happily?
More than forty days after my daughter was born, the girl left without saying goodbye, but just left a note on the table with the words: You can't give me the life I want.
Daolang was once again heartbroken!
This is the background story of "Punishment of Impulsiveness". The lyrics read:
What I feel in my heart
It comes so fast
It comes so direct
Even if my heart is wild
can't extinguish the fire
I still believe
is God letting you meet me
Yes, the lyrics vividly express the immature love of two young people - they love so impulsively, and finally punished themselves severely.
The lover has left, and life has to continue. Daolang can only foster his daughter with his parents. In the eyes of his parents' doubts, he continues to wander alone and continues to pursue his dreams.
In the early 1990s, Daolang wandered to Hainan and joined a band. He worked as a keyboard player in it and earned 10,000 yuan a month.
At that time, earning 10,000 yuan was definitely a high salary, which made Daolang upgrade from being short of money to being rich and having no worries about food and clothing.
Lived a good life and welcomed love. He met his current wife, Xinjiang girl Zhu Mei.
Zhu Mei is a national singer. The reason why she is with Daolang is because of Daolang's persistence in music and his never-give-up pursuit.
Not long after a good day, Daolang started to make trouble again. He felt that music is music and should not add commercial elements.
The music that Daolang understands should be pure, ideal and clean enough.
He told his teammates these ideas and hoped to get the support of his teammates.
teammates thought he had a problem with his brain, and both sides parted in disagreement, so Daolang voluntarily withdrew from the band.
After failing to make a fuss outside, Luo Lin and Zhu Mei came to their hometown Xinjiang.
This is the place that countless people who love freedom yearn for, and it is also the place where Rollin’s dream is realized.
In order to survive and for the sake of his wife and children, Daolang had to temporarily give up his dream and choose the commercial path of making advertising music.
Once, he made an advertising music for a satellite antenna company, but he didn't expect that it would make the company go from obscurity to a household name.
advertising songs are so popular, Daolang has become a celebrity in Urumqi, and orders are increasing. If you keep doing it honestly, your life will get better and better.
But Daolang is Daolang, a restless Daolang. After making some money, he began to abandon the business model and pursue the purest music in his heart wholeheartedly.
The process of chasing dreams is cruel, and it took two years. In 2000, the album "The First Strike of Original Xinjiang" was finally released.
only sold more than 1,000 copies. Faced with the terrible sales, Daolang was in tears.
original failed and the money was gone, but Daolang did not give up and still stuck to his dream.
In order to improve his originality, Daolang often stays in the library to study, constantly creating songs during his study, and has created thousands of songs, but all of them have mediocre reactions.
At this time, the second daughter was born, but her living conditions had not improved. The family of four still lives in a room of only ten square meters.
In 2003, my parents came to Xinjiang to see him from their hometown in Sichuan, and also lived in his small room. Six people slept in two beds, and they were in great pain.
That night, Daolang stood outside the door, looking at the lights of thousands of families in the night, feeling deeply moved, feeling that he was very failed, ashamed of himself and his family.
In order to make his family live a better life, he created it day and night. He hopes that one day, his works will go to thousands of households and change the fate of himself and his family.
Next, Daolang released an album "The Love Song of the Western Regions" which covers folk songs.
After "The Love Song of the Western Regions" was launched, Daolang had no confidence in his works. He had been defeated repeatedly before, and this time he had no hope.
result surprised him. "The Love Song of the Western Regions" is very popular and has very good sales. Without any publicity, "The Love Song of the Western Regions" spread from Urumqi and became popular all over the country.
Daolang's face showed a long-lost smile.
What Daolang didn't expect was that this success was just the beginning, and a bigger surprise was coming.
In 2002, there was heavy snow in Xinjiang, and the world was covered with silver. Daolang, who had drunk wine, walked on the road. When he was half drunk and half awake, he saw the No. 8 car driving towards him. He couldn't help but feel inspired and couldn't help but write "The First Snow in 2002".
January 6, 2004, without any momentum, "The First Snow in 2002", the album, was quickly popular all over the country, with sales of more than 2.7 million copies, and sales of pirated copies exceeded 10 million.
The unknown Daolang became popular overnight!
In the same year, JJ Lin " Jiangnan ", Jay Chou's "Qi Li Xiang", and Angela Chang "Aurora" were released one after another. . The Internet Divine Song . "The Mouse Loves Rice" and "Two Butterflies" quickly became popular with the Internet.
Whether it is a popular song or a network song, it is defeated by Daolang's song.
At that time, Daolang was proud and became a household name overnight, making other singers envious.
PanglongPanglong said that only Daolang sold better than me (there was not as good as Panglong's "Rat Love Rice" is 170 million).
Even Jay Chou’s global sales are only 2.6 million, which is still slightly inferior to Daolang, which is enough to prove everyone’s love for Daolang’s music.
If Jay Chou’s song is a long sword that is as sharp as mud, then Daolang’s song is a sled hammer that is as heavy as a thunderbolt. The former is accurate and highly injured, while the latter can be said to be awesome when swung.
That year, whether it was a prosperous city or a beautiful countryside, Daolang's rough and hoarse voice could be heard, like a whirlwind, sweeping every corner of the land of China.
All parts of the country are immersed in "The First Snow in 2002" and cannot extricate themselves. Millions of fans have developed great interest in Daolang, who created miracles, and want to see the true face.
But Daolang Shenlong saw his head but didn't see his tail, and he was always unwilling to stand openly on the stage and accept the admiration of the majority of fans.
The more Daolang is unwilling to show up, the more others want to know him. Dowlang's studio is always filled with squatting in groups of reporters.
In July 2004, Zhang Yimou's repeated invitations from Zhang Yimou, the helpless Daolang appeared at the premiere of the movie. This was his first appearance.
He was not good at talking. After singing the song "The First Snow in 2002" and "Missing Comrades", he hurriedly stepped down and disappeared from everyone's sight.
This time, it disappeared for several years, leaving millions of fans alone to listen to their voices and not to see them.
didn't make another comeback until 2011, hosting a global tour, attending perhaps the most performances in his life.
Everyone thought that the former Daolang was back, but in 2012, Daolang disappeared again.
Daolang's actions made many people not understand. When it is the hottest, you should strike while the iron is hot, stand up actively, participate in more programs, shoot more commercial advertisements, and make a lot of money. On the contrary, Daolang chose to leave quietly without taking away a cloud.
Daolang chose to disappear, but it became a hot topic online, and there were two main reasons for the two.
The first reason is related to his personality, which is the result of personal reasons.
The second reason is that it is excluded by its peers.
Let’s talk about the first reason first. A host once analyzed the reason why Daolang disappeared in the program. His views are as follows:
First, the song is a feeling of vicissitudes and sadness, but he can’t see what a real person looks like. The more he can’t see people, the more mysterious he feels. The more mysterious he wants to listen to his songs. He himself is not much better or ugly. His white-faced scholar’s appearance is not as good as the imagined man in the Western Regions of the desert sings sad songs.
Second, Daolang went through ups and downs before he became famous. After failing to make a fuss outside, he had to return to Xinjiang with his wife to live. He released the original work of , , and the distribution company did not recognize it. He could only be a second-rate singer who covered it.
After becoming famous, he went to Beijing to live. He had to hurry to deal with performance interviews every day, and the traffic jams were also in a hurry. He couldn't adapt to such a life and felt tired, so he returned to Xinjiang to hide his name.
Third, not confident. The original works were not recognized, and the distribution company hoped that he would cover classic songs, but the covers of " Aobao Meet ", "Why are the flowers so red", "The grapes in Turpan are ripe", etc. surpassed the original singers and were widely sung, especially local Xinjiang people, who are very recognized.
If you don’t believe it, you can find out from his song: That night, I was drunk and held your hand, talking randomly, only caring about the suppressed thoughts in my heart, expressing wildly...
In depressed, I drank alone, started talking nonsense after drinking, and drank again after I woke up. It's such a confused state.
or above is the viewpoint analyzed by the host, and I don’t know if it has been recognized by Daolang.
Once, Daolang told the reason why he refused to show up in an interview with Lu Yu:
He was a timid person. At first, he was a little surprised to be noticed by everyone. Later, he was "sieged" by fans across the country and began to frighten. He felt as if he had been stripped naked and had no privacy, so he tried not to contact the outside world!
However, many people think that Daolang disappeared because he was excluded by his peers. For example, Na Ying, Wang Feng, Yang Kun and others all said Daolang's songs were useless, which caused Daolang to be under great pressure and chose to withdraw.
Here, no matter whether Daolang disappeared because of the attack on his peers in the music industry, it is true that many influential singers criticize Daolang.
So, why do these singers try to attack Daolang?
The reason is very simple. There are very few cheeses in the music circle, but there are many people who want to eat them. If the market is almost done and all is occupied by one person, the peers will definitely be unhappy.
is known as a student variety showman Gao Xiaosong once pointed out the reason incisively:
Daolang is a non-literati class, and people in the music industry are all the literati class. These so-called literati want to rely on their own abilities to guide the public, and do not want others to get a share of the pie.
It is true. Many singers in the Beijing circle basically graduated from professional music schools and think that they are "academic" elites, and they will naturally be more mainstream and professional than those grassroots singers.
Although Daolang's songs satisfy the audience, they also brought great pressure to their peers. The market was stolen by Daolang, and their interests were damaged. Naturally, they had to find ways to criticize Daolang.
This situation is similar to the popularity of "Wolf Warrior 2" Wu Jing in the previous two years. A director who transformed an actor realized the wish that countless professional directors could not fulfill in his entire life with the box office of a movie. How can you say these famous directors be in love?
Kobe once said that as much as people love me, they hate me. The sentence
is also applicable to Daolang. The reason why he was attacked by singers is because he is so outstanding that he is so outstanding that he makes countless enemies.
music is only subjective and nice and bad, but there is no difference between "elegant" and "vulgar". As the times change, the labels people give it to the same work will also change.
So, instead of defining the quality of a song in some way, it is better to compare the sales of the record. Wouldn’t the real money the people have taken out are more convincing?
Therefore, whether a singer's song is good or not, the real expert referee is not Wang Feng, Na Ying and Yang Kun, but the general public!
Similarly, if Daolang is a good singer, the people have the most say!
In fact, Daolang didn't care about his ruthless criticism of him by his colleagues. Music is the most important thing in his heart, and everything else is something outside of his body.
Daolang will not respond to those who hate him, which means that he is a real musician and putting all his thoughts on music is valuable.
However, the real reason why he left the circle was not external reasons, but personal reasons.
Because Daolang, who does his own things, has never been integrated into the Chinese music scene.
Zhang Yimou once invited him to attend the premiere of " Ten-side Ambush ", and top traffic stars such as Andy Lau and Zhang Ziyi were on the same stage as him.
At this time, Daolang was already very popular, and Zhang Yimou gave him even more face and reserved him a long time for him to give full play to his full potential and take the opportunity to push himself into the entertainment industry.
It’s a pity that Daolang voluntarily gave up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and did not communicate in-depth with these big names, paving the way for his future.
Dolang at that time was too "high" and just wanted to play music seriously, and was not interested in anything else.
is funny. He doesn't care about fame, fortune and money, which does not mean that others have the same idea as him.Just as he disappeared, a copycat swordsman suddenly appeared and used his reputation to make money.
Daolang was very angry. In order to avoid fans being deceived again, he simply released an album and did nothing.
Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Although Daolang lost fame and wealth in doing so, he left many classic and beautiful songs to his fans.
If he is always busy participating in various activities for fame and fortune, where can he have the energy and time to create beautiful songs? !
It turns out that there are many singers like Daolang who only have music in their hearts, but in the entertainment industry, they gradually lost their original intentions and did not keep the bottom line in their hearts. They chose to join the competition to pursue fame and fortune. As a result, their fame became higher and higher, and there were fewer and fewer good songs.
I hope that after Zheng Shuang’s daily salary of 2.08 million yuan is exposed, the public can truly realize the true face of these stars and never blindly chase stars.
also hopes that good singers can maintain themselves and calm down to create music, so that the music can return to its most fundamental meaning and let the public hear more good songs.
Only in this way can our country's culture develop healthily and become a cultural power that influences the world!
