Electronic music and rock, such words often remind people of youth and passion, but 65-year-old Luo Dayou obviously thinks more. First, a new song "Free" mainly based on electric guitar accompaniment will be released. This Saturday, the "Beijing Rock Flagship" will be staged at the Workers' Stadium for the "Young People Who Leaved Home" tour. How does 65-year-old Luo Dayou "rock"? It's really exciting.
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There is no real "free" in life
"free, free of charge, free wine for set meals. Industry rules, two-faced wish without regrets. Buy one get one get one and kill one and then get one cup." This is Luo Dayou's latest single "Free", without the warmth in " Childhood " and "The Story of Time", nor the faint sorrow in " Love Song 1990", replaced by the "roar" accompanied by the electric guitar, and the lyrics that point directly to reality.
"We live in the era of consumption , and no matter what we do, we need money. So the merchant invented some 'free' things or methods to attract us to come and consume." Luo Dayou said that the original intention of creating this song was very simple, which was to respond to the relationship between people in contemporary society, and also teased the popular "like friends" on social platforms in the lyrics. To be honest, Luo Dayou is by no means the first person to point out the "cats are fucked" in the consumer era, but he reminded the audience with his vicissitudes of "free" and that is the meaning of some of the "big guys" in the music industry. "Nothing in life is completely free. If you get it for free, there will definitely be a price to pay later." He suddenly asked, "Isn't life like this?"
Two years ago, Luo Dayou released his latest album " Family III ", which was Luo Dayou's new work after becoming a father, expressing his nostalgia for family life. Many online articles say that the birth of his daughter made Luo Dayou "soft", reconcile with the world, and "even lost his edge." Unexpectedly, after a year, Luo Dayou created a sharp song "Free" and hit the audience's eardrums with a bright electric guitar.
"In fact, the two are not contradictory. One life will indeed give strength to another life, but people will not always smile after having a daughter, but sometimes they are soft and sometimes strong." Luo Dayou said, "People should show different looks in different postures."
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Two or three hours of performance is not a problem
and this song "Free" are news that Luo Dayou will hold the "Beijing Rock Flagship" concert. Although the theme uses the "Young People Who Leaving Home" from the last tour, it is revealed that 80% of the songs will be replaced this time and brand new stage lighting will be used. Luo Dayou plans to lead the audience to "get impatient".
For young people born in the 1990s and 2000s today, rock and roll are probably niche music, but for Luo Dayou, that was the "almost important music model" in his growth era. Luo Dayou said that in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s when he grew up, the whole world lived in the shadow of the two world wars. "Rock calls for no war, but humanity will always have competition. The topic of rock is how to maintain a healthy fighting spirit in competition."
With this spirit of reflection, Luo Dayou wrote songs with humanistic care such as " Lugang Town " and "Love Friends Comrades", and now "Free" continues this idea. He hopes to use this to talk to the current era. "There is a lot of resources shared in the Internet era, and information is easy to obtain, but the vitality and benign combat power reflected by rock music back then is not easy for young people to feel. I want to communicate with the new era with the musical form that influenced me."
But live performance of rock music means a lot of singing, playing and even dancing. Luo Dayou, who is over 60 years old, said easily: "There is no big problem." In the past year, he has maintained a performance every month in Taipei. In order to exercise, he often runs and swims. “To stay in the music industry, the stage performance must stand the test, which every musician has to face."He smiled and said, "Two or three hours or four hours of performances are not a problem. "
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Looking for creative inspiration in the constant separation
is different from some public figures. Luo Dayou never shy away from talking about his age. Judging from the intensity of his continuous release of new songs and concerts in the past two years, he obviously does not agree with his "retirement age".
"Now many people are afraid of getting old, which has a lot to do with social media. The online world makes you have to be younger. People at 23 will feel that they are old because they will be taken out to compare with those in their teenagers. "Luo Dayou once again poked through this layer of window paper. In his opinion, the absolute value of life has long been broken. "The value of life does not lie in age, but in the state of life. "
Luo Dayou, who has passed the age of obedience, always insists on creation and performance. Even if he speaks in life, he always has a tone of writing. "I don't know where my creative motivation is from so many years. "He pondered for a long time, "I live in a place without more inspiration, so I will leave here to find new experiences. I am a person who seeks a new reunion through constant separation. "
Think about it carefully. Luo Dayou first changed from a doctor career to making music. He traveled from Kaohsiung to Taichung and Taipei, and wrote classic works such as "Childhood", "Zhihuzhe", and "Tomorrow Will Better". Later, he left Taiwan and Hong Kong, and found "Pearl of the Orient", "Flowers on the Sea", and "Rolling World". Later, he came to Beijing and Shanghai to write works such as " Only Have a Lifetime " and "Family III". "I have been away from home for almost 40 years. This is a story of growth, just like the current Beijing drift, there are also stories of growth. "
What kind of future will Luo Dayou come up with in the future? Will he still maintain the spirit of rock? "I don't know. "He answered very honestly, not without the intention of accepting the challenge: "It's useless to speak, it depends on the work, just whether the songs I wrote later are established in the new era. ”
Source: Beijing Daily Reporter: Han Xuan
Process Editor: Hong Yuanyuan
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