Translator: Ho (
http://www.jaychoustudio.com)
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EnorthAlready seated in the leading chair for lyricists in the music industry, yet he's always called the "man behind Jay Chou", to this Vincent Fang doesn't seem to mind at all. For Vincent Fang, it's only when words combine with music that those beautiful words shine with vitality, it allows more people to pass it on to sing and for more to understand it.
Starting from "Nun-Chuks", "East Wind Breaks", "Chinese Flower Pot", "Chrysanthemum Flower Bed" - the lyrics Vincent Fang writes matches Jay Chou's music writing, their happy combination has made "Chinese style" spread everywhere.
Vincent Fang and Jay Chou's flawless combination, has produced many popular good music. In 1999, when the two signed to the same company at the same time, one was an unknown artist, the other an unrecognised talented lyricist, after 11 years of fighting in the trenches together, they have formed a deep bond.
Writer: Are you most satisfied with the work you've done with Jay Chou?
Vincent Fang: Yes. We've been together for too many years, we trust each other, the lyrics I write for his songs have a very strong individual feel, I get more inspiration. Also, Jay's music melodies are full of imagination, it's a big challenge to write lyrics for them, it motivates your desire to write. There aren't many times when we don't see eye to eye, we understand what each other wants, it's a joy to have that tacit understanding.
Writer: Why did you like writing "Fireworks Cool Easily"?
Vincent Fang: This song is very meaningful, often in the music world the melody comes first and then the lyrics are written. But for this song, Jay had just written half the song, I had already written the lyrics, I also wrote the latter half of the lyrics, Jay Chou continued writing the song based on my lyrics, the writing of the music totally became a game, I had so much freedom writing it, this really had a lot of meaning.
