Chapter 17 14. Secret and private aesthetics

MM: Music has become part of my breath. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to turn on the computer and let the music inside flow out.Get dressed to the sound of music.Have breakfast and turn on the kitchen radio.My MP3 music follows me on my walk to and from school.I can stay in my room all day and organize my music archive, listening to several different tunes at the same time, hour after hour, lingering in the music.No matter in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the study, anytime, I live in music. Do you know when you started to enter the world of music?When I was young, I never liked the classical music you and your dad listened to, let alone the European songs you sometimes played. For me, the French "Chanson" or German folk songs were all tacky Kitsch.Remember once or twice you and your friends put on 1960s rock music and even danced in the living room.However, I discovered that you are not really "listening" to music.

But you still influenced my love of "song".I like melodic music and adore jazz.When I was a teenager, I was once fanatical about Hip-hop "hip-hop" music, and then penetrated into the black culture of the United States.When listening to "hip hop", I generally don't listen to the hit songs that everyone is listening to, but look for less popular songs that most people don't know.Once you find an interesting piece of music that no one of your friends has ever heard, it's a real treasure.Share this song with friends who share the same interest, listen to it together, and then there will be endless discussions about the deepest metaphors and strangest ideas in the lyrics. , because that experience exists only for that moment and atmosphere, just like the songs themselves, indescribable and unique.

For me, whether a song is good or not has three elements: atmosphere, lyrics, and music, but the three elements don't have to coexist at the same time, and often one element is enough.If a song can exude the best atmosphere, it doesn't necessarily need the best lyrics, because the atmosphere itself can make people happy or sad.Lyrics are well written and can make you smile or sink into gloom.The music is good, and the song sticks in your head, no matter how dumb the words or the vibe. The worst fear is that when a good song becomes a hit, it's really over.No matter how deep the lyrics are or how good the melody is, when everyone is singing it, every drunken person in the pub is humming it while watching a football game, the song is "murdered" "Are.No matter how good the song is, if you listen to it too much, it will automatically become Kitsch!So I will never "abuse" listening to music.Sometimes, I would play 30 songs and listen to them one by one. I was actually waiting in my heart, waiting for that song to appear.When it finally arrived, the beauty value was even higher.

What could be better than waking up lazily on a Sunday morning, looking out at a pure, deep blue sky, and listening to a song you love? However, when I start to get bored with a song, I get nervous: oh my god, I need a new song.This is the beginning of a new journey of discovery.You start looking for: a piece of commercial music, a melody you heard by accident in music class, a song that suddenly floated over at someone else's party, a clip from MTV... I searched and searched.The most useful place, of course, is the Internet. I know music companies are freaked out by the downloading power of the internet, but, MM, I have a different opinion.Over the years, the manufacturers have "misproduced" so many cheap singers, crudely produced so many vulgar music, and made a lot of money. Now they finally know that they can't go on like this.People who listen to music have already discovered that it is good to download vulgar music from the Internet and throw it away after listening to it; only really good artists and really good music discs are worth your money to buy.

Under this logic, bad music is gradually eliminated, leaving good art—isn’t this a positive development? The "Internet Music Revolution" eradicated bad music, but serious artists found a way out and found a bosom friend.This is the case in Germany, where many extremely profound creators suddenly appeared, replacing the fake idols created by manufacturers. I don't know how you're going to reply to my letter because you're not a music fan.But, MM, what are you "obsessed with"?Does your writing, or literature, bring you what music has brought me, a unique, secret, private aesthetic experience that no one can pry into but yourself?

MSN Germany time 9:30pm, Hong Kong time 3:30am MM: Philip showed me some "hip-hop" lyrics, many of which have a strong sense of political and social criticism.I was startled: How could a 15-year-old appreciate this kind of socially critical song? Andre: Like what? MM: For example, this song: i grew up in a slum endless killing It's actually a drug dealer's ring My success is because of it Survival of the fittest, living every day is a challenge i thought i was a proud american As soon as I encountered a race issue, I found out that I was a foreigner... Andre: This is actually not the popular "hip-hop" now. The popular "hip-hop" is like this:

Money, money, Crash into my piggy bank The world is helpless, grab the bra, play "three horses" What's wrong with the world, suck glue, spank What can the world do to me, break the law, drive a car... MM: Wow, nihilism! Andre: Do you want worse?There is also this: Shoot the water in the hole, shoot the water in the hole, shoot the water in the hole... MM: Wow, male chauvinism! ANDREY: Also; playmates, hold up your dicks... MM: Wow, so dirty! Andre: And: I'm going to fuck you, fuck you, fuck you... MM: Wow, animalistic chauvinism! Andre: Right!Popular "hip-hop" songs are full of sexual violence against women, but there are even female singers who sing the same tune.I find it quite strange.

MM: Andrea, a woman does not necessarily have femininity, and a man does not necessarily have to be a feminist.The difference is in the mind, not in the sex organs. Andre: I know.The songs on the hit list are about this level: I will take you to the candy store, I want to ×× you, I was caught by the "tiaozi", life in the slums... MM: What's so special about that?Isn't that the same for country songs back then? "My dad is a drunk, my mom is a whore, I was raped at 13" or something... Andre: Yes, but "hip-hop" is more direct and rougher. MM: Got it.Nihilism + male chauvinism + money worship + promiscuity + foul language = cool.Afro-Americans are "In" again, so teens love it?

Andre: Almost.But the original "hip-hop" is very beautiful and deep.Look at this one: Christmas Mom gave you your first bicycle It's like winning a fight for the first time Seems like your team won first place Rapture, embrace in the rain It's like seeing a shooting star flash by It turns out that with hard work, dreams can really appear MM: Well, modern poetry.I gotta go-- Andrea: Slow down, it's not over yet: the deaf man heard the voice of his lover the blind man saw the first sunrise the dumb man spoke clearly and he wrote a song that was sung for a thousand years

MM: This is modern poetry, embedded in music. Andre: Yes.Good "hip-hop" is poetry. But less good and more bad. MM: Gold nuggets and silt are always mixed together.This is also characteristic of popular culture. Source: ( - Dear Andre (Full Text) (9)_Light Blue Light Makeup_Sina Blog Andre: What do you mean? MM: Pop culture passes through the sieve of time, the sand is eliminated, the gold nuggets are left behind, and what remains are called classics or classics...