Recently, there was a rolling advertisement placed by fans on the bus station of Jing'an Temple.
Yes, that's Maggie Jiang, who has been on the stage for a long time. After a few years of silence, she reappeared in The New Hunan Satellite TV's "Who is the Treasure Singer" under the name of "Exclamation Point Singer". And those who grew up listening to her songs paid their respects to the singer who broke into the music scene around the turn of the millennium.
For the "post-00s" and younger generations, Jiang Meiqi must be an unfamiliar name. But many "post-80s" have her singing voice in their hearts: "Remembering", "How I Envy You", "Dear Why You Are Not by My Side", "Poet of the Night", each capital is a memory, a story.
In an interview with reporters, Jiang Meiqi admitted that although it is called "the tears of the times" by many people, she still hopes to tell everyone that she still loves to sing, and this matter has never changed, "Sometimes standing on the stage feels lonely, I don't know if my music has been appreciated by others or recognized by others, I think this is the voice of every singer, but with this stage, I can play to the fullest, and Sing what I want to say to you, I think it is also another kind of want to convey." ”
Oh yes, she also brought the story behind the Shanghai street commercials: "I told the fans, I hope they don't spend too much money on this." 」 I know they're very supportive of me, but I'm going to be reluctant for them to spend the money. They said that before they were little fans, or students, they didn't have the ability to do these things for me, but now that they have grown up, they have the financial ability to do more things for me, and they feel that these things are something they can do and are willing to do. I was really impressed. ”
The following is the dialogue between "exclamation point singer" Jiang Meiqi and us -
Q: Why did you choose the most familiar "Honey, Why Aren't You by My Side" for the first appearance?
Jiang Meiqi: I think it is of great significance to choose the song "Dear, Why Are You Not Around" as the first song to stand on the stage, this song is a song for more people to know me, I hope to evoke some memories of me. Or, the "post-00s" people may not know who Jiang Meiqi is, have not heard this song, I hope that standing on this stage I can interpret it in a different way, so that today's young people will like it when they hear this song.
Q: Will you choose some relatively unpopular songs next?
Maggie Jiang: Because the recording time of the show is still quite long, in the later stage, I also hope to find some past works - maybe not the title song, but it is a good unpopular song in the album, I hope to reinterpret on this stage, so that everyone can hear these good songs.
I myself really want to sing the "Mirror Association Song" from my first album, which was tailored to me by my mentor Yao Qian, and looked at my inner world from his point of view. When I was 19 years old, I often felt that I was not understood by others, as if I was always the loneliest person, when he helped me write this word, I shed tears with great feelings, I felt that this elder had not been in contact with me for so long, how could he understand the most real feelings in my heart?
Of course, I think this song is also very similar to my musical life, high and low, the sour and sweet in my heart can only be known, so if I have the opportunity, I hope to sing this song "Mirror Association Song".
Q: If you can express your feelings about participating in this show with your own songs, what song do you think is more suitable?
Maggie Jiang: The first song that came to my mind was "Remembering", because it reminded me of how I felt when I first stood on the stage. And now that I'm on this stage, fans are reminded of a lot of my songs, or bits and pieces of their youth. During this period of time, I had a deep feeling after seeing the fans' sharing and communication on Weibo, and I was also touched by my fans, which was my biggest gain this time, and I recalled many very good times in the past with the fans.
Q: Why did you want to come to this show?
Jiang Meiqi: When I first received the invitation, I had a little hesitation in my heart, because there were children, so I would worry that I would not accompany him at home for a while; in addition, I had not participated in a similar program for many years, and I did not know whether I had the courage to stand on the stage and whether I would like to create a new me. In the end, I chose to get out of my comfort zone and accept a challenge and an attempt that was very different for me.
And at the beginning I knew not to use my own name, but only to use music to communicate with everyone, I also had some doubts. But when I first stood on the stage and described myself with an "exclamation point", I completely abandoned all the baggage I had before, and I was a brand new exclamation point singer. For me, it was a great start, I didn't have the baggage of "Maggie Jiang", I was willing to try any musical possibility on this stage.
Q: Why do you use an exclamation point to represent yourself? What does it mean to you in particular?
Jiang Meiqi: The code name of "exclamation point" actually coincides with what I think in my heart, I hope that on this stage can make everyone have a sense of surprise; for fans, many of them will react with "Wow, Xiaomei has finally come to the show", their kind of expectation and happiness, I can feel it. I also hope to be able to enjoy the music on this stage and bring more fun and interesting music, which is what I want to do the most.
Q: What do you think of the two things of "song red" and "human red"? If you could only choose one, how would you choose?
Jiang Meiqi: This choice is a little difficult, I like to sing, I think it is very important to leave good musical works, but if the song can not be connected to people, I will also feel a little pity, if you can achieve a balance is the best, then if you can really only choose one, I think the music work can be deeply rooted in people's hearts, it is also very important for me. Although I have been up and down in the road of music for many years, I also want to tell many friends who like music that it is a very happy thing to stick to the things you love the most, even if the process is very difficult, but as long as you cross that step, the process will become the best nourishment.
Q: In the past two years, I have rarely appeared in the past two years, what have I been busy with?
Maggie Jiang: There was a time when I spent more than two years at home with my children after I got married, and I didn't release a film for two years, until 2018, when I released a new album "Dear World". It has also been a long time since I met with fans and friends, but the works of music have been successively, every year or two, and there will still be continuous works like this.
Q: Do you think it's hard to find good songs now?
Maggie Jiang: I think there are still good songs, but now everyone listens to music in a different way, it seems that there is no way to calm down and listen to and appreciate, and the memory of the song does not seem to be so deep, but I believe that good songs still exist.
Q: Everyone says that your debut was the golden age of the Chinese music scene, how do you feel when you look back at that era now? How do you feel about the current state of the music scene?
Maggie Jiang: Of course, the current musical environment is really different from before. I often think that people can't always remember the past, the process of making music in each era is different, we also have to follow the way we make music in the current era, and constantly adjust, in order to always be in the music circle, or let our own music quality have some updated ideas. So, sometimes I think about the past, but it's more important to grasp the future and keep up with this era and make music.
Q: If your son wants to go the music path later, will he support it? Why?
Jiang Meiqi: I have always been very open to children, if he likes to do anything, I will support him to do his favorite things. Singing is also the most love of my life, and I am also very grateful to my family, from before to now, they are very supportive, so that I can be very focused on my own music career, so I also hope that my children can also have their own love of things, only what they like can be done for a long time, keep enthusiastic.
Source: Thoughtful