People who know a little about rock and roll can't be unaware of the "Magic Rock Three Masters". It refers to the three artists under the "Magic Rock Culture" in the 90s: Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, and He Yong. In 1994, Moyan Sanjie released their own album masterpieces, including Dou Wei's "Black Dream", He Yong's "Junkyard" and Zhang Chu's "Lonely People Are Shameful", but what really made them famous in the war may be the "Rock Chinese Music Force Concert" held at the end of that year. As pioneers of rock and roll in the mainland, they worked together to play the strongest sound of Chinese rock on the stage of the Hung Hom Stadium in Hong Kong.
When everyone thought that Chinese rock was about to open a brilliant new chapter, it was unexpected that this would become the last glory. Since the triumphant return of Moyan Sanjie from Hong Kong, it seems that everything has come to an abrupt end, the parties have collectively lost their words, various legends have arisen in the street, and Chinese rock has never had such a blood-boiling moment again. So where did the sparkling Magic Rock Sanjie go after all? Some people said that Zhang Chu was dead, He Yong was crazy, and Dou Weicheng was immortal. In fact, the person who said this was He Yong, was he really crazy when he said this? What does this sentence really mean? What does this magical fate mean?
First of all, Zhang Chu, who is "dead".
Of course, Zhang Chu is not dead, and he is not dead now. At that time, Zhang Chu's fame in the Three Masters of the Magic Rock should be in the middle of the row, not as good as Dou Wei, who had long been famous for the Black Panther, but more famous than He Yong. In 1991, he released his masterpiece "Sister" in Magic Rock's rock compilation album "China Fire 1", and released his debut album "A Heart That Refuses Kitsch" in 1993. After 94 years of glory, he still has works coming out. In 96's "China Fire 2", his "Know" was included; in "China Fire 3" in 98, his "So Big" was included. In the same year he released his third album, The Factory That Built the Airplanes.
After 98 years, the "China Fire" brand was extinguished, and Zhang Chu also dimmed. Two years later, he left Beijing and returned to his hometown of Xi'an. Since then, he has lived alone in a staff dormitory in Xi'an, almost isolated from the outside world, and has no music creation. Lonely people are shameful, and Zhang Chu has been "shameful" for many years. No wonder He Yong said he was dead. It was not until 2004 that Zhang Chu was "resurrected" and began to appear at some music festivals. At the Helan Mountain Music Festival that year, He Yong was also present, and it was said that Zhang Chu's state was very bad, and it was uncomfortable to watch.
Let's talk about the "crazy" He Yong.
To say that Zhang Chu is dead and Dou Weicheng is immortal is actually just a metaphor, but He Yong said that he was crazy, this is true, not crazy. At that time, the wild saying that "the four heavenly kings are still a singing singer for Jacky Cheung, and the others are clowns" is the beginning of madness; in 1996, he won the Music Review Award in the "Ten Years of Chinese Music Review" and sang a song "Pretty Girl" at the awards party. This was a good thing, but he kept his mouth shut, but he regarded a positive energy figure as the object of ridicule, and was banned for four years.
Later, He Yong may have been plagued by mental illness due to various stress reasons, and he relied on drugs for a long time. In 2002, he set fire to his home and injured his neighbors, was detained by the police, and was later taken to a psychiatric hospital in Beijing for treatment. In 2006, He Yong fell ill again and returned to the hospital for treatment. One day in 2015, He Yong went to the commissary in the middle of the night with a knife to buy cigarettes, and stabbed the old man who sold cigarettes with a knife. He was subsequently arrested by the police, held in a detention center, and transferred to a psychiatric hospital a few months later.
There is also Dou Wei, who has "become an immortal".
Dou Weicheng Immortal, who does not need He Yong to say, is basically clear to everyone and affectionately called "Dou Xian'er". Before 94 years, Dou Wei was already a person who sealed the gods in the circle, and his singing and creation were very bullish, and he was also handsome. After the glory of 94, Dou Wei's creation was also the most prolific, but his works no longer regarded mortals as listeners. Moreover, he had the best singing skills, but he put away his voice, never made a sound again, and only used instrumental music to express his indistinguishable music. It can only be said that it is too advanced! If he were not Dou Wei, it is estimated that he would also be regarded as a musical maniac. Because he is Dou Wei, there are still some people who can appreciate and interpret his music with a pilgrimage mentality.
In Dou Wei's eyes, the so-called market is a fart. We often hear such a thing, some singers do not have the popularity of a certain work, and often use artistry as an excuse to say that they do not care about the market. But compared with Dou Wei, look at who really doesn't care about the market? Of course, this is not to say that musicians who abandon the market are worthy of praise. Making music that caters to the market can not only serve the public, but also allow the musicians themselves to get good returns, but this is the choice of ordinary people! Dou XianEr's abandonment of the market means giving up the pursuit of materials. Therefore, under the lens of the reporter, he always seems to look depressed and poor.
The "Magic Rock Three Jie" was so beautiful back then, why did they all end up in a similar dilemma? On the one hand, of course, it stems from the different circumstances and ideas of the three people, but on the other hand, it also has a lot to do with the "Magic Rock". At the beginning, Zhang Peiren, the "father of the magic rock", found Zhang Chu through his friendship, and a song "Sister" heard him cry; and he dug up Dou Wei, who was originally in Boli Jiayin, and He Yong, who recorded in the earth. Sign three people, such as the most precious treasure. From a commercial point of view, he bundled the three of them to create the concept of "Magic Rock Three Masters". Then the album was released for the three of them at the same time, and then the non-stop planning of the Hung Hom concert at the end of the year. I went to the highest level stage in Hong Kong to hold a rock concert featuring mainland artists, admiring their courage, but fortunately, Zhang Peiren won the bet. After many years, this is still a thing that many people talk about.
However, after Magic Rock won this move, the next step began to be weak. In the end, it is still not strong enough, from the beginning did not give the three of them a long-term plan and a complete strategy, a bit of a good achievement, the result is a tiger tail, and for Chinese rock, it can also be compared with the promotion of seedlings. Some people describe that the three masters of the magic rock came down from the peak of 94 years, like being held up to the sky by the magic rock as a child, and then let go of their hands. The results are predictable. Take the incident in He Yong's 96 years as an example, saying that the big is not big, saying that the small is not small, He Yong has also complained that if there is an agent behind it to circumvent, or the company gives a little strength, this matter will not be so difficult to solve.
In addition, the fall of the Tang Dynasty band Zhang Ju in 1995 is also a factor that cannot be ignored. The mentality toward Zhang Peiren and the shock to the entire rock circle almost became the last straw that crushed Chinese rock music. In 1996, Zhang Peiren left the stall and returned to The Rolling Stones in Taiwan, never to return; in 1998, another family member, Jia Minshu, also left, and the once brilliant "Chinese Fire" brand finally died after less than seven years of ups and downs.
In July 2007, Dou Wei, Zhang Chu and He Yong jointly participated in the "Ordos Grassland Rock Concert". The long-lost "Magic Rock Three Masters" shared the stage for the first time after the Hung Hom concert for 13 years. With this time on the same stage, in July of the following year, the three of them held their first concert at a large-scale venue in the mainland at the "Shanghai Grand Stage".
At this time, the Magic Rock Sanjie, Dou Wei was bald, He Yong was fat, and Zhang Chu was thinner. He Yong's scene was still the warmest, Zhang Chu was still quiet, even Dou Wei opened his mouth, but only chanted in a low voice. For hardcore fans, this is destined to be another exciting night, and it is likely to be the last time they will be on the same stage in their lifetime.