Since ancient times, there have been many lonely heroes, and no one knows the joys and sorrows.
Dou Wei may not be a hero, but his music has influenced a generation.
Like the torrent of time, it makes people linger.
His music is still a complete victory even in today's pop music.
Such an excellent person can stand on the top of the world and guide the country.
But he chose another way of life, letting go of the light, letting go of the past, and returning to the truth.
In the face of the past and fame and fortune, he cherishes the fireworks of ordinary people even more, so he is nicknamed "Dou Xian'er".
However, Dou Wei, who chose to become an ordinary person, was indeed so ordinary that he couldn't recognize it when he stood in the crowd.
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Dou Wei's current situation is "very miserable"?
Recently, Dou Wei appeared in Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, wearing a black sweatshirt and a peaked cap, with a slightly fat figure, standing in the crowd extremely ordinary.
and the high-spirited teenager when he was young, he is no longer in contact with each other.
In the crowd, everyone is concentrating on burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, and he is taking pictures with his mobile phone, which is very different from the behavior of tourists, and he may just want to be a "local tourist" quietly.
Deliberately ordinary is Dou Wei's "dress" all along, he can be like an ordinary old man, wearing loose jeans, carrying some old bags, sitting alone in the corner of the subway, wearing sunglasses for a little rest.
He would also carry another old bag, wear old clothes, and wear Bluetooth headphones, and eat noodles quietly in the noodle restaurant alone.
He also rides an electric car, and his raunchy appearance gives people the impression of being sloppy.
Outsiders evaluate him as a generation of superstars, but now he has fallen and become a mortal, and he is too miserable and bad.
But Dou Wei still goes his own way, how the outside world is disturbed, what does it have to do with me.
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Dou Wei's wanton youth
Dou Wei was born in Beijing in 1969, and his father was a folk musician.
Influenced by his father, Dou Wei fell in love with music at a young age, and he was extremely talented, and he understood the sound principle when he used many musical instruments.
Later, his parents divorced, and Dou Wei lived with his mother.
When he was in junior high school, Dou Wei heard the song of the Weimeng Band for the first time at the Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing, and was deeply shocked.
Everyone felt excited, but they didn't know how to express their emotions.
At that time, Dou Wei only knew that this music was so cool that it could make his blood spurt, and since then he has fallen in love with rock and roll.
At this time, Dou Wei not only likes music, but he also likes all trendy elements, such as breakdancing, long flowing hair, wearing popular denim clothes and Nike shoes.
Unlike today's taciturnity, at that time he talked a lot, liked to tell jokes, and could often make people laugh.
likes music, but there is no stage for display, Dou Wei follows the members of the group around, and after a performance, he can probably earn more than 100.
But in Dou Wei's heart, money is not important, what matters is the persistence and love for rock and roll in his heart.
He can't wait to break into the wild era of Chinese rock.
Later, during the internal rock performance of the Beijing Institute of Chemical Technology, he performed a song by a mighty band on a whim, which stunned everyone at the scene.
Since then, he has been invited to join the Black Panthers, becoming the lead singer, and has written many popular songs during this period.
The first album was "Black Panther", which is said to have sold 1.5 million copies, and the number of pirated copies sold was 20 times that of 1.5 million, and Black Panther was completely popular.
《黑豹》中的Don't Break My Heart即使是如今，依旧是让人难忘的经典。
It was also when Dou Wei chose to leave the Black Panthers.
Everyone didn't understand this, but Dou Wei was very determined.
Later, the creators of the Black Panther Band hoped that Dou Wei would not be able to sing Black Panther songs after leaving, and Dou Wei agreed.
Even if it was just a verbal agreement, Dou Wei has not sung it again until now.
After leaving, Dou Wei formed his own band: Dream Band.
After a while, there were also small achievements. It was disbanded more than a year later, and after the disbandment, there were three heroes of Demon Rock.
The three heroes of Moyan were the people who stood shoulder to shoulder with the "Four Heavenly Kings", and at that time they represented the pinnacle of Chinese rock music, and the freedom and ideals of a generation of young people.
Therefore, Dou Wei participated in an important period in the development of Chinese rock music.
In this process, there has always been a girl's company, her name is Faye Wong.
Dou Wei can sing and dance, is very handsome, can also compose music, and has a very high attainment in painting.
He's really attractive.
So even though he already has a girlfriend, he still gets Faye Wong's favor.
Faye Wong pursued Dou Wei very boldly, and under Faye Wong's continuous offensive, Dou Wei compromised, the two got together, and got married in 1996 and gave birth to their daughter Dou Jingtong.
After getting married, the two were separated for a long time because of work, and they were both in Vanity Fair, and they faced many temptations, but Dou Wei and Faye Wong still came to the end of their marriage.
When they separated in 1999, the world was in an uproar, because their love was so unscrupulous.
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Dou Wei is a real "accession"
Dou Wei is far away from the era of rock and roll.
He slowly faded out of the rock circle, no longer mixed in the circle, he now only follows his heart, he will observe people and things in real life, and use his favorite music to speak for the masses.
For example, he created the album "After the Epidemic" after the epidemic, using music to record the atmosphere of the family and country in the epidemic world, and he also created "Song Ci" and "Yuan Song", using music to record the lives of ordinary people and some of the atmosphere of traditional Chinese festivals.
He will also pay attention to people's livelihood, and has released the album "Upgrading Animals", which is some irony and questioning of the social status quo.
Today, he still creates every day, and his most important job is to create.
It's just that he no longer likes to use lyrics to express what he thinks, he prefers to use musical instruments and monologues to analyze.
Perhaps so, many people don't understand him and can't get close to him.
His albums are selling less and less, and he is making less and less money, but he doesn't seem to care.
Over the years, he has slowly faded his huge aura.
Packed himself into a 9-to-5 life, got up early to go to work, ate a boxed lunch at noon, and went home with a bag at sunset.
So for so many years, what we have often seen is that as long as he appears, he stays quietly by himself, not watching, listening and not wanting to.
In such a state, everyone feels like a hermit, and the fairy spirit is fluttering.
People can't get close, don't dare to get close, want to listen to his music, but still can't get into his heart.
"The Moon and Sixpence" says: The ground is full of sixpence full of copper stench, the cheapest life, the hardest work, is a lifetime of labor with your back to the sky.
Only a few people, because of the irresistible force in their hearts, can lift their heads, look up at the sky, and see the moon.
Dou Wei may be the one who can look up and see the moon.
He is content with this state and no longer has to cater to anyone's joys and sorrows, because he only lives in his own "free time".
Do you like this Dou Wei?
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