[新聞] Deserts sounds

[LikeAChild (像小孩 (^___^)]

The Straits Times    Life! People
Monday, January 7, 2008
Tay Suan Chiang


Deserts sounds

Never mind the awkward banter - Deserts Chang
comes to life when she sings live with her
guitar


CRITICS have hailed her as the next indie darling but for now Taiwanese
singer Deserts Chang is still not comfortable coping with life under the
spotlight.

This is apparent at Dragonfly at St. James Power Station last Saturday
where she is distinctly awkward bantering with the crowd at an hour-long
mini-concert.

Indeed, the 26-year-old says humbly of her first performance here: "My
jokes are not funny, I'll bring my band along next time, they're much
funnier."

But the former pub singer-turned-recording artiste is more confident
when she straps on a guitar to perform My Life Will, from her first album,
in a strong, clear, raspy voice.

Her second album, My Dear... I Still Don't Know, was released last July.
Chang, who has been performing since she was 16 and composing since 13,
says "the feeling of performing live is irreplaceable, what happens
during a performance is unexpected".

In between sips of Tiger beer, which she says "is not bad", she talks
about how she got her name.

Back in high school, which she left because she could not accept the
restrictions, it was trendy for students to adopt English names.

"But I couldn't see myself adopting a name such as Barbara," she says
with a laugh.

Instead, she chose Deserts because she is fascinated by deserts.  "A
desert looks bare with just sand but there are signs of life in it."

For her second album, she put in extra effort to compose using the
electric guitar.  Asked if she plays other instruments, she breaks into
a giggle and says: "I know very little of the piano."

"But what I would really like to learn is the erhu so I can play for my
parents," she adds, referring to the traditional Chinese instrument.

Chang, who has two siblings, says she is close to her parents.  Her
father is a retired well-known politician.

Which was also why she adopted her stage name, Deserts Chang, because
she does not want to ride on his reputation.

But she says one day she hopes to use her real name, Chiao An-pu.

With her long hair, almond-shaped eyes, clear skin and slim frame, she
doesn't look out of place in front of the TV camera.

Asked if she will venture into acting one day, she says: "Perhaps as a
film actress because I like to watch art films."


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這是新加坡英文報章的報導
如果不能PO我就自D
更正: 報導裡說張懸開場唱的第一首歌是My Life Will
但其實是無狀態.

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I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details

Somebody -- Depeche Mode

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推 hiakhiak:推一個 我不常看報紙哈XD
推 wanga:那張照片超正的XD
推 helenlin68:大家要認真閱讀，增加點英文功力...XD
推 helenlin68:看這篇報導，阿懸有想演戲呀，那請小倩導演出馬好了...
推 Astroleo:awkward banter 這怎翻才好 XD  誰可以告訴我 Orz
推 Astroleo:好像有個小錯字 沙漠那邊 ther    我很認真念英文 ><"
→ LikeAChild:哈哈 對 我少打了個"e"...你真的很認真喔 :)
→ LikeAChild:awkward=尷尬 banter=開玩笑
※ 編輯: LikeAChild      來自: 58.182.203.224       (01/10 01:03)
推 fatdog:想看她演電影 哈哈哈!!!