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談專輯未來、Stevie Wonder和巴哈伊教
資料來源:bc magazine, Hong Kong
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Singer-songwriter Khalil Fong has been beaming out messages from day one –
his debut album, Soul Boy, was about the unity of mankind and the follow-up,
This Love, was a fable on different kinds of love. The latest, Wonderland, is
also an album on love – and environmental protection. He talks of the earth
and his religion, the Bahá’í faith.
Q: Love and environmental protection is a main theme in your new album. Where
did the concept come from?
I think there is a lot in common between the two. If two people don’t cherish
and respect the love they have for each other, it will die out eventually. It
is the same with the earth – if humankind doesn’t protect it and take care
of it, it will die out even without us noticing.
Q: It’s a deep theme. How do you think an artist can convey issues like this?
I think artists need to stand for their convictions through their music. We
often hear about environmental protection on TV or radio, but often we just
forget about it as we think it is some kind of grand concept. I don’t talk
about the environment directly in my songs. For example, Warm is a song about
global warming, but I use another angle – I think wintertime is very romantic
but it is often reported that our winters in the future may be as hot as summers
because of global warming… throughout the album there are hints like that.
Q:Is there any artist that you think has done a great job in spreading their
message?
Stevie Wonder. A lot of his albums are about various social issues, things he
perceives about the world… I think it is an artist’s responsibility to
communicate with the masses in this way. We not only need to do what we love,
we also need to contribute to the world a little.
Q: You have also put a quote of Shoghi Effendi,a guardian of the Baha'i faith,
on your album’s sleeve.
Actually I am a follower of the Baha'i faith , and that’s why I put a quote
from its teaching in every one of my albums. Usually it is related to the
concept of the album. Actually a lot of my ideas and thinking came from the
faith’s teaching, so I wanted to express that through my music too.
Q: I am curious – how did you get into the Bahá’í faith?
My dad is a Bahá’í and my mum became a follower after marrying him, so I got
to learn a lot about it when I was a kid. One of the main philosophies of it
is the independent investigation of truth, and it is one’s own decision
whether to believe it or not. And I decided to become a Baha'i when I was 15.
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