At this time, Jojo's voice on the radio was asking about the hottest topic in recent times, "Your album 'almost famous' has caused a lot of discussion, some people think that your music is an insult to rock and roll, and your innovation is a blow to rock 'sexuality', and some people think that your music is a brave and successful attempt, and you have injected a new life into rock 'n' roll." What do you think about this?"

Hearing this question, the band members all looked at Hugo, and Hugo did not refuse, and directly said, "When it comes to this issue, I want to talk about the name of our album first." Hugo has tried several different answers before, but he always feels that everyone's understanding is still wrong, so today he plans to answer from a different angle.

"Almost famous" is actually literally standing on the threshold of the 'door' that is about to become famous, and there may be the last step, but how much time this step will take, no one can know, maybe someone will stop in this place for a lifetime, but maybe someone will just take an easy step and take a step, no one knows. Hugo explained in detail the origin of the album's name, which made Jojo constantly nod slightly, and his face sometimes 'revealed' a hint of enlightenment, "Standing in this position, all success seems to be within reach, but it seems that it will never be achieved, this feeling is easy to make people 'lost', make people simply desire to succeed, and even be willing to pay a little bit in order to take this step, but they don't notice that they have forgotten the purpose of the original beginning." ”

"Compared with simple success, standing in front of success is still one step away, it is easy for people to 'mess up' and 'mess', so that they can't find themselves. Of course, the light of success can also make people arrogant, but when you are closest to success, the rapid heartbeat is incomparable to other moments. Hugo's explanation silenced the studio, although the members of the band Glory to Death had long known the origin of the allusion of "almost famous", but every time they listened, they would have more feelings, and the first time Jojo heard it, the shock was difficult to describe in words.

"It's like at the last moment of a basketball game, the difference between the two sides is only one point, the whistle shot of the backward side draws an arc in the air, you win if you shoot, you lose if you don't score, and the moment you watch the basketball slide through the arc in the air, it's just a momentary thing, but you almost feel like your heart is going to vomit out. This ambiguity, which is close to success but uncertain, makes it easy to focus only on the present moment and forget everything else. ”

"Wow, this explanation really makes ...... All languages have lost their 'color'. Jojo lamented that this was not only Jojo's feelings, but also the feelings of most listeners in front of the radio.

Hugo used the most direct example to explain the state of "almost famous", which instantly makes people understand that kind of psychology, knowing that success is within reach, that kind of earnestness will indeed make people forgetful, and if you pass by success, that kind of dazed self-loss will be even more turbulent.

Hugo smiled lightly, "Actually, the reason why I mentioned the meaning behind 'almost famous' is the answer to your question. ”

"How?" Jojo seems to be at odds with the direct connection between "near fame" and the recent heated discussion about Glory to Death.

Hugo didn't pause, and then explained, "I think anyone who loves music will know the Beatles, know Michael Jackson, whether you like their music or not, but the truth is, their music changed the course of history." But the question is, if the Beatles and Michael Jackson knew they could change history, would they still have the mentality of loving music and pouring a passion into it?"

"If Elvis Presley knew he could change history, would he have been able to sing so many 'fine' songs? If the Beatles knew they could go down in history, would they still be able to maintain the purity of their music? If Nirvana knew that they had changed the direction of the rock 'tide', would the rebelliousness of Kurt Cobain still shine as it does now?" Hugo's series of questions made Jojo speechless, even though as a radio host, timely reaction speed is one of the necessary skills, but at this time, in the face of Hugo's questions, Jojo couldn't find any words to answer.

"Of course, I don't know, because none of these things have happened, but for us bands, if we keep paying attention to whether our music can change history, whether our music is creating a new genre, then our music will lose its original purity, maybe these issues don't need to be discussed at all, and we will kill ourselves." Hugo joked with a smile, which made Pedro and Alfonso laugh, but Jojo, who was sitting next to him, didn't have any smile.

Jojo definitely didn't expect Hugo to respond to the recent controversy in such a way.

"In fact, this is the same as 'almost becoming famous', we have launched a kind of music that is incompatible with the current 'tide' stream, we have broken the shackles of the existing mainstream rock and roll and produced our own music, which is bound to conflict with the mainstream, we are standing at the 'door' threshold of changing history, and success is within reach. But if we focus all our attention on the topic of 'successfully changing the course of musical history', we will also lose ourselves and end up forgetting the idea that we made the album 'almost famous' in the first place, and the original intention of forming the band in the first place. Then, our music will eventually lose its original charm. ”

Jojo didn't speak, but Hugo didn't pause either, he kept talking, which silenced the audience in front of the radio, all the arguments and all the arguments were still, and everyone just listened to Hugo's words quietly.

"So, now there's a discussion about whether our music is an insult to rock or a revolution, and I don't think that's something we need to talk about as a band because that's not what we were meant to do." Hugo said with a smile, looking at his teammates, "We just wanted to make the music we liked, and we simply wanted to create more diverse and colorful music, as for whether we can change the 'tide' and history of rock and roll, I believe that time will give an answer, maybe it will, maybe it won't." After Hugo finished speaking, he looked at Jojo and said with a smile, "Even if our band doesn't respond, the discussion is lively enough, isn't it?"

Jojo finally reacted at this time, and he also understood what Hugo meant, in the final analysis, in fact, these discussions don't care about the band, Glory to Death is a band that loves music, and their music insults rock or changes rock 'n' roll, it doesn't matter, what matters is their passion for music.

"Of course, of course." Qiao Qiao nodded in affirmation, and then couldn't help but smile, "I think, maybe ten years later, when we come back to look at today's discussions, maybe we will have more feelings." Because these discussions themselves come from listeners who really love music, whether these opinions are positive or negative, their hearts that love music are the same. ”

"Yes, that's the truth." Neil nodded, and Hugo's relay 'baton' expressed his approval, "So in fact, everyone is willing to discuss our music, and this fact itself is worthy of our happiness." We're just like everyone else, we're just rock 'n' roll people, and in recent discussions, we're the ones who love band music, and other than that, there's no difference, there's nothing special about it. ”

"That's nature." Jojo chuckled, "But I'm curious, Glory to Death has injected a lot of bold experiments and innovations into rock and roll, how did these ideas come to be in the first place?"

The band members looked at Hugo again, but Hugo smiled and waved his hand, "You shouldn't look at me, in fact, the original inspiration came from Pepe." ”

"Me? Are you sure you're talking about me? Why am I not impressed at all?" Pedro spoke in shock, but Neil and Fokine understood.

"Hugo, do you mean a rock night when we get together to discuss the importance of bass and guitar to the band's 'sex'?" Neil asked, inquiringly.

"Yes, that night, that's when I created 'kill'. your。 heroes), the song. Hugo nodded, and Pedro also recalled, 'revealed' an expression of sudden realization, "That night I had a little conflict with Pepe and Fokine's opinions, I think that in fact, rock music that abandons the guitar is also a good thing, but they obviously don't believe it." To convince them, I played it myself. ”

"And then he killed the whole audience in an instant." Pedro opened his mouth to say, which made Neil, Fokine and others 'show' a silent smile, but Pedro didn't notice it, and then continued, "You can't believe that Hugo played 'Strangling Heroes' with a keyboard and a snare drum that day, and the shock it brought to us at that time was really indescribable. From that moment on, I couldn't help but wonder if our minds were tied up, and if rock 'n' roll could have more forms. ”

"Yes, that's what I started thinking about at that time, that the essence of rock is freedom, change, and breakthrough, and it's hard for me to imagine that rock without wings can be called rock 'n' roll. So, I gave rock and roll a more colorful charm, and this is how the band Glory to Death was born. Hugo made a simple summary, but it made Jojo sigh again and again.

"Wow, sure enough, the sparks between the bands are eye-opening, and the rock 'spirit' shining on the glory to death is also admirable. Since we mentioned the song 'Strangling Heroes', let's enjoy it together, and let us also feel the rock 'spirit' from glory to death!"

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