20 18 years, Xu Wei is 50 years old. Time goes forward 1994. At the age of 26, Xu Wei went to Beijing with his guitar and his dream of becoming a rock star. 1994, the most glorious era of Chinese rock music, then halved and fell apart. After arriving in Beijing, Xú Zhēng signed a contract with Red Star Production Company where Zheng Jun, a rock singer from Xi 'an, was located. Two albums "Elsewhere" and "That Year" and two singles "Jade Bird" and "Two Days" were released, among which "Two Days" and Cui Jian's "Nothing" were both selected in "Selected Poems of China Local Poetry".
Although the early two albums scored as high as nine points in Douban and were regarded as the gods of Chinese rock music, they could not be sold at all. Life in Beijing Xu Wei has always been very poor and has no money to eat. Only in this way can he survive and become a boulder on Xu Wei's head. At the same time, Xu Wei has serious mental problems and suffers from severe depression. Insomnia, countless suicidal thoughts every day, taking Prozac (an antidepressant) to live. Due to severe depression, Wei Xu had to cancel the contract with the company, return to Xi 'an from Beijing and leave hastily.
Back home, Xu Wei began to stay away from music. He doesn't wash his face, brush his teeth and read books every day. Xú Zhēng said in a program that once he noticed that the afternoon sun was far away from the room, and he wanted to chase it. It was the closest he was to death, and he almost jumped from the balcony window, and then the window of Xu Wei's house became closed.
Later, with the tolerance and care of his family, Xu Wei began to slowly open himself up and integrate into life. He is obsessed with the traditional culture of China, reading the Book of Changes and the Book of Songs, and studying Buddhist classics. His most famous work "Blue Lotus" was written after reading "The Tale of the Western Regions of Datang", and he felt that Master Xuanzang had gone through hardships and stuck to his faith. After that, Xu Wei loved climbing mountains, drinking tea and practicing calligraphy, and lived actively with the attitude of being born.
Xu Wei picked up the guitar and began to sing again, but this time the song became clear and warm, not dull and sad. Xu Wei's music style is also accepted by most people, bringing warmth to people and curing those who are frustrated in life. Although some people began to question Xú Zhēng's betrayal of rock music and his singing became soft, art should never be trapped in a certain genre, but should be true first. The world is so big, what can we change? Take care of yourself and make yourself happy.
For Xu Wei, singing is a kind of self-expression and a way of life, which has nothing to do with fame and fortune. Xu Wei no longer attends any award ceremony, nor does he participate in any reality show or music variety show, and Xu Wei has no commercial endorsement. Xu Wei only focuses on music. Singing on the stage and creating good music works is the happiest and most self-sufficient thing for Xu Wei.
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City life is day after day, nothing new. Walking in the crowded reinforced jungle and listening to Xu Wei's songs is a comfort.