Veteran musician Luo Dayou recently appeared on "UFO Breakfast" hosted by Tang Xianglong, calling out veteran musician Ma Shifang and others for turning green, questioning Ma Shifang, "Why did you become so green? Just to get a bite of food?" This triggered criticism from the outside world. Shen Rongqin, an associate professor at York University in Canada, issued an article questioning that Luo Dayou's thoughts have not kept pace with the times. His accusation sounds naive at first glance, but in reality it is childish. In fact, there is a lack of evidence and it is not even an accusation. It is just wishful thinking that other cultural workers are bribed for money. Shen Rongqin also bluntly said that at the age of 72, he still uses words to express the anger of young people 40 years ago. It is not only inappropriate, but also tragic.
Luo Dayou recently went on a radio program hosted by Tang Xianglong for an exclusive interview. He talked about political and cultural issues, criticized the Democratic Progressive Party for causing the decline of Taiwan's cultural standards, and even called out Minister of Culture Ono for "not being able to protect himself during the festival." Luo Dayou also criticized the relationship between cultural subsidies and creation, saying, "Money is useless. A good record can be sung on a guitar" and "Talents who don't have enough material need subsidies."
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Luo Dayou also said, "How can we not be angry when Taiwanese people become like this and bully people from other provinces?" "People from other provinces are being bullied badly now. If this vote doesn't come out, it will really be over. I mainly do it for the next generation!" Related remarks aroused doubts from the outside world.
Shen Rongqin posted on Facebook that Luo Dayou is an artist, not a thinker. When his heart is full of anger, it becomes a good story when it is turned into music, and it is a disaster when it becomes a discussion.
Shen Rongqin bluntly said that Luo's artist part may also be leaving him. When he said that Lai Qingde sent his son to the United States, he was completely unaware that Tang Xianglong beside him also sent his son to the United States, and that Tang Xianglong was also a famous talker who peddled the theory of beauty. He was so eager to express his anger that he lost his appreciation of human nature. Luo Dayou himself became an American in 1992, earlier than anyone else. Until he gave up in 2004, his introspection also stopped unconsciously.
Shen Rongqin said that when he was young, he expressed the anger of young people through music better than anyone else; but at the age of 72, he still uses words to express the anger of young people 40 years ago. It is not only inappropriate, but also tragic.
Shen Rongqin pointed out that Luo Dayou has sufficient cultural capital. He put Western music into songs earlier than his peers and used songs to criticize society earlier than his peers. After releasing the album "Home" in Taiwan, I felt that my creative energy had been lost, so I left the United States and Hong Kong to absorb new nutrients, reborn in commercialization, and finally reached new heights in China with "Vertical Line". But his creative peak gradually faded after the mid-1990s.
Shen Rongqin analyzed that this was also the time when Taiwan's democratization and localization were booming. After the democratic election of Taiwan's president, Luo Dayou could no longer lead the way. He did not convert cultural capital into political capital and still stuck to his music profession. However, his thoughts did not keep pace with the times. When Taiwan and Luo Dayou drifted apart, his anger began to accumulate.
Shen Rongqin questioned, how big of a mind do you need to be able to hold the world? His accusation sounds naive at first, but is childish in reality. In fact, there is no evidence to even accuse him. He just wishes to believe that other cultural workers are bribed for money. What he wants to deny is not these people, but the ability to fit the world into his aging and shrinking mind. Using color to distinguish ourselves from the enemy is the most labor-saving. Using color to simplify human nature can block his narrow inner world and make him feel that he is still living in the past. Therefore, his anger has an outlet and he feels at ease.
