Joker Xue
Joker Xue (simplified Chinese: 薛之谦; traditional Chinese: 薛之謙; pinyin: Xue Zhiqian, born 17 July 1983) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and record producer.
Quotes[edit]
- If I weren't doing music, I wouldn't want to do anything else. I think I would always be doing music for my entire life. Unless one day, when I feel I can't write any more good songs, I will disappear. But right now, it would be too difficult for me to leave music. I got very excited whenever I write good song lyrics, I just go ..."Wha-!" I get especially excited whenever I write something good. I get so happy that I would even wake people up for it. I would shake my father like this and tell him to take a look at my lyrics, because he likes to hear my work too.
- If I could go back in time, I wouldn't change anything. To me, everything I've done for my music in the past are important lessons to learn from. I know that I didn't deserve to achieve fame in the beginning of my career, because my earlier albums were not good at all. I admit that my earlier works cannot be compared to other singers at all. Of course I would lose to them. Personally, I think that your product determines your success. Okay, I'm 35 this year, and I could be writing till I'm 50. But If I cannot write anymore good songs when I turn 40, I would probably just quit and be a hermit. I would probably be very devastated while hiding at home, but I don't want to write lousy songs. Personally, I think that an "expiry date" for an artist is determined not by others, but by the artist. Only the artist can cause his own career to end.
- You can still listen to my songs from 10 years ago but if you're comparing them to my music today, you'd think they're lousy-at least I think so. There's a good reason why they weren't popular back then. I'm not a particularly gifted singer or songwriter but I like to think I'm hardworking, and listeners can tell the progress I've made over my recent albums. I think my biggest change is my understanding towards music and my taste in it.
- Interview for SANDS Style Magazine
Song lyrics[edit]
Translated from original Chinese lyrics written by Joker Xue.
- But you loved me so once, why act out the details
Not appearing to care is my last performance.- In Actor “演员”, Joker Xue used acting as metaphor for a relationship.
- Like the wind
Even the clouds descend when you are near
You conjure a thousand layers of waves
I don't even hide but venture in.- Like The Wind “像风一样” refers to a lover who was like a force of nature。
There is a place that truly exists
with colors ommatea can see
People there have no pockets
and no need to pack their anger and grief
Please tell me quickly that you truly exist
to turn the land upside down and start everything anew
Please grant me freedom
and also stop that damn trade
With people sinking countless times
why is there a boat travelling thousands of miles
It brings the naive absolute truth
and also bravely bears the charges
With me failing countless times
why do you accompany me through all the ups and downs
In parallel stories
there will always be a version that I don't let you down
How do I prove my existence
To be able to see the colors eyes that are forbidden to eyes
They will eventually say "You deserve it"
to summarize all our resignation
With people sinking countless times
why is there a boat travelling thousands of miles
It brings the naive absolute truth
and also shows off the barehanded justice
With me failing countless times
why do you accompany me through all the ups and downs
In parallel stories
there will always be a version that I don't let you down
With us sinking countless times
I've forgiven that you are afraid to get close
To forsake the naive absolute truth
and raise the white flag again and again
With me failing countless times
why do you accompany me through all the ups and downs
In the next story
let me give you the world
