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I am going to introduce you to my world.
My public life, as columnist, image designer, producer, performer, recording artist, and now as guest music lecturer is well known.
I love to sing, photograph and design. I had a flourishing art business for over twenty years.
No matter how busy I am, I make time for my family, friends and fans. Here we go!

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forever young.forever love 青春與愛情

不經不覺已經到了二零零九年的十二月,回想起大約半年前開始構想製作新的一輯英文發燒唱片,結果找來已認識多年的Band友麥皓輪先生(Holun Mak)和他合作無間的音樂好拍擋葉建華先生(Keith Yip)一起監製了《forever young.forever love》這張英文HiFi大碟。他倆是香港樂壇以致發燒唱片界屹立超過二十年而真正懂音樂的少數資深唱片製作人。

「青春」與「愛情」相信是人們一直不變的思考議題。
古詩有云:「只要人心活著,青春總有來時。」青春可比喻美好的時光、珍貴的年華。
在此專輯裡收錄了一首點題作品〈Forever Young〉,其中歌詞道:
「Youth's like diamonds in the sun, and diamonds are forever...」意思是:
「青春就像陽光下的鑽石,而鑽石是永恆的...」

那麼何謂愛情?在不同時代有不同的定義。現代定義為:「兩個人基於一定的物質條件和共同的人生理想,在各自內心形成對對方最真摯的仰慕,並渴望對方成為自己終身伴侶的最強烈、穩定、及專一的感情。」很抽象吧?我也似懂非懂。我們都渴望擁有青春,更想擁有愛情,把最美好珍貴的統統留住。我不介意唱別人的歌,能觸動心弦的就是好歌,即使已有成千上萬各有特色的版本,珠玉在前,還是值得一唱再唱,百花齊放。再者現今科技發達,由編曲、彈奏、演唱、錄音,到混音及母帶後期製作,每一部分皆可更上一層樓,精益求精,那怕是再舊的老歌,也可再次勾起點點回憶,甚或當作新歌亦未嘗不可,這樣好歌或許傳揚更久遠,就是永恆。

About Astor

Astor is able to express herself with logical literacy but full of artistic feelings. She acts to record her valuable, interesting and unforgettable experiences during her travel and plans to share with others her instant feelings, thoughtful insights and findings via poems, free verses, prose, narration, reference, etc.

Music, Movie, Musicals and Me

Music and theatre have had a close relationship. Theatre can associate with movie or musical theatre (musicals) and I love both of them. I sing theme songs in some Asian movies, such as“When I Dream” (theme from “Dragon Squad”). It easily recalls people not only from scenes of the movie, but also from memory. I love theme music from movies as well as songs from Musicals, especially Broadway. I remember I have fallen in love with Broadway since I was 12. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theatre; performers often sing and dance as if there is a live audience watching. Some musical films were adapted for the stage after their great success, such as “The Wizard of Oz” and“Fame”, while successful musicals also definitely received movie adaptations, i.e. stage-to-film adaptations, such as“Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita”. We can share our moments after all these years by passing through “Over the Rainbow”, “Out Here On My Own”, “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, “You Must Love Me” ……

“Moon River” (theme from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”) has to be selected in my new album "Theatre" although it has been covered by hundreds of artists all over the world. I sing it each time, it seems like a live performance accompanied by the pianist just in front of the audience.

“The Way We Were” (theme from “The Way We Were”) must be selected because it was the song of one of my favorite singers that influences me most, Barbra Streisand, and I won the singing contest with it!

“For All We Know” (theme from “Lovers and OtherStrangers”) was selected, of course, in tribute to my forever idol, the Carpenters.

WORDS from Astor :

I hope all of you would like the presentation of my albums.
Everlasting love dedicated to SUPERSTAR...
My dearest family,
Mom and Dad,
Uncle,
Tony,
Jan.
All the one I love,
Teachers and tutors, who have enlightened me,
All singers and writers of the original songs, especially Karen and Richard Carpenter.
All musicians,
All my fans and friends.
Thanks GOD.

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