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JJ Lin says: I really like Jay Chou's music
by kelvin@multistars - 11th November 2004Not going to be the 2nd Jay Chou
Honestly speaking, if you listen to JJ Lin's songs it's very easy to make you think of Jay who is already really popular among Chinese people, his experiences is also quite similar to Jay's, he also started out writing for other artists and then later came out from the background to the stage releasing his own individual album. To the question about comparing to Jay, which everyone cares about, JJ Lin expressed that he really likes Jay's music, a lot of people compare him to Jay, he thinks that comparing may not necessarily be a bad thing. "I will only have more motivation if there's comparison, there will only be more creativity if there is comparison. I really like his music, he is a musician with a lot of individuality, our style is a bit close, but there's actually a very big difference," JJ Lin said, "I'm not willing to be mentioned in the same breath as Jay, because I know there still exists a certain distance compared to him. This kind of distance is both shown in terms of music and also shown in terms of experience. Jay has a lot of areas that are very worth for me to learn from. In front of him I am a newcomer, but I will make my music good, I will not lose to him on this point. I'm not going to be the 2nd Jay Chou, but I will make my own individual music."