Great Artist

Chapter 11: Not Worth Mentioning

The performance in Linkin Park lasted for more than 20 minutes. I heard Jacob-Tibo say that they had performed for almost an hour before. Gu Luobei missed most of the highlights, but he could hear the “One Step Closer” in The savage roar of the lead singer Chester Bennington was considered a worthwhile trip, and after the performance, during the encore, Linkin Park sang “One Step Closer” again, so that Gu Luobei finally listened to it. A full version has arrived.

“This band is so cool! You know, the song ‘One Step Closer’ they sang just now by Encore, I saw it on the Internet before coming to Yingyan, and the discussion area on Yahoo was completely turned upside down. Everyone is chasing this song. I came to the scene to listen to it today, only to find that the real outstanding is the scene, it is really exciting.” Gillen-Haas danced and expressed his sigh, ” You know, I heard just now that they did forty or fifty underground concerts and they all ended in failure, and no record company would sign them. Guess how many times they were turned down?” Apparently, just now Gillen- Haas is not foolish to wait here, and he has also heard a lot of things.

Gu Luobei knew some of these back stories, but he couldn’t remember the detailed numbers. He knew that before Linkin Park debuted, he had been in underground bands for a long time, and no record company would sign them. The specific time seems to be as long as three or four years. The days of independent bands are indeed very difficult. “How many times?”

Gu Luobei took over the words, satisfying Gillen Haas’s appetite. So, Gillen Haas laughed proudly, “Forty-two times.” This number made both Gu Luobei and Jacob Tibo gasp in breath. In fact, Gu Luobei was originally an entertainment reporter, and he was very familiar with the difficulties of the entertainment industry.

There are thousands of artists in the huge entertainment industry, and only a few can really succeed, and more are struggling in the second and third lines. Life under the spotlight seems to be envied by everyone, but if not everyone who enters this circle can stand under the spotlight, even if they stand under the spotlight, they can gain public attention and truly step into the front line. A difficult task.

Gu Luobei knew that Gui knew, but he was very surprised to hear that Linkin Park was rejected by the record company forty-two times. The prospect of their melancholy mood is also a little bleak.

“Even they are so difficult, then we…” It was Jacob Tebow who said this. When the words came out, several people were discouraged, and Gillen Haas was not excited, even Bruce- The low pressure in Sterwood has dropped a little more.

The band Melancholy was run as a dream at the beginning of its establishment. Gillen Haas, Jacob Tebow and Bruce Sterwood all want to enter the music industry in the future, so they will persevere. Yes, before Gu Luobei joined, the melancholy mood has been formed for two years, but it has always been unknown, even if it is not well-known within Harvard University, let alone expanding beyond the school. It wasn’t until the second half of the second year that there was a slight improvement. The real turning point was the addition of Gu Luobei.

Gu Luobei is not only talented in singing and writing, but the key point is that he is very willing to learn. Since he entered Broadway at the age of eight, he has been learning music on and off. After entering the melancholy mood, he also tried to create some songs for the band, some good and bad, and occasionally one or two excellent songs came out. Then, little by little, the fame of the melancholic mood accumulated.

Therefore, although the band Melancholy is still a college indie band, they will come to the Eagle Rock Music Festival because they are in the mood to be favored by the record company.

But unlike the other three members, Gu Luobei figured out when he was three years old that in this life, he will live according to his own wishes and live freely and unfettered. So even though he knew the chaos and hardships in the entertainment industry, he still chose to enter Broadway to study, and he still chose to enter the band of Melancholy. Gu Luobei knew that no matter what the consequences were, he tried his best, he enjoyed it, and he was dashing, so there would be no regrets.

Soon, Gu Luobei was the first to recover from his depression, “Hehe, I think we are better. Compared with metal rock, maybe we are not strong enough, but our music also has its own characteristics. Just got affirmation.” Gu Luobei was talking about the fact that when Melancholy was performing on the streets of Boston, a scout took a fancy to them, but the scout only asked to sign Gu Luobei alone, so he was rejected.

Hearing Gu Luobei’s words, the more lively Gillen Haas also recovered. After all, it’s useless to worry about this kind of thing. Before playing indie bands, everyone has more or less understood it, but it’s not Stuck in without knowing anything. “That’s right, our performance tomorrow will let the City of Angels see our power.”

Bruce Sterwood still had a zombie face, but he could feel the coldness on his body eased a little. On the other hand, Jacob Tebow, who had a lot of thoughts, still looked very preoccupied.

Gu Luobei didn’t expect that his guesses were all wrong. Linkin Park didn’t sign a record company at this time, let alone record an album. However, according to Gillen-Haas, did Linkin Park release the song on the Internet, and it gained super popularity before it attracted the attention of the record company?

The irritability returned to the irritability, and the worry returned to worry. After the sun rose the next day, whether it was Bruce Sterwood or Jacob Tebow, they all put their minds away. Because today they need to perform on stage. They have performed on the streets before, and they have performed at university gatherings, but today is different. This is a music festival, and it is a music festival with a large audience, so they have to pay special attention.

Besides, there are six stages on a one-mile street, and the audience is completely self-moving wherever they go. If there are only two or three kittens in front of the stage, it will be a big shame. Yesterday, no one was in the mood to make fun of others in front of the stage. Today is my turn, and no one has a good face. By the way, with the exception of Gu Luobei, he didn’t seem to worry about the number of people in front of the stage at all, but focused on tuning the guitar.

From Gu Luobei’s point of view, it doesn’t matter whether the audience is large or small. Even if there is only one audience, as long as their performance is applauded by the audience, it will be considered a success. If he was obsessed with applause and cheers, Gu Luobei would stay on Broadway. Gu Luobei just wants to do what he likes and just enjoy the process. As for the audience and applause, if only one bosom friend would suffice, but grandstanding is too little. Therefore, Gu Luobei’s mentality is very good, it couldn’t be better.

The performance time of Melancholy Mood is from 2:00 to 2:30 in the afternoon. Gu Luobei and others prepared early in the backstage. The seven songs to be sung today are all written and composed by Gu Luobei. Among them, there are many songs that have gained a lot of popularity in the Boston area, but it is unknown whether they will get a response from the audience today.

“Let’s sing ‘In.The.End’ for the first song.” Gu Luobei turned back and said, in fact, he is the youngest in the band, and the youngest Jill-Haas of the other three are also Twenty-two years old. But because Gu Luobei was the lyricist and composer in the band, he was the backbone of the band, and Gu Luobei’s mental age was older than the three of them, so the band would still be centered on Gu Luobei. of.

The song “Finally” is the first good song written by Gu Luobei after he entered the melancholy mood, more than a year after he joined the band. At that time, the band was at a very low point. Gu Luobei composed this song. Coincidentally, there is a lyric in the chorus and the song “In.The.End” which was sung in the audience yesterday by Linkin Park will be popular all over the world in the future. is the same, it’s all “at the end, it’s not worth mentioning at all”, but the Linkin Park song is full of despair, trying to keep it after the breakup, but found it to be useless, and Gu Luo This song written by Bei is full of hope. After going through untold hardships, he found that all the setbacks and disasters are not worth mentioning. The same lyric can have two completely different meanings.

Gu Luobei proposed to sing this song at the beginning of the day. If you play at a high level, then no matter what the result is, it will come naturally.

When Gu Luobei said this, the other three understood. This “Final” can be regarded as their first song to become famous in the Boston area. It is even more special to sing as the opening today. But when they got on the stage, looking at the thirty or forty people scattered in front of the stage, Gillen-Haas and the three of them were still worried about gain and loss, and they felt very uneasy.

It was only two o’clock in the afternoon, the lazy time after the official lunch, although the whole street was still noisy, but the lively scene that was very loud yesterday afternoon was completely gone. According to experience, it will take another hour or so to become lively again. It is understandable that the melancholy mood is arranged at this time. Although they were invited by the organizer, their popularity in Los Angeles is really poor, and the trend is endless. close to zero.

Gu Luobei didn’t give his teammates time to be sad. He plugged in the guitar, waved to the drummer Jacob Tibo, and started to play the drums.

The prelude is the sound of the keyboard and the sand hammer, with infinite sadness, when Gu Luobei’s voice came out through the microphone, “I don’t know when the shadows started to grow, and I don’t understand why, no matter how hard I try, it won’t help! “The sound of drums and bass was added immediately, with shock, sadness and desolation, and rhythm after wave oscillated in the air through the sound.

Today’s second update, continue to ask for collections and recommendations.

Regarding the issue of the renewal ticket, Seven Cats will embark on their journey home tomorrow, try their best to win the renewal ticket, haha. Well, it is recommended to give more force, haha.