談專輯未來、Stevie Wonder和巴哈伊教 資料來源:bc magazine, Hong Kong http://0rz.tw/2248n Singer-songwriter Khalil Fong has been beaming out messages from day one – his debut album, Soul Boy, was about the unity of mankind and the follow-up, This Love, was a fable on different kinds of love. The latest, Wonderland, is also an album on love – and environmental protection. He talks of the earth and his religion, the Bahá’í faith. Q: Love and environmental protection is a main theme in your new album. Where did the concept come from? I think there is a lot in common between the two. If two people don’t cherish and respect the love they have for each other, it will die out eventually. It is the same with the earth – if humankind doesn’t protect it and take care of it, it will die out even without us noticing. Q: It’s a deep theme. How do you think an artist can convey issues like this? I think artists need to stand for their convictions through their music. We often hear about environmental protection on TV or radio, but often we just forget about it as we think it is some kind of grand concept. I don’t talk about the environment directly in my songs. For example, Warm is a song about global warming, but I use another angle – I think wintertime is very romantic but it is often reported that our winters in the future may be as hot as summers because of global warming… throughout the album there are hints like that. Q:Is there any artist that you think has done a great job in spreading their message? Stevie Wonder. A lot of his albums are about various social issues, things he perceives about the world… I think it is an artist’s responsibility to communicate with the masses in this way. We not only need to do what we love, we also need to contribute to the world a little. Q: You have also put a quote of Shoghi Effendi,a guardian of the Baha'i faith, on your album’s sleeve. Actually I am a follower of the Baha'i faith , and that’s why I put a quote from its teaching in every one of my albums. Usually it is related to the concept of the album. Actually a lot of my ideas and thinking came from the faith’s teaching, so I wanted to express that through my music too. Q: I am curious – how did you get into the Bahá’í faith? My dad is a Bahá’í and my mum became a follower after marrying him, so I got to learn a lot about it when I was a kid. One of the main philosophies of it is the independent investigation of truth, and it is one’s own decision whether to believe it or not. And I decided to become a Baha'i when I was 15. --

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