maybe the reason why the music industry in singapore is relatively stagnant as compared to the bustling taiwanese music industry or the one in malaysia etc, probably could be simply people don't gel with the locally produced music. i was listening to rainie yang (which took me quite some time to get used to) in the minibus last night and found it rather difficult to appreciate the music. in fact knowing she had a rather big fan base in many asian countries, that made it all the more odd because i couldn't understand why people would love her singing and all that. having parallel thoughts with the One Million Star reality competition here, i soon realised why. it's simply because the industry here is flexible enough to allow different people to recognise with the music. look at the states with their wide range of music genres- classical, rock, punk, pop, even heavy metal, eww. people recognise with these genres, they see themselves as the music is produced. isn't that what music should be all about- allowing people to express themselves through notes and lyrics? linking that to our local music scene, it's sad to note that singapore idol winners are Possibly just another image of another international artiste. people don't connect to their music, and because of that, we failed.

this entry is terribly written. it's all because sushi beckons and i'm going off now. toodles.