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(Extra)ordinary sayings about sound #4

by lawrence

“The so-called idol singers are not unlike the reporters from our cable TV stations. How should I say…they squeak instead of sing. Their voices are distasteful, the lyrics unmeaningful, the songs indistinctive; most of them simply call for earplugs. After listening to so many pop songs recently, I have one discovery: how beautiful the humming noise of my computer’s fan is! Really, I have ceased to think of the fan sound as noise.” - Chih-hao Tsai on Taiwan 2.0, Oct 17, 2006. Translated by Lawrence Li.

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