leehom wang

2Mag. : Why is Stevie Wonder your favorite musician?
LH : I think he is the most creative, innovative and original musician. He has a great voice and understands musical harmony. Stevie Wonder does not necessarily do the most commercially popular stuff but he has a lot of sincerity and he is also a humanitarian. He hasn't released an album in ten years. But recently he did a song called "Shelter in the Rain", a charity song for the New Orleans flood and all the proceeds for the single go to relief fund.

2Mag. : Being an ABC (American Born Chinese), how did you learn Chinese? Can you read and write Chinese?
LH : Although I didn't make an effort to learn Chinese, I knew if I wanted to be lyracist or composer I needed to know Chinese well. I can read but my writing doesn't look so good, so I use a computer to type.

2Mag. : How did you decide to become a musician?
LH : What happened was that the first album I did was just for fun. I didn't know I was going make a career out of it, but the response was so good that it gave me confidence.

2Mag. : Which country helped jumpstart your career?
LH : Definitely Taiwan, it is where I started. It is like my home now. I have lived here for 10 years.

2Mag. : Do you write your own lyrics and composer your own songs?
LH : Not all of them, but a good portion.

2Mag. : Do you write for other singers?
LH : Yes, I write and produce for many artists, like Jolin, A Mei, and Karen Mok. I recently wrote a song to sing with Rain, it was sung in Chinese and Korean.

2Mag. : What are you listening now?
LH : I listen to a lot of Jazz. Right now, I am listening to John Coltrane.

2Mag. : What are you reading now?
LH : I don't do a lot of reading, because i really have bad eyes. I am extremely near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other. But I do appreciate books. It is also why I love Stevie Wonder. He's blind, you know.

2Mag. : What's your favorite food?
LH : Here in Taiwan there's so much good food to eat, but I don't eat spicy food. I love Japanese food and Shabu-Shabu.

2Mag. : What do you do in your free time?
LH : I love playing baseball. As a matter of fact, I just played some today. It was a lot of fun.

2Mag. : What other interests do you have?
LH : I love acting and doing movies. I have completed five movies.

2Mag. : What's your favorite?
LH : Casual. T-shirt and jeans.

2Mag. : How many albums you have?
LH : Eleven, if the Chinese singles are included. I also have a couple of Japanese albums.

2Mag. : What's the name of your latest album?
LH : Heroes of Earth

2Mag. What is your ideal Valentine?
LH : I like a person who is natural. I don't have the look of the person in mind, but I'll know when it happens.

2Mag. : What is your most memorable romantic moment?
LH : It was in college. I walked into my dorm on Valentine's Day and my girlfriend at the time had decorated the room with different colored heart shapes all over the ceiling and floor.