My generation was born in the early 60s or a few years earlier. My parents’ generation carried guns and gained control of the country. We’re the firs… - Cui Jian

If you’re singing and writing lyrics in Chinese, then you’re making Chinese music. You have your own story and you try to tell your own feelings, which are different from older generations’—different from the revolution. We were the first generation to try and express our own feelings. You can say this is Western, but I would say it’s human. Anyways, it doesn’t matter. I’m playing rock music and I’m singing in Chinese. That’s it.

I think rock music is more personal for me. I have more freedom. I can show more of my personal emotions in rock and roll music. With classical music, I can only play something that is written already.

I don't really want to talk about the old stuff - I really don't think it's important any more. I have a lot of new songs, which are more important to me