TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Number 11 seems to be a lucky number for Mandarin pop’s biggest star, Jay Chou.
Chou released “Wow,” his 11th Mandarin album on Nov. 11, and 2011 marks his 11th year in show business. Over that time, he has revolutionized the business in ways not even he could have foreseen and has heavily influenced a generation of musicians and song writers who followed.
Although his musical style is loosely categorized as RB or pop, the 32-year-old Taiwanese singer/song writer is a classically trained pianist who often injects classical music and traditional Chinese instruments into his tracks.
With “Wow,” Chou says he is “getting back to basics” and making music for a younger audience.
“I believe that a musician should have a child’s heart,” Chou said in an interview in Taipei with The Associated Press. “I’ve made a lot of more sophisticated tracks in the last 10 albums. There were a lot of songs that adults love. The 11th album is more for the kids.”
Since becoming a huge star and developing a following across Asia, Chou has fallen victim to the growing paparazzi culture in Taiwan. He is often followed and chased by photographers and reporters who would go to
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