泰國男歌手 D Gerrard 擅長的曲風包括 R&B 和 Hip Hop，其中〈Galaxy〉一曲於 YouTube 的點擊次數更是超過 2.5 億次！D Gerrard 深受泰國年輕人歡迎，他的作品與別不同的是，大多數 Hip Hop 歌手慣於在歌詞中控訴生命中的不公或黑暗面，但 D Gerrard 的歌詞卻傾向讚頌生命中的美好，為傳統的 Hip Hop 文化上注入了更多元的色彩。

D Gerrard 的生活離開不創作，甚至在等候訪問期間，窗外的香港景色已為他帶來創作靈感，手執結他哼出旋律，並急忙記錄下當刻的創作，讀者可從以下的訪談對話了解他的音樂更多！

Editor: Meiling Heung
Photo & Video: Mickey To
Art: Emma Chan

D = D Gerrard, A = A Circle Magazine

A:  What inspired you to release a bitter & sweet new song “Please Mr. Angel”?
作品〈Please Mr. Angel〉創作靈感源自於甚麼？

D:  The thing that inspired me is the feeling I want for the loved ones. It can be your son, your mum, your dad, your girlfriend or boyfriend, your ex. Sometimes you don’t have time for them, so you can play Angel to guard and take care of them. That is the feeling I would like to put into a song, so I wrote this song.
這首歌致給所有我們愛的人，可能是你的兒子、母親、父親、伴侶，甚至前度。有時候我們沒有放很多時間陪伴他們，所以你可以飾演一位天使去守護和照顧他們，我希望將這種感覺放進作品裏，所以寫了這首歌。

D GERRARD -〈Please Mr.Angel〉 (Official Music Video)：

A:  If you could become Mr. Angel, and you could choose to be someone’s guardian angel. Who would you choose to guard? Why?
如果你可以成為一位守護天使，你會選擇守護誰？為甚麼？

D: Of course I want to guard everyone! By using my music. If I could really become a guardian angel, I would grand everyone prosperity, wealth, and happiness. All these times we are suffering a lot in humanity, bad people, and bad society. It’s really nice that I can be an angel and make them better.
我當然希望用我的音樂去守護每一個人！如果我真的可以成為守護天使，我會給予大家成功、財富和快樂。因為這段日子我們都經歷了很多痛苦，包括見證了人性、意圖不軌的人、動盪的社會。如果我可以令大家好過一點，那就太棒了！

A:  Different from most of Thai Hip Hop singers, your lyrics praise a lot of goods around you. Who is the most influential figure in your life molding you to perceive the world on the bright side?
與很多泰國嘻哈歌手不同的是，你的歌詞經常讚頌生命中的美好，誰在你的生命中帶來如此正面的影響？

D: For me, it’s god. The figure I can feel it from my experience. Those days I used to look through my eyes, later on I used my heart more to feel. I can feel the inspiration from the nature around me, and after that, I became more focused and more divine. When I can feel god, god inspired me to write many songs. I wrote came from his grace.
對我而言是上帝，在我過去的經歷中，我感受到祂的存在。有段日子我用眼睛和耳朵去感受祂，後來我更多用「心」去感受，周遭的大自然啟發了我，然後我變得更專心和有靈性。當我感受到主的存在，祂的恩典啟發我寫出了很多首作品。

A:  How would you describe your music evolution in the past years?
你會如何形容過去幾年自己在作品上的轉變？

D: It’s like a rock get polished and became a gemstone. That is the evolution of myself and my songs. I got polished by my destiny, but still a long way to go. Everyone has lessons to learn in their lives. If we can pass through all the challenges and obstacles, we can see a better life, a better future.
就像一顆經過琢磨的石頭，然後變成寶石吧！這就是我和我的音樂的演化過程。命運使我經歷琢磨，但前面仍有漫長的路要走。每一個人的生命中都有很多要學習的課題，如果我們能衝破難關和挑戰，就可以看見更好的將來。

A: As told by my friend from Thailand, she described you as “very popular among Thai teenagers”. How did you make sure your music can relate to the new generation in Thailand?
據我所知，你很受泰國當地年輕人的熱愛，你如何確保音樂作品能與新一代建立共鳴？

D: First of all, we need to understand human first. To understand human, you need to understand yourself. To get inside a teenager’s heart, you need to understand how teenagers think and feel, so you need to be a teenager! Yes, having a young heart inside you! You need to feel deep down inside. You remember when you were young, right? You could have fun without social media. You could have fun with a pencil or jumping on the bed. I go back to that, pull out that feeling, and then put it in my songs, so we can relate more. Shout it to teenagers!
首先，我們需要了解人性，要了解人性，要先了解自己！如果想走進年輕人的心，明白年輕人的所思所想，你就要先成為一位年輕人！擁有一顆年輕的心很重要，探究自己內心的最深層。還記得小時候的自己嗎？不需要任何社交媒體，只需要一支鉛筆，或在床上彈跳，便可從中得到快樂！我幻想回到那時候的自己，回味當時的感受，寫進歌曲裏，便能拉近與年輕人的距離，與年輕人對話。

A: What’s the most exciting part in this HK trip?
今次來港，甚麼事令你最興奮？

D:  The most exciting part is you don’t know the future. I have the calendar, but I don’t like to check it. I don’t know what happens next. Full of surprises!
最興奮的是不知道明天將發生甚麼事吧！我知道我被安排了日程，但我不喜歡查閱。不知道下一步發生甚麼，便令我充滿驚喜！

A: Just out of curiosity, is there any Chinese music you listen to?
好奇一問，你有聽華語歌的習慣嗎？

D: I don’t listen specifically; however, when I was young, I watched the cartoon series called “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” I listened to some historical Chinese music, also soundtracks from the movies. Now I think I need to learn more about Chinese songs.
我沒有指定地收聽華語歌，但是我應該要更多去了解。我小時候很喜歡《三國演義》的卡通片，所以我有聽一些古裝劇的音樂，或電影原聲帶，現在我覺得自己應該要再多些去了解華語歌！

A: Did you just write a new song before you came in?
你剛踏進來房間做訪問前，已經寫了一首新歌嗎？

D:  Yes! I just feel something with the view. The scenery makes me feel like I need to put it out in my expressions, so I got my guitar, and just play something that I feel. It was a mixture of many things in that view. The buildings contrast with the nature of the harbor. After the interview, maybe I need to go and check again to get more vibes about it. Never seen any view like this before.
對的！窗外的風景令我突然有很多感受，於是我拿起我的結他，彈了一些音符，想記錄下來。外面的風景構圖很豐富，高樓大廈與鄰近的維港形成了對比，混合在一起，使我分不清還有甚麼細節。可能完成這個訪問後，我會再次走出去看清楚，抓取多些靈感。從來沒有看過像這樣的風景呢！

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