534 artistic creation
Roy Lockley carefully looked at Studio Eleven in front of him. The unique decoration maintained the original style of the building while incorporating the artist's characteristics. Every corner was full of personality, free and casual. Full of youthful vitality, if you savor it carefully, you can capture the meditation in the soul..
He couldn't help but be curious. If the reporters recalled that the building that had always appeared in the background some time ago was the latest work that Renly was currently immersed in, their expressions would be wonderful..
As the hottest "rising star" in recent times, Renly seems to have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery. Reporters racked their brains trying to dig deeper into this new actor, and netizens were also discussing various topics. There are all kinds of topics, but Roy believes that in fact, the so-called mystery is just that people lack the eyes to discover..
From "Buried Alive" to "Crazy in Love" to "Me Fighting Cancer", from "Cleopatra" to "Ophelia" to "Your Bones", every choice of Renly's You can get a glimpse of his pursuit and persistence. Especially in Renly's music, the musical notes and lyrics that come from the depths of his heart reveal the perseverance and pain deep in his thoughts. If you calm down and listen carefully, you can learn step by step. Enter Renly's world.
It's a pity that today's society is too vain and too impatient. No one is willing to slow down and listen carefully..
In fact, this is not entirely correct. "Cleopatra" is an exception, and it can even be said to be a miracle..
At the beginning of this year, thanks to the chain effect of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", "Cleopatra" entered the top 20 of the Billboard singles chart thirty-two weeks after entering the list. It has captured the eyes of countless people and written its own record. It is such a ballad with no publicity, no entity, and no music video, but it has achieved such incredible results. I have to say that this is a miracle of independent music..
But this is still not the end. After that, the Oscar craze and the topic of "Fighting Cancer" continued. The spotlight surrounding Renly never subsided, and "Cleopatra" also continued to work hard, further breaking its own record. History created: Forty-one weeks after entering the list, officially ranked among the top ten！
Billboard Top 10！
And this was after forty-one weeks of being on the list! In the single era of digital music sources, many singles cannot stay on the charts for more than twenty weeks. Even among those popular singles that successfully reach the top of the charts, only a few stay for more than forty weeks. Now, in While other singles had already charted, "Cleopatra" not only remained on the charts, but it also incredibly made it into the top ten.！
Someone once joked that for independent musicians, the royalties from a top ten single are enough for them to live for a lifetime. They can make the music they like regardless of care and carefree. It can be said that it is A dream come true. From this aspect, we can see how incredible the achievements of "Cleopatra" are..
What's even more rare is that after "Cleopatra" successfully entered the top ten, it was not just a one-week trip, but actually stayed on the list for five weeks. No one has forgotten that that period of time was exactly the time for "borrowing" During the period when the discussion about the opening battle was the hottest, the popularity of digital audio downloads of "Cleopatra" remained high, which also caused the single to slowly but continuously rise in the Billboard rankings. Rising steadily.
In the second week of May, "Cleopatra" reached its peak at No. 6. This number tied Jason Mayez's hit single "I'm Yours" for the highest ever. , once again wrote the folk fairy tale of the 21st century. But compared to Jason, "Cleopatra" is even more amazing, Renly still did not launch any publicity！
This is the first song since the establishment of Billboard that has no physical CD, no radio playback, no music video shooting, no listing in any physical store, or even any publicity methods, but it finally succeeded in ranking among the top ten of Billboard. single. To be more precise, if you look at the top 50 historical charts, you won’t find such a record..
Although "Cleopatra" fell directly out of the top ten in the following week, it still ranked fourteenth and stayed in the top twenty. To this day, it still ranks nineteenth. , has never been on the list. This is forty-nine weeks after "Cleopatra" entered the list.
There are fifty-two weeks in a year. No one would doubt that "Cleopatra" could stay on the charts for a full anniversary, but the only question now is that after fifty-two weeks, this single Can you still stay in the top twenty five? Can it break "You're Mine"'s record of seventy-six weeks on the charts? Now, every week of "Cleopatra's" journey is creating history, and she is still creating a history that is insurmountable, unbreakable, unprecedented, and probably unprecedented..
It is no exaggeration to say that "Cleopatra" is now a phenomenal single in the field of music, even though it is a ballad that no one cares about, or in other words, precisely because it is a ballad that has been eliminated by the times..
In terms of results, "Cleopatra" has reached heights that many number one singles cannot reach, and has collected countless records. People should have known about the news that Renly is recording his first solo album. It’s okay to hear something, but the reality is exactly the opposite——
Just look at the reporters surrounding the door of Studio 11. They have never associated the two things together..
“The miracle of "Cleopatra" on the singles chart is not because people understand the connotation of the song, nor because people understand Renly's original intention of creating it. It is just because of the topic effect, and it is just because of blindly following the trend. , just because of the hype. To put it simply, it is just part of the additional function and has no real meaning..
Roy didn't know whether this was Renly's sadness, the sadness of the music industry, or the sadness of the entire society. Not just music, not just movies, but also people's lifestyles, communication methods and values. Changes are happening quietly, and everyone is trying to adapt to the changes and turbulence of the Internet era, but no one knows where the future will go..
But even under this background, Renly is still dedicated to artistic creation, from movies to music, especially after "Fast and Furious 5" achieved such outstanding results, this is even more commendable. .Roy knew that Renly was unique. He was like this when they first met at the Screen Actors Guild. But he didn't know that Renly was so different..
Looking at the recording studio in front of him, with the sign "Idiot" hanging on it, Roy suddenly felt a little ironic, but also a little funny. With Renly's humor, he understood why Renly chose Studio Eleven. record album.
Knocked on the door, waited for a while, then gently opened the door, looked in, and took a rough look..
In the spacious and bright recording studio, there were three people sitting on the sofas against the wall, one person sitting in front of the sound console, and another person sitting on the bench next to him. He only knew Nathan who was sitting on the bench. -Pres. At this time, the five of them didn't make a sound, sitting there very quietly, not even noticing Roy coming in..
The sound of a guitar came to my ears. It was a wooden folk guitar. The clear and translucent strings danced under the lemon-yellow light. The faint sadness was like butterfly wings. Once, again, it fluttered, crystal clear and bright. The powder falls and the whole world becomes hazy.
Roy couldn't help but raised his head and looked over, and then saw Renly sitting in the recording booth, holding a guitar in his arms, playing with concentration, his slightly drooped face hidden in the shadows, he could only I vaguely saw the reflection cast by the thick eyelashes, my eyes fell on the strong and slender fingers, and I listened to his singing..
“My hands (My-Hands) gently caress your pain, just like the clouds before a rainstorm. Before taking steps, recall my story. I hope you can read the future through my eyes..”
A touch of sadness is like a trickle, flowing slowly in the guitar strings. The gentle and touching warmth sweeps over lightly and travels through the fingertips. People can't help but close their fingers and touch them thinly and carefully. Touching it, feeling the faint warmth gradually heals the broken wounds..
“Your heart is full of love, but there is nowhere to release it. So wipe away your tears, they are eating your dreams.”
Roy could clearly see that Renly's eyelids were slightly drooped. There was a trace of sadness and bitterness hidden in the shadow, which gently spread on the tip of his tongue. The vicissitudes of his voice carefully plucked the strings deep in his heart. Every time you twitch, the golden light staying on the eyelashes trembles. Before you realize it, the tip of your nose begins to feel slightly sore..
“How many times..." Renly's voice rose softly, not flat, but stirred up turbulent waves, "How many times have I crossed boundaries, just to be close to you, no one loves you as much as I do. Listen carefully to the melody from the heart, no one Like I love you so much." The gentleness between chanting and singing softly rippled..
Roy couldn't help but spread his palms. His palms were filled with lines of pain and scars of pride. Tears streaked across his palms, and the sour pain rose up, but there was nowhere to put it. Then he closed his palms, and the warmth of his fingertips could I clearly felt those deep and shallow ravines, and the surge of memories gradually calmed down. Tears still hung in my eyes, but the smile at the corner of my mouth rose slightly..
Close your eyes, and the familiar and unfamiliar picture can appear in your mind, big hands holding small hands, standing silently behind you, guarding unswervingly, blocking all dangers, blocking all wind and rain, walking side by side until the end of the world. The warmth in those palms is always the last harbor in my heart.
That's maternal love, that's secret love, that's a close friend.
Note: My-Hands——Grey-Reverend）
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