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Ideas from news stories and current affairs give an edge to the music of former Beyond member

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ROCK STAR Paul Wong Koon-chung believes that if Beethoven and Mozart were around today they would be playing rock'n'roll.

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The straight-talking musician has opinions and is not afraid to express them through his music. He tends to regard himself as more than a musician, saying he is a journalist and commentator. The former Beyond guitarist and vocalist's work records the lives of ordinary people and expresses discontent with society's injustices.

In his debut solo album released last year, Wong criticised Tung Chee-hwa's administration for failing to improve conditions for people in Hong Kong.

He repeats the theme in his recently released second solo album, Black And White.

The 37-year-old says: 'With more powerful lyrics and anger, I try to discuss people's daily life from various perspectives but in a straightforward way, so that people can understand the messages conveyed in the songs more easily.'

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Wong says his inspiration comes from newspapers and television news. 'This is very important to me because, apart from looking for lyrics ideas, I would feel scared if I were out of touch with society.

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