THE articulate Dicky Cheung Wai-kin praises the Hong Kong music scene for producing good 'music education' for young people. Yet, on the other hand, he condemns it for sabotaging their 'spiritual education'.
'Without a doubt, Hong Kong music is more and more sophisticated with all the new technology marching in,' the entertainer said.
'But the bottom line is that they [music producers] focus more on the arrangement and the music but belittle the lyrics.
'Ninety per cent of the lyrics of Hong Kong songs is about love, dating, how to get it, how to mourn at losing it.
'This is not good spiritual education for young people.' In Cheung's new album, Dicky - 1088 plus , due to hit stores this month, a song called It parodies love.
Interestingly, Cheung's 'plug' songs (the songs that receive the most airplay) are influenced by Brazilian bossanova, French rock ballads, American blues, Japanese styles and Spanish flamenco.
'We spent six months producing this album,' the singer said.