Jason Chan
Up-and-coming singer Jason Chan experienced a bizarre surge of fame last year when a video alleging that he had an erection while singing attracted over 100,000 hits on YouTube. He talks to June Ng about embracing free publicity and the bulge.
I was born in Hong Kong. My mom and I moved to Canada when I was seven. My parents got divorced when I was very little.
My first childhood dream was to be a Lego designer, then an architect. But later on I wanted to be a social worker, because I wanted to help people.
It’s more about the preaching and counseling bit. I really like reasoning with people.
In my head, I know which principles are right, but I’m not able to fully adhere to these principles myself. I want other people to be able to do the right thing though.
I studied social science in college. But I dropped out during the first year then came back to Hong Kong.
A few months later, my record company cast me. A friend of mine sent them my demos that I had recorded in Canada. My friend actually sings better than me. I don’t know why he didn’t send his in as well. Maybe it’s because he’s seven years older and has a son.