FanisbackwithanewwayofthinkingFanisbackwithanewwayofthinkingONLYaroundoneinamillionpeoplegettheopportunitytobecomeasuccessfulpopstar.Andthat’sbeingfairlygenerous.FanWeiqiwantedtobeapopstarsomuchsheevengaveupstudyingeconomicsatHarvardUniversitytopursueherdream.“IfIlivetobe70yearsold,Iwillgobacktoschooltofinishmydegreeattheageof50,”Fansaid.“Butthechancetobeasingermightbeonceinlifetime.IwanttodothingsItrulylovedoing.”Shemadeabolddecisionquittingcollegeandpursuinghercareerasasingerandsongwriter.NowsevenyearshavepassedandFanhasprovedsheisnotjustanotherprettyfaceintheMando-popscene.TheTaiwanesesinger’snewalbumPhilosopher(《哲学家》)cameoutrecently.AllthesongsontheCDfollowthethemeoflookingforpeaceinlife.FansaidthetrackAsAverageasUssingsoutherlifephilosophy.“ThereisnothingwrongadmittingIamanaverageperson.ButbeingaveragemeansIcanstillachievehappinessinlife,”shesings.Fan’smid-tempoballads(节奏适中的民歌)setherapartfromotherpopsingers.Isitrelatedtohereducationalbackground?“Gettingacollegeeducationisreallyaboutlearningtothink.Ilearnedtothinkcriticallyorinabalancedway.Italsogavemeagoodattitudetowardslearningandpushedmetosethighergoalsandreachoutforthem,”shesaid.
