我觉得中国很多歌曲都属于那种廉价生产然后用于多种商业用途像与大街品牌相结合的商业流行乐。虽然其中也不乏好歌，但实际上这种类型的音乐只能代表一小部分被冠以“通俗歌曲”的文化范畴。摇滚、朋克、重金属、嘻哈、数码、爵士、R&B、雷鬼、乡村，还有一些其它类型都是我们通常所熟知的流行乐。大部分的中国流行乐实际上是由少数香港或者台湾的公司制作，这些类型的音乐为日益有思想的年轻人认清自我提供了一个很好的选择。可能这是那些歌对今天中国的年轻人如此具有吸引力的原因吧。其他有些人对于那些为了促销商品根据既定模式而量身定做的乐队歌曲感到厌烦，因为这些歌曲没有音乐思想和智慧。

    I moved to China because music is developing very fast here. These are the pioneering days for independent music companies in China, and we're seeing things, bands and performances, here which will become legends in the future. I can't think of any other place where the enthusiasm is so fresh and there is so much still left to do to develop all the organisations required to successfully foster independent artists from grass roots level all the way to superstardom. I feel luck that I can be involved in this process and with the Midi Festival we are right at the core of it!

    音乐在中国发展迅速 ......