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When Lance started writing songs, he was completely trying to catch the ducks on the shelves.

No idea!

The kind kangaroo reminded them: "If the band doesn't want to be eliminated and wants to go for a long time, it must have its own original. No matter how good you sing the Beatles' songs, no matter how good they are, you can't change them. Be the Beatles."

Makes sense!

So, he turned around and wanted to dig out that 'songwriter who can write some original songs for the planet', but he found silently that all his friends were looking at him with great expectations... …

'All right, all right, then I'll do it! '

Half out of vanity, half out of sense of responsibility, he embarked on the road of creation inexplicably.

But as he kept writing like that, he naturally began to think like a creator.

The thing I think about the most is probably: "What kind of song do I want to create?"

However, maybe because Ye Luzi came out...

He hasn't found his own path in this period, and his songwriting style is extremely unstable, often out of temper, so he often has some wild and unconstrained ideas.

Therefore, when the song was produced, everyone's expressions were a little weird.

Abel blurted out in surprise: "Nine minutes, are you right?"

Yes, the full length of this new song is nine minutes and 24 seconds.

It's odd to see such a lengthy song when the average single is only about two minutes long.

After all, it is impossible for the audience to concentrate so much. If a song can’t be finished within 2 minutes, most people will start to feel bored and impatient to listen to it.

But Lance is serious about his creations.

He immediately turned cold, and said in a strong tone: "Or don't want it, or just like this."

However, James, who always loves to conflict with others, becomes milder at this time.

He will not be as decisive as Lance, but will take the initiative to show a bright smile, and he is very enthusiastic to ease the atmosphere, while trying to sell: "Trust us, no problem! Abel, trust me! This is absolutely awesome Song, listen to it, it’s okay, it’s okay.”

At this time, Baldwin and Theo, no matter whether they agree or disagree in their hearts, generally they will not speak easily.

As a team, there is always a tacit understanding between everyone, that is: we can argue, we can hate each other, be hostile, and if necessary, we can fight openly, but if there are outsiders, We must never tear each other down. We must unite the front, stand in the same camp, and be consistent with the outside world. This is the most fundamental foundation for the strength of the band.

Therefore, when encountering the problem in front of us, everyone began to stand together.

They often act both hard and soft, collectively putting on a posture of not giving in an inch, to force Abel to make up his mind.

But as I said earlier, the music industry is a venture capital... It's really hard to make up your mind!

Poor Abel took a deep breath and found himself being pushed to a gaming table again.

In order to make this difficult choice that may accidentally overturn the car.

He took the recorded audio back home, stayed up all night, repeated, and carefully listened to the song hundreds of times, but the more he listened, the more confident he became (James : Nonsense, you should be sick of listening to any song hundreds of times).

In the end, he came to a conclusion: "This song is not so good that it surprises me."

However, the turning point happened around three o'clock in the morning.

After tossing around like this all night, Abel was so sleepy that he accidentally fell asleep on the sofa.

But in sleep...

"A gate of heaven suddenly opened to me, and then, a bright light shone in, and my whole soul was washed."

Abel said so excitedly to the people around him: "I thought at the time, God! This is a good song that can knock on the door of heaven."

So, a certain guy who was suddenly superstitious resolutely bet all the chips in his hand.

But unfortunately, his obviously legendary and romantic experience came to James's mouth, and it directly turned into a joke: "Abel fell asleep on the sofa! Damn it, he actually Falling asleep to my songs? He's still talking about it. Listen, I don't want him to listen to my songs again. Seriously, I'm not a lullaby singer. And, what a dog The gates of heaven! When he fell asleep, he definitely didn’t draw the curtains in the living room. Everyone who stayed up all night should know what happened. In the early morning, the room was really bright, and the moonlight would shine in. Maybe he said the light of heaven? But anyway, thank you Moonlight!"

However, the release of the single 'Can Knock on Heaven's Door' did not go smoothly.

This is totally to be expected, because of the length, the BBC radio station refused to play it. Their requirement is that the song should be kept under 2 minutes and 22 seconds, a little less time, but never more than This duration is the same no matter what the song is, and it will not be played if it exceeds the time limit.

Lance would never agree to some inexplicable castration of his creation.

Therefore, everyone had no choice but to take the initiative to accept interviews, or show their faces on TV, and promote this single in person.

Fortunately, the Planetary Band was already famous at this time, and their publicity channels were no longer limited to radio stations.

If this kind of thing was produced in an earlier period, it would probably be very difficult to get ahead.

But the words came back again.

Who would foolishly challenge the authority immediately when they first debuted?

Of course, it is necessary to accumulate capital first.

Once you have the capital, go step by step to do what you want to do.

The route Lance designed for himself should be like this.

He was really restless.

Apparently, the blond frontman, who seemed to be the liveliest and most troublesome of the band, wasn't that pushy.Under normal circumstances, as long as you don't mess with him, he can sit and drink beer obediently by himself, and at most swear a few dirty words, it's super harmless.

On the contrary, Lance, who seems cold and calm, doesn't like being bored very much, and always wants to find some challenges for himself.

However, he was of the more cunning type.For example, in terms of creation, even if I really want to play a little bit of innovation in my heart, I also know clearly in my heart that it is not enough to make trouble as soon as I come up.

Therefore, he would write "Rotten Strawberries", which he didn't like very much at first. On the one hand, he was mocking the Strawberry Band, and by the way, to make the lead singer happy. "She is 16 years old this year" is a bit in line with the overall style of the band, but in fact there are still some elements that deliberately cater to the public and win more teenage fans.

Now, to the third single.

For him, another change can be made...

It won't work if you don't change it.

It's not fun not to change.

Isn't that what makes music interesting?

James fully understands and agrees with this idea, and will take the initiative to help.

But Abel probably couldn't understand this idea at all.

In the final analysis, he is a businessman, not a musician, and his first thought was: "Since <she is 16 years old> is so popular, why don't you create another <she is 17 years old> <she is this year>? You have to do something [ CrazyNeverDie], it doesn't sound like a serious song!"

Unfortunately, creating this...

He has no way to intervene, the only thing he can do is to help with marketing.

So, on this day, James and Lance went to an interview together on behalf of the entire band.

The person who came to interview this time was a reporter from a magazine called "Music Express".

Because of Abel's greeting in advance, the reporter's interview questions were relatively mild, and the main purpose was to cooperate with the two of them to do the first round of publicity for the single record.

So, after saying hello, his first question was an almost polite greeting: "I heard you guys made a super long single recently?"

Lance replied calmly without much pause: "Yes."

James lowered his head and stirred the black tea bag in the cup with a spoon: "Well, yes, there is such a thing."

The reporter continued to ask: "Why did you choose to make such a unique single?"

Lance paused, and replied with a strange expression: "Because it sounds good?"

James was amused by Lance, and couldn't help but leaned over and bumped his shoulder: "That must be true, will we have bad songs?"

Then, he excitedly added: "However, it's too simple for Lance to say that. We played tricks this time and spent a lot of effort. It's really special...a lot of thought! Added A lot of things, bass synthesizers, piano, and interesting background vocals... In short, it is definitely a surprise for fans. Also, don't say it's super long, is 9 minutes really long? It's a meal Don’t you just finish listening to Kung Fu? Also, since when did this idiot rule come into being that a song can only last for 2 minutes? Please, I’ll be paralyzed before the climax is reached.”

The reporter couldn't help laughing: "It seems that you guys have strong confidence in the performance of this single?"

Lance glanced at James and signaled him to stop talking.

He himself is responsible for continuing to speak in a serious manner: "I think it is very good, but I can't guarantee that everyone will like it. After all, everyone's preferences are different. It's like, some People may think that rock music is very noisy, but some people think it is full of power and beauty. However, this single is definitely the best work we can give so far, and it is an absolute sincerity. I think , fans who really like Planet, should love it as much as we do."

However, James didn't speak this time. He even picked up the teacup, pretending to be obedient and bowing his head to drink tea.

But when the black-haired guitarist started to say those boring hypocritical words again, he stretched his legs and kicked under the table vigorously, making trouble and protesting that 'you will talk empty words all day long'.

But he just kicked twice, and Lance dodged.

When he went to kick for the third time, he accidentally kicked Mr. Reporter. As a result, the reporter let out an 'ah'.

James immediately withdrew his legs and continued to drink tea with his head down, pretending nothing happened.

The reporter couldn't help but looked at them in bewilderment.

But because Lance's expression was very serious, and James kept drinking tea with his head down, he quickly thought it was an illusion and smiled awkwardly.

Then, he refocused his attention on the interview and continued to ask: "I heard that the inspiration for this single came from the previous game between Liverpool and Manchester United?"

This is obviously a euphemistic question.

Both Lance and James understood that what the other party wanted to ask should be the fight into the police station.

Lance kept his composure and said in the usual official tone: "It would be not honest to say that it has not been affected at all. But in fact, at the end of the creation, it has little to do with that matter. Don't look at this picture The name of the single is [CrazyNeverDie], in fact, there is no crazy meaning in it. I just want to express a person’s optimistic, positive and upward life, and the song is very healthy.”

"Yes, we must live happily." James interjected from the side again.

He added cheerfully in Liverpool dialect: "No matter how hard the day is, we have to be happy, understand? Even if life is a piece of shit, you have to roll in it, don't you? You have to go if you have nothing to do." Have fun, because fun is priceless, bro!"

The reporter nodded and lowered his head to write something in his notebook.

That's the time!

James was suddenly kicked in retaliation from under the table, and he looked over in surprise...

The cold black-haired guitarist suddenly smiled at him, and silently mouthed 'fun is priceless'.

James' green eyes lit up immediately: That's right, buddy!Don't be so serious, let's play together!

He kicked back happily.

Next, in the event of a dry interview...

The two started an offensive and defensive battle under the table, kicking each other back and forth several times.

So much so that after the interview, the reporter suddenly said: "It's a great honor to interview you today. But next time..."

He bent down and patted his pants, and asked politely and distressed: "Can I ask you to aim before you step?"