The topic of age and growing old is something on Cheung’s mind of late, and he brings them up in conversations and finds meaning about them in songs. Read our full exclusive interview, linked below.
Jacky Cheung is known for his large-scale concert tours. Photos: Handout
We are seated in a small room at The Parisian Hotel in Macau for a casual chat. Cheung seems relaxed and is all smiles. “The first show is always the most worrying one because there are many uncertainties – if I’m physically fit enough, for example,” he said, adding that he has started rehearsing. “It’s not something that many people have the chance to do these days. So, I’m really grateful for the 60+ tour.”
“But the script wasn’t ready. So, the next best thing is a concert,” said Cheung who received rave reviews when he starred in the critically acclaimed Cantonese musicalHe also kept himself busy by accepting a starring role opposite Nicholas Tse in the action flickThis marks Cheung’s return to the silver screen; his last outing was in the 2016 films. Even though he enjoys acting, Cheung said singing remains his No.1 passion.
“When I started singing, I was not sure if I could make ends meet. It was only when my first record came out, and there were so many people who liked to hear me sing, that I dared to resign,” he was quoted saying in an interview. “I was probably the ‘worst’ among the newcomers of that generation – other than having singing talent, I lacked everything else... Perhaps it’s because I didn’t have the looks, so people were forced to pay attention to my singing,” he said in a 2013 interview.
He did look stylish at our 25-minute chat, attired in a white shirt, black pants, gold embroidered black jacket and a black pair of boots.“I have my dinner around 5pm,” he said. “We came up with over 80 names for the tour but in the end, I settled with this simply because it reflects my age as well as the year that I was born,” said Cheung who turns 62 in July.
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