Transcriber: Đạt Đào Quang Reviewer: Hani Eldalees
Hello, everyone, my name is James Lee.
I’ve been in the music industry about 16 years,
and I started in Los Angeles, California
I moved to Korea in 2011 with my rock band.
We were called Royal Pirates,
and they gave me the opportunity to travel the world and tour
and play in arenas in front of tens of thousands of people.
And that all came to an end in 2015.
When my left hand was cut off,
I was walking into a restaurant and a glass door collapsed
and severed my left hand, dislocated my left shoulder
and left me with glass stuck in my head.
So I had to transition from being a full time bassist, to being now
a full time music producer who’s blessed to work with some of
the best artists in the world.
Thank you.
I started my music production career in China in 2017.
And like I said, I've been able to work with some of the best singers,
some of the most popular artists,
some of the names you might know include Angela Baby, Tonguing, Junkier.
I've also had the opportunity to be
on stage with some legendary singers like Sonny or Wang Lijun,
just to name a few. And I started 2020 off with a ton of momentum,
so I was working as a concert producer
for very popular artist who was coming fresh off of a TV show that was
a competition based for idols.
And we had a fantastic first show in front of thousands of his screaming fans.
I can not forget the ringing in my ears, the thousands of fans screaming his name.
And we said, man, this is going to be a great 2020
We're going to tour the rest of China. It's going to be great.
But I said before we go, I got to go back to L.A. and see my parents real quick.
I'll be right back. And so I got on the plane, I got back to L.A. .
And then the world changed, as you guys know.
So going from the bright lights,
that would have been easy to be depressed being stuck at home,
but I decided to take this opportunity to really focus on the one thing
I wasn't able to do over the past 10 years.
And that's improved my relationship with my parents.
And don't get me wrong, there is nothing ever sour about our relationship.
They’re great people. They’re beautiful.
Hi mom, and honestly,
I just want to do my best to make sure that they had the best time with
the time they have left, because being away for 10 years,
it made me re-evaluate the way that I process time.
I used to think of time in terms of minutes, hours and years,
but being away for so long, I start to think of time in terms of visits,
in terms of moments and every visit, I would notice something new.
There would be a scar or there would be a new set of wrinkles on their face
or there’d be a new physical ailment. My father is disabled.
He's unable to walk properly,
and he had four serious back surgeries after which
the doctor said he would not be able to walk ever again.
So his ability to be mobile at this point is a testament to defying the odds.
So I wanted to spoil them. I wanted to give them something special.
And I thought, what better way to expedite
the improvement of our relationship than by buying them a car?
So I bought them a car, and it’s not fancy it’s nothing super expensive,
but it worked and it made them happy, so The longer I stayed.
I began to recognize why the gift of a car was so significant.
It's not that it was a toy, but it was a tool.
It gave them the mobility and freedom that they didn't have before.
And let me give you an example of why that was so significant.
My older sister just had her second child and whenever they wanted,
they could come visit and hang out and watch the baby
and they wouldn't have been able to do that before.
They would have been home just wondering what we're doing.
And so with this, I saw a re-emergence of strength.
Of confidence and maybe even a little hope.
After my accident, I began to realize that every single person will have
a moment in their life.
Where the fundamentals of who they are will change.
After 2020, I learned that this can happen again.
And this can happen again and again.
But it's really up to us to do our best with what we have.
Now, my parents are happy with their new car.
And yeah, they're healthy and happy and loving life,
so that's a plus one for me. Thank you.
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抄写员：Đạt Đào Quang 审稿人：Hani Eldalees
大家好，我是 James Lee。
我已经在音乐 行业工作了大约 16 年
，我从加利福尼亚州的洛杉矶开始，并
于 2011 年和我的摇滚乐队一起搬到了韩国。
我们被称为皇家海盗
，他们让我有 机会环游世界，
在成千上万的人面前巡回演出和比赛 。
而这一切都在 2015 年结束。
当我的左手被切断时，
我走进一家餐馆 ，一扇玻璃门倒塌
，切断了我的左手
，左肩脱臼，玻璃卡在我的头上。
所以我不得不 从全职贝斯手转变为现在
的全职音乐制作人， 有幸与
世界上一些最优秀的艺术家合作。
谢谢你。
我于 2017 年在中国开始了我的音乐制作生涯 。
就像我说的，我已经能够 与一些最好的歌手、
一些最受欢迎的艺术家合作，
一些你可能知道的名字包括 Angela Baby、Tonguing、 更垃圾。
我也有机会
与一些传奇歌手 如桑尼或王丽君一起上台，
仅举几例。 我在 2020 年 开始时势头强劲，
所以我
担任非常受欢迎的艺术家的音乐会制作人，他 刚从
一个以偶像比赛为基础的电视节目中脱颖而出。
我们在成千上万他尖叫的粉丝面前举办了一场精彩的首秀 。
我无法忘记耳边的响动 ，成千上万的歌迷尖叫着他的名字。
我们说，伙计，这 将是一个伟大的 2020 年，
我们将游览中国其他地区。 这会很棒。
但我说在我们走之前，我得 回洛杉矶看看我的父母真快。
我马上就回来。 于是我上 了飞机，回到了洛杉矶。
然后世界发生了变化， 正如你们所知。
因此，从明亮的灯光开始，
被困在家里很容易感到沮丧，
但我决定借此 机会真正专注于
过去 10 年我无法做的一件事 。
这改善 了我与父母的关系。
不要误会我的意思， 我们的关系没有任何不愉快的地方。
他们是很棒的人。 他们很漂亮。
嗨，妈妈，老实说，
我只是想尽我所能确保
他们在剩下的时间里度过最美好的时光， 因为离开了 10 年，
这让我重新评估 了我处理时间的方式。
我以前 用分钟、小时和年来考虑时间，
但是离开太久，我开始 用访问来考虑时间，
就时刻而言，每次访问， 我都会注意到一些新的东西。
他们的脸上会出现疤痕，或者脸上会出现 一组新的皱纹，
或者会出现新的身体疾病。 我父亲是残疾人。
他无法正常行走，
并且进行了四次严重的背部 手术，
之后医生说他 再也不能走路了。
因此，他在这一点 上的机动能力证明了他不畏困难。
所以我想破坏它们。 我想 给他们一些特别的东西。
我想，有什么比给他们买车更好的 方式来
加速改善我们的关系 呢？
所以我给他们买了一辆车，并不 觉得它不是很贵，
但它很管用，让他们很开心，所以 我住的时间越长。
我开始认识到为什么 汽车的礼物如此重要。
这不是玩具， 而是工具。
它给了他们以前没有的流动性和自由 。
让我举一个例子说明 为什么它如此重要。
我的姐姐刚生了第二个 孩子，只要他们愿意，
他们就可以来 看望孩子，看孩子
，他们 以前做不到。
他们会回家只是 想知道我们在做什么。
因此，我看到了力量的重新出现 。
充满信心，甚至可能 还有一点希望。
事故发生后，我开始 意识到每个人
的生命中都会有一个时刻。 他们
是谁的基本面 将会改变。
2020年后，我 了解到这种情况可能会再次发生。
这可能会一次又一次地发生。
但这真的取决于 我们如何利用我们所拥有的东西做到最好。
现在，我的父母 对他们的新车很满意。
是的，他们健康、 快乐、热爱生活，
所以这对我来说是一个加分项。 谢谢你。