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Cui Jian (born August 2, 1961) is a native Beijinger, trumpet player, guitarist and composer. Cui Jian, or Lao Cui (old Cui) is considered to be a pioneer in Chinese rock music and the first Chinese artist to break away from conventional Chinese popular forms and incorporate a rock style into his songs. In his later works, he has begun to experiment with rap music as well, adding a drummer/MC to his band for The Power of the Powerless (1998). Cui Jian grew up in a musical family in Beijing - his mother was a member of a Korean dance troupe and his father was a professional trumpet player. Cui Jian himself started playing the trumpet at the age of fourteen and joined the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra in 1981, at the age of twenty. He was first introduced to rock during this period, when friends smuggled in illicit recordings from Hong Kong and Bangkok. Inspired by the likes of Simon and Garfunkel, and John Denver, Cui began learning to play the guitar. In 1984 he formed Seven Ply Board with six other classically-trained musicians. The seminal band was heavily influenced by the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Talking Heads. They performed their own works - mostly soft rock and love songs - in local hotels and bars. Cui Jian first shot to stardom in 1985, when he performed Nothing to My Name (一无所有) on a television talent show. The next year he left his permanent job with the orchestra. His first real album, Rock and Roll on the New Long March, was released in 1987. In t...

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