Rodriguez, a rock singer of Mexican descent, released two albums "Cold Fact" and "Coming From Reality" in the 1970s. Although his record company believes that his work is completely comparable to that of Bob Dylan, the truth is The dismal sales of his records in the United States are appalling. Famous and hopeless Rodriguez became a renovation worker in order to make a living, repairing other people's roofs every day. But by chance, one of his records was brought to South Africa by an American girl. After being heard by the locals, he was shocked and spread widely. According to statistics, more than 500,000 copies of Rodriguez's albums have been pirated (the latest population of South Africa is 50 million, and in the 1970s, young people in Cape Town basically had one). His songs were widely distributed in South Africa. It is known to all women and children, and it has become an anthem of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Elvis, the Beatles, etc. are not his opponents. Many famous South African pop musicians claim to have been inspired by Rodriguez.
However, all this, Rodriguez knew nothing.
He still repaired the roof, then took his three daughters to the library and museum, and taught them that he was no different from the so-called superior.
After that, a South African video store owner and a reporter found Rodriguez, who was still working in Detroit, and invited him to South Africa. He finally knew what he meant in South Africa. People waved, shouted, and cried to him, as if they had seen the saints in their hearts.
And he was still as quiet as water, returning a slight smile and a long bow to the fans.
I don't know what the definition of success is, I only know at least one, it's called pure. Don't be happy with things, don't be sad about yourself, pure love and dedication, pure integration and resonance, pure perception of music.
Perhaps the reason why Rodriguez is so calm is because he knows that there must be such a day in his life that music will touch all people.
In this way, he walked silently in the world, and in another parallel world, he obtained the crown of God. (The last sentence is quoted by me, and I deeply agree)
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