Recently, I found this great musician - Wong Ka Kui 黄家駒 of Hong Kong rock band Beyond. Too bad, he died in 1993 after falling off from a stage while filming in Japan. So pitiful, he was only 31 years old then. I wonder why talented genius always had short life. He composed great music...I think his talent must be a GIFT from God. Sadly, it remains a LEGEND...
Wong Ka-Kui (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the founder of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond.
He composed more than 90 percent of the songs for Beyond and wrote a few award-winning lyrics. Ka-Kui is remembered for his musical talents as well as his unique and powerful voice that is able to convey a number of emotions. His songs are often addressing humanity and social issues such as injustice, war and peace, racism, poverty, family and pursuit of dream.
Wong Ka-Kui had a great influence on at least a generation of Chinese because of his outlook on life and the spirit of never giving up. He devoted his entire life to achieve change in the Hong Kong music industry and also tried to make a difference in the world.
While filming a gameshow for Fuji Television in Japan on June 24, 1993, Wong Ka-Kui fell off a 3 meter platform head first, and was hospitalized immediately. He died on 30 June 1993 after spending several days in coma due to internal bleeding from head injuries.
His funeral in Hong Kong congested the traffic really badly.
And many celebrities sent him off. For those who have never heard of Beyond or their music, lets just say.. the impact of Ka Kui's death in 1993 to the HK music scene was some what like Lennon's death.
