Sophie (17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021) R.I.P.
來自蘇格蘭的電子音樂家 Sophie Xeon 早前傳出在雅典逝世消息,享年 34 歲。根據該團隊聲明表示,「不幸的是我們美麗的 Sophie 在一次事故後於今天早晨去世。 富有靈性的她攀登到高處觀看滿月,接著因滑倒而跌落。」直指逝世原因為意外事故。
Sophie Xeon 曾於 2018 年以專輯《Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides》獲得葛萊美獎最佳電子專輯提名,身兼歌手、作曲家和製作人、DJ 等多重身分,過往曾與 Nicki Minaj、Kim Petras、Madonna 等著名音樂人合作,此前還登上巴黎 Louis Vuitton 2020 春夏時裝周並演唱知名單曲《It’s Okay to Cry》。傳出惡耗不久,許多明星紛紛發文表示惋惜,英國歌手 Sam Smith 表示「令人心碎的消息,我們失去了一位天使。 我們這一代真正具有遠見的偶像,妳的光芒將繼續影響許多世代。 」
SOPHIE原名Sophie Xeon,因受到父親影響,十多歲開始創作音樂,以電子風格為主,2013年創立了音樂品牌A.G.Cook,以監製工作為主,她亦於同年推出單曲《Nothing More To Say》出道成為歌手。其後創作出多首歌曲,並於2015年推出專輯《PRODUCT》都獲得十分高的評價。SOPHIE亦曾與多名天后級歌手合作,當中最注目的是為麥當娜(Madonna)創作了《Bitch, I'm Madonna》,在該曲當中,除了娜姐之外,亦有Nicki Minaj的參與,SOPHIE一次過與兩名天后合作。此外,她亦與Charli XCX和Kendrick Lama等音樂人合作,亦曾為日本已引退的天后安室奈美惠的歌曲《B Who I Want 2B feat.HATSUNE MIKU》作曲作詞及擔任監製。
SOPHIE於2018年憑着專輯《OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES》獲格林美獎最佳跳舞/電子專輯提名,亦於去年獲知名國際品牌邀請,為該品牌的春夏時裝騷創作音樂,其才華受到各方面賞識。她去世的消息傳出後,眾多圈中人都有留言悼念,其中著名同志男歌手Sam Smith於社交網留言表示心碎,並稱世界上失去了一名天使,並讚揚SOPHIE是一個時代的代表。
I don't mean to reproach you by saying this
I know that scares you
All of the big occasions you might have missed
No, I accept you
And I don't even need to know your reasons
It's okay
I think you sometimes you forget
I would know you best
I hope you don't take this the wrong way
But I think your inside is your best side
I, was that a teardrop in your eye?
I never thought I'd see you cry
Just know whatever hurts, it's all mine
It's okay to cry, it's okay to cry
I can see the truth through all the lies,
And even after all this time,
Just know you've got nothing to hide,
It's okay to cry, it's okay okay to cry
I remember one time you were lost,
I came to find you,
And I knocked on your front door,
That was you I'd never seen before,
And I saw the magazine you were reading,
And I read the page,
And if I had just one single wish,
Wish I could have said this,
It's okay to cry.
I, was that a teardrop in your eye?
I never thought I'd see you cry
Just know whatever hurts, it's all mine
It's okay to cry, it's okay to cry
There's a world inside you,
I wanna know what it feels like,
I wanna go there with you,
Cos we've all got a dark place,
Maybe if we shine some light there
It won't be so hard
I want to know those parts of you.
I, was that a teardrop in your eye?
I never thought I'd see you cry
Just know whatever hurts, it's all mine
It's okay to cry, it's okay to cry
I can see the truth through all the lies,
And even after all this time,
Whatever it is just know it's alright,
It's okay to cry, it's okay okay to cry
It's okay to cry, it's okay to cry