I have always admired Leehom, but traveling with him in Asia I developed a new sense of respect for him, not because of the extent of his fame, but because of what a hard worker I learned him to be.

我一直都很崇拜力宏，然而与他同游亚洲后，让我对他产生了一股新的敬意，不是因为他的高知名度，而是因为我从他身上学到一个努力认真工作的榜样。

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I barely had the opportunity to get to know him, but realize he was a special person much respected, admired and loved by those who worked with him and knew him.

我虽未曾与吴泓先生谋面，但我深知他深受与他共同工作的人们的敬仰和爱戴。

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I worked with him numerous times at concerts and festivals and admired his powerful composition-driven playing style and exciting live show…but I did never tried to play like him or sound like him.

我羡慕他强大的以创作为驱动力的演奏风格及令人振奋的现场演出…但是我从来没试着像他那样演奏，或者弹得听起来像他那样。

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But I almost admired him more as a fan.

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He could say things that we couldn't and we admired him greatly for it, although I couldn't help but wonder about a man who was so cavalier about firing squads and mass execution.

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