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Expo in Their Eyes
2010 Expo Presents Realities and Dreams> Expo in Their Eyes
UPDATED: May 11, 2010 NO. 19 MAY 13, 2010
Quincy Jones, Jr.
American music producer, writer of the theme song Better City, Better Life for Expo 2010
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Quincy Jones, Jr. (CHEN RAN) 

Quincy Jones, Jr. (American music producer, writer of the theme song Better City, Better Life for Expo 2010)

The opening ceremony was lovely. Child performers, dancers, singers, fireworks, the boats on the Huangpu River—everything was lovely!

I'm satisfied with the performance of Better City, Better Life, which I wrote with Tan Dun (an Academy Award winning Chinese composer—Ed.).

The theme of Expo 2010, "Better City, Better Life," is what it means. A better city is everything, the education, culture, joy, hope, dreams, that makes your life better. Your dream is better and your city is better. I came from Chicago during the Depression, one of the worst times in the United States ever. So I've been from the bottom to the top.

I saw the Expo site before it opened when director Teng showed me around. It's just like the Beijing Olympics, the Bird's Nest. I paid attention to all the details. They did a fantastic job.

I've been here in Shanghai 12 times. I love Shanghai and could live here three months a year.



 
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