This is an interview conducted by "1626" magazine. Below is the English translation of the interview.
After 1087 days, Elva is returns to the music scene. After such a long hiatus, what does time mean to her? This Asia diva had been through her toughest times of ups and down yet. Even Jolin Tsai, who debuted within the same time as her, had already risen to Asia No. 1 Dancing Diva. Just one week before her the media conference of her new album, she tore her ligament and had to cancel that event in Shanghai. This was indeed a huge blow to Elva and was definitely a test of her endurance. All she can do now is to recover peacefully at home. Will she be able to reclaim her title as Asia diva once again?
Reporter: R Elva: E
R: Do you feel like you are back to where you had left 3 years ago?
E: I should it feels like a racer leaving the race course competition and driving back again.This 3 years isn't a stopping point for me, I'm constantly moving forward. Elva is back to the competition.
R: Are you worried about your results after your hiatus?
E: Very much worried. Those like Jolin and Stefanie, who had debutted together with me, had already turned from small divas (小天后) to top divas now, while I'm still holding on to this "small diva" status. I feel detached from the music scene, after such a long hiatus, many new artistes had emerged, and I'm feeling very nervous about it. I'm afraid such anticipation for my return may become churn out disappointing results. But after seeing my publicists working so hard for during this recovery period, I have no reason to back out. I have to win this war.
R: You feel that your situation now is like a war?
E: I had to have some pressure to motivate myself. It's like what's written in my song, "The World I Want" (我要的世界), "I believe I can push myself till the end" (相信我会坚强的走到最后). I wrote this song during my long break.
R: Falling off when you were at your peak, did you ever feel like giving up?
E: My mum did told me to give up this career because she had seen that I'm always very gloomy. I was very perplexed and frustrated all the news about when my album would be released. So she persuaded me to give up singing and return back to what I was doing before this - studying. But I told her I wanted to contiue singing, because I can't turn back time. If I'm not a singer, I would have become a fashion designer. But recalling the glamour on stage, plus the adrenaline rush when I'm dancing, I knew I couldn't turn back anymore.
R: Do you feel sad everytime you see Jolin performing?
E: Yes, I do. Whenever I see someone promoting their albums in MTV channel, my family members would help to change the channel. I used to belong there, but why am I not the one standing there?
R: Going to New York to learn dancing for one year, is that a way of keeping yourself busy so that you will forget all the bad memories?
E: I did contemplated that before, but I wouldn't think much when I made my time fulfilling. I knew that I will return one day, so why not take the time to brush up my dancing skills, so as not to let my fans think that I'm idling, but constantly improving myself.
R: I can see that your dance moves were great in the new music videos. E: Thank you very much! The process of learning is very taxing, people used to think that Elva was very good in dancing, but once you were at New York, you can tell that there were lots more better dancers. My classmates were the cream of the crops, being dance teachers during their working hours. Only the beter ones can stand in the front row and dance with the teacher. Initially I was at the back rows, so I told myself to buck up and advance to the front row, but eventually I could only make it to few rows behind the teacher.
R: How's your leg recovering?
E: I might have to fly to U.S. for a surgery. But I do not want a leg that can be used for walking, but one that can be used for dancing. Although my ligament is healing, but my ankle is still swollen. I have to undergo acupuncture, although it's painful, but I have to bear with it.
R: Seems that Lady Luck isn't with you...
E: I hope great things will come soon. Initially when I was injured, I cried at home. After waiting for 3 years, just when I'm about to release my album, I had to injured my leg! Seems that God is pulling my leg. The showcase that was suppose to be held in Shanghai was cancelled too... but if not for my injur, I wouldn't have knew that my fans were so concerned about me. I have a blog now, so I can see all the messages that they left for me. There are so many fans supporting me, some even gave me remedies to heal my ligament. I'm very anxious now. Can't wait to recover and perform for my fans. They had waited enough after 1087 days...
E: My mum did told me to give up this career because she had seen that I'm always very gloomy. I was very perplexed and frustrated all the news about when my album would be released. So she persuaded me to give up singing and return back to what I was doing before this - studying. But I told her I wanted to contiue singing, because I can't turn back time. If I'm not a singer, I would have become a fashion designer. But recalling the glamour on stage, plus the adrenaline rush when I'm dancing, I knew I couldn't turn back anymore.
R: Do you feel sad everytime you see Jolin performing?
E: Yes, I do. Whenever I see someone promoting their albums in MTV channel, my family members would help to change the channel. I used to belong there, but why am I not the one standing there?
R: Going to New York to learn dancing for one year, is that a way of keeping yourself busy so that you will forget all the bad memories?
E: I did contemplated that before, but I wouldn't think much when I made my time fulfilling. I knew that I will return one day, so why not take the time to brush up my dancing skills, so as not to let my fans think that I'm idling, but constantly improving myself.
R: I can see that your dance moves were great in the new music videos. E: Thank you very much! The process of learning is very taxing, people used to think that Elva was very good in dancing, but once you were at New York, you can tell that there were lots more better dancers. My classmates were the cream of the crops, being dance teachers during their working hours. Only the beter ones can stand in the front row and dance with the teacher. Initially I was at the back rows, so I told myself to buck up and advance to the front row, but eventually I could only make it to few rows behind the teacher.
R: How's your leg recovering?
E: I might have to fly to U.S. for a surgery. But I do not want a leg that can be used for walking, but one that can be used for dancing. Although my ligament is healing, but my ankle is still swollen. I have to undergo acupuncture, although it's painful, but I have to bear with it.
R: Seems that Lady Luck isn't with you...
E: I hope great things will come soon. Initially when I was injured, I cried at home. After waiting for 3 years, just when I'm about to release my album, I had to injured my leg! Seems that God is pulling my leg. The showcase that was suppose to be held in Shanghai was cancelled too... but if not for my injur, I wouldn't have knew that my fans were so concerned about me. I have a blog now, so I can see all the messages that they left for me. There are so many fans supporting me, some even gave me remedies to heal my ligament. I'm very anxious now. Can't wait to recover and perform for my fans. They had waited enough after 1087 days...
九千三百九十一万六千八百秒
一百五十六万五千二百八十分
二万六千零八十八个小时
汇聚成一零八七个等待的日子
在1087个日子以后，萧亚轩终于重新回归我们的视线。《1087》ELVA新专辑的名称，时间对于她来说意味着什么？漫长地等待为她的付出平添了许多不可预测的因素。这个曾经在华语歌坛创造过不少奇迹的小天后，经历了从创造辉煌到跌落谷底的巨大变故。而当初与她在乐坛平分秋色的蔡依林，如今已经成长为当之无愧的天后。就在ELVA发片前的一周，在一次排练中她的小腿韧带严重拉伤，为此，不得不取消了定在上海举行的盛大发片仪式。这对萧亚轩来说无疑又是个重大打击，上天似乎在不断考验她的耐心，又或者印证了那句“好事多磨”。无奈的事实面前，ELVA唯一能做的只有收拾心情，安心静养。再战歌坛她是否能够夺回属于她的音乐领地，我们拭目以待。
1626：是不是觉得现在回到了自己的位置？
E：确切的说应该是一个开出赛道的车手把车子又重新开回了赛道。这三年来并不是停止不前，也在前进，只不过离开了原来的那个赛道。现在萧亚轩把车子又重新开了回来。
1626：担心重站歌坛的成绩吗？
E: 非常非常担心。和我同期出道的艺人，像JOLIN还有孙燕姿，她们已经从当初的小天后变成当之无愧的天后，而我还停留在“小天后”那个阶段准备重出江湖，好像跟这个乐坛脱节了，有那么长的一段空档期。三年又出现那么多有实力的新人，其实我心里非常紧张的。害怕如此期待地一场复出会有什么不好的结局。可是当我看到每个工作人员为了我辛苦工作，特别是受伤这段时间，我自己能做的事情忽然变得少了，所有宣传的工作就交到他们手上。别人为了我这么卖力地去做，我自己没有理由先退缩。为了他们，为了所有喜欢萧亚轩的人，这场仗只许胜，不许败。
1626：觉得这是一场战争？
E:要给自己更多的压力才会前进，心里有一种信念。就像《我要的世界》里面唱的“相信我会坚强的走到最后”，这首歌是我自己填的词，在还没发片的时候。
1626：在红到顶点的时候跌落谷底，想到干脆放弃不唱吗？
E:我妈妈想过叫我放弃，她看到我总是不开心，闷闷不乐的。一会儿说能发片，一会儿又要结束合约之类的，为了这些问题变得心情不好、烦躁，整个人不在状态，妈妈很心疼。她说要不就不唱了吧，家里又不是需要我当歌手赚钱养活，离开台湾，在国外生活，我回到当歌手以前的状态继续念书，然后继续以前当设计师的梦想……她是这样跟我说的，但我告诉她我真的很想继续唱歌，有些事情发生就回不去了。如果我从来没当过歌手，可能会当一个出色的设计师吧，但见过了舞台的绚烂，爱上了唱歌的快感以及跳舞的节拍，我回不去了。
1626：每次看到蔡依林她们在电视中表演，自己心里很难受？
E:会的。所以以前如果转到音乐频道看见别的歌手发片或者MV，家里人会帮我转台。曾经那也是我的舞台，为什么今天出现在那里的是别人而不是我？呵呵，有时候想想会钻牛角尖。
1626：去纽约学习舞蹈的一年，是想让自己忙碌起来然后忘记这些不愉快吗？
E:有这方面考虑，如果充实一点就不会想那么多。但主要还是想着我将来一定会回来，所以还不如趁这段时间好好学习跳舞，好让歌迷觉得我并不是在家闲置了三年，是实实在在的有进步的。
1626：从新歌的MV当中可以看到你舞蹈的部分非常棒。
E:谢谢！这过程非常辛苦。以前大家觉得ELVA跳舞不错，可是真的到了美国你才发现人外有人。我们那个班上的学员全部都是高手中的高中，他们平时是在各个地方的舞蹈学校当老师的，我在他们其中可以说是最不起眼的一个。班上规定，只有跳得好的学员才可以站到最前面一排，跟在老师的后面跳。刚开始我排在最后根本看不清老师跳什么，然后在心里发誓一定要去前面更好的位置。在一段时间的努力以后终于去到了比较靠前的地方，但离最前排还有距离。
1626：脚伤恢复的如何了？
E:可能还要去美国做一个手术，我不仅要一条会走路的腿，要的是一条可以跳舞的腿。现在断裂的韧带基本上长好了，但是有积水，肿得连脚踝都看不见，加上打石膏会让肌肉萎缩，总之不太好。最近都靠针灸来防止肌肉萎缩，非常疼，但是没办法，再疼也要忍。
1626：好像不太走运？
E:就当好事多磨吧，现在只能这么想。刚受伤的时候确实非常沮丧，在家里大哭。好不容易等了三年，就差这么几天发片，忽然受伤，上天好像在捉弄我！原本在上海准备的记者会和SHOW CASE也被迫取消……不过如果不是受伤，我也感受不到歌迷对我的关心。现在我有一个博客，几乎每天都会上去看看大家的留言。有那么多的歌迷给我打气，还有很多人找来能让韧带更快愈合的秘方。我的确很着急，因为想快点好起来为他们表演。1087，他们等待的日子已经够长……
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