Leehom's letter to his fans

Dear Fans,
I am finally back in New York after four months in Asia! It’s so nice to be home for a few days relaxing with my friends and family. This summer was non-stop, filled with travels all over Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guiyang, and Changsha). It was a lot of work and very tiring, but wonderful to tour so many places and meet fans face to face at performances and autographing sessions. It makes me so happy to know that such friendly fans support me and my music in every corner of Asia!

I know that a lot of you have recently begun the new school year. I wish you all an exciting and challenging semester filled with fun and enriching experiences! Good luck! Today, 9/17/99 I am also beginning a new chapter in my musical studies. Today is my first one-on-one lesson with arguably the most famous voice teacher in the world! These classes were arranged by Sony Music New York as they know I am constantly trying to improve my skills as musician. This is an incredible opportunity and is one of the main reasons I am taking the next semester off at Berklee. For those of you who were concerned about this decision, please do not worry, I will never give up my studies in music for the rest of my life! However, studying music and the arts after college must often be done in untraditional ways. It is important to remind ourselves that attaining degrees from formal institutions should not be the point of education, it is the acquisition of knowledge.

Finally, I’d like to thank each and every one of you for the amazing support you have given to me and my music this summer. Your cheers, letters, gifts and smiles really kept me motivated and in good spirits during the long promotion period. Even more importantly, you kept me inspired while I continued to compose music on a daily basis for my next album. I sincerely hope you all like the new album "Impossible to Miss You", which with your help has already become my best selling album of all time! Thank you for helping to bring my music to Asian listeners around the world.
your friend, Lee-hom

Thanks to Angel, who sent this letter out through the mailing list.