About Wong Ka Kui
Wong Ka Kui (Chinese: 黃家駒; Jyutping: Wong4 Gaa1-keoi1; 10 June 1962 – 30 June 1993), also known by his Japanese stage name Koma Wong, was a Hong Kong musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the leader and a co-founder of the rock band Beyond, where he was the lead vocalist, the rhythm guitarist and the primary songwriter. His younger brother Wong Ka Keung was also the band's bass guitarist. Wong Ka Kui wrote over 100 songs in his short life and was considered one of the iconic figures of Cantonese and Mandarin rock music. == Life and career == === Early life === Wong was born on 10 June 1962, and grew up in So Uk Estate, Sham Shui Po. When Wong was a junior pupil in secondary school, he was firstly exposed to European and American music due to his classmate's introduction. Wong later on became a big fan of David Bowie and Pink Floyd. Until Wong was 17, he taught himself to play the guitar on an acoustic guitar which was pre-owned and then given by a neighbour. When he desired to learn the electric guitar, he bought a red Fender Stratocaster with a maplewood neck which was also second-handed. Since Wong was once teased for his poor guitar playing, he determined to refine his guitar skills until he could be as proficient as the person who teased him was. Before the outset of Wong's musical career, he worked as an office assistant, mechanic, and scenery decorator for a TV company after he had graduated at secondary 5 from Baldwin College.
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