Chinese rock legend Cui Jian is staging a come back to the music scene with the release of a new album after 10 year.

Known as the Father of Chinese Rock, his new album titled Frozen Light comes after the release of his 2005 album, Show You Colour.

"I would say it's more powerful music, and more original even if there is a lot of melody, even if it is rock and roll, at least two or three songs I think I create the groove, which is very reggae but it's not like on the beach kind of reggae, not like dance floor music, it's really a heartbeat, with hurt feeling and suffering feeling," the 54-year-old singer said.

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In December, his new single "Outside Girls" was launch together with a short film of the same name.

But what inspired the singer for his new album?

"Most of Chinese city people, their parents are from the countryside, you have to understand that, they don't feel you're a loser because of that, you feel good about that, it's your honor, take it back, take the confidence back in your heart and let them go and let them free. Forget about the city. You have the right to see, to imagine what the space is like. You have the first right to think that, and then you think who you love, let them come and save you," he said.

Cui Jian, who achieved superstar status in 1986 with the single "Nothing to My Name," became at odds with the Chinese government after supporting student-demonstrators during the 1989 Tiananmen protests. 

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