Labelled a music wildchild who reportedly flared at HK media recently, reigning Cantopop heavyweight Eason Chan was nothing but candid and nice with Gashaus.

I waited three dreary hours just to earn minutes with him, during which I was constantly amazed by how easily his guffaws erupted as he bantered in a mixture of Mandarin and English like an old chum while his minders and stylists fussed over him.

Not once could I detect any hint of impatience through his bloodshot eyes, even when a curious reporter quizzed on his father (who was sentenced to six years jail for corruption) despite earlier reminders to refrain.

He gamely tinkled the piano keys when requested by the emcee and displayed his professionalism when he declined to grab bites from his Boon Tong Kee chicken rice bento near him while we chatted on mostly his upcoming gig at one of the Expo halls.

Having nine sold-out concerts with Tim Burton-like dreamscapes at the Hong Kong Coliseum a few months ago, this 32-year old with a toddler daughter revealed that it would boast a band sound with specially selected English songs, like from John Mayer. There might also be a special guest, perhaps Tanya Chua who recently wrote a song for him and a duet is in the cards.

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Known as the King of K Songs named after his multiple award-winning tune of the same title, Eason confessed his penchant for challenging himself with difficult songs of different genres. And he doesn't need gut-wrenching memories to intensely emote and make a tuneless song sound good!

Initially planning to follow his Shanghai concert songset closely here, he has since changed his mind after hearing feedback that Singaporeans actually look forward to hearing more of his Cantonese hits like "Next Year's Today".

His passion for music was evident as his energy level seemed that of a Duracell bunny's whenever we talked music, like his dream collaboration artistes and future projects.