你的粉丝来自亚洲所有使用中文的国家，他们对你的音乐有什么不同的反应吗？
The Wall Street Journal:You have fans across most Chinese-speaking countries in Asia. Do they respond differently to your music?
孙燕姿：大陆的歌迷更奔放。有时候他们激动得会哭出来。新加坡的歌迷虽然同样喜欢你，但只会远远地看着你。总的来说，音乐能够跨越地理的界限。
Ms. Sun: Mainland fans are more direct. Some may even cry if they like you. In Singapore, they just look at you from a distance, but maybe they like you as much. In general, music travels well and can transcend geographical borders.
自你进入国语歌坛后，你觉得它有什么变化吗？
How has Mandopop (Mandarin-language pop music) changed since you entered it?
大陆已经迅速地向台湾学到了制作专辑的技巧，我觉得从审美的角度进步是很大的，虽然这样说可能有些主观。
The Chinese have quickly learned a lot about album making from looking at the Taiwanese. I think the aesthetics have improved a lot, although it’s very subjective.
大陆娱乐界的口味更加多元了。许多年前，它还是以经典为主。现在在积极地吸取新事物。大陆娱乐可操作的范围非常大。
The taste for entertainment has widened in China. Many years ago, it was more classic-based. They now have a more voracious appetite for new things. The scale on which China operates is staggering.
你比较关注哪些国语歌手呢？
What Mandopop artists are you keeping an eye on?
下一个歌坛的国际巨星将会在中国诞生，比如流行歌手李宇春、张靓颖。她们工作勤奋，年轻而且有强大的歌迷队伍。我也很喜欢台湾林宥嘉的作品。
The next big artist will be from China. Among the popular ones are Li Yuchun and Zhang Liangying. They work quite hard, are young and have a strong fan base. I also quite like stuff from Lin You Jia [also known as Yoga Lin] in Taiwan.
你为什么选择用国语而不用英语唱歌呢？
Why did you sing in Mandarin instead of English?
用英语唱歌其实都算不上一个选择。对于国语流行歌坛来说，之前比较成功的新加坡歌手有陈洁仪、蔡健雅。但是在英语方面做成功的亚洲歌手据我所知基本没有。我很小就知道亚洲面孔去做英文专辑是很难成功的。在我出道的时候，来自各方的支持以及运作的框架还没有具备，而且现在也没有。
Singing in English is even less of an option. For Mandopop, there were [previous Singaporean successes like] Kit Chan and Tanya Chua. As for English pop, I don’t really know anyone [from Asia who’s succeeded]. I knew from a very young age that an Asian face is not going to make a [successful] English album. The support and structure was not there during my time and is still not there.
我觉得普通话就是一种语言，而音乐还是音乐。我从八九十年代的音乐，比如艾拉妮丝·莫莉塞特那里汲取了很多营养，我乐于去学习所有的东西。
I appreciate Mandarin as a language, but music is music. I took a lot of influences from ’80s and ’90s music like Alanis Morissette. I listen to everything.