THANKS for the brain workout, Deserts Chang.

The Taiwanese indie singer proved that she was as philosophical as her lyrics when she refused to be politically correct during her interview with the local media last week.

Speaking to us over the phone from Taiwan, she would pause whenever she was asked a question.

She would then frame her answer as a question or a hypothetical situation, perhaps in a bid to get us to think about what we asked her.

When asked if she would ever dumb down her deep lyrics to make her music more commercial, she told LOUD: "Let's just put it this way.

"If you had a kid, you would want to bring him up to be the best that he can be, right?

"You wouldn't want to bring him up to fit a mould and to be a certain way that you want him to be, right?

"Music is the same for me."

While we interpreted that to mean that she would always stick to writing her lyrics the best way she knows how, the next question completely floored the singer.

When asked about her thoughts on the current K-pop trend, she said: "What kind of question is that? "Why don't you go to the K-pop stars and ask them what they think of my music?"

Touche.

Chang, 31, was by no means unpleasant. She was simply being real, which to her fans, seems to be a big draw.

Tickets to her two concerts here at the Huayi - Chinese Festival of Arts 2013 on Feb 18 and 19 at 7:30pm at the Esplanade Recital Studio have been sold out.

A third concert on Feb 19 at 10pm has been added and that too, has been sold out.

On her splendid ticket sales, she said: "I want to thank everyone who is coming to my concert.

"I didn't do a lot of publicity for it and yet the tickets sold so well.

"I'm very happy, I'm looking forward to finally meeting my fans here in Singapore."

In a nod to the title of her concert, translated as The Sounds Of Tea And Wine, she also spoke of her affinity with these two beverages.

Chang revealed that her personality is a mixture of both drinks, and has been one or the other during certain times in her life.

"Tea and wine are both actually a reflection of myself.

"I'm more like tea as I'm more of a relaxed person who would enjoy doing things slowly.

"But at other times in life I'm like wine, and I will attack the things that I face more aggressively.

"Like needing a nightcap sometimes, what you need depends on who you are, what you do and where you are in your life."

Born Chiao An Pu to a wealthy Taiwanese family, her father is reportedly the secretary-general of the Straits Exchange Foundation.

In line with her independent streak, she has told the Taiwanese media that she has refused to ride on her dad's coat-tails in her quest for recognition in the entertainment industry.

Chang is currently signed under record label Sony BMG.

She also reportedly chose the name Deserts because it's supposed to represent "something mysterious and hanging in limbo", which she felt represents her personality.

Chang, who started composing music when she was just 13, released her first album My Life Will... in 2009.

Famed for her acoustic guitar playing ability, she rose to stardom after winning the hearts of fans with her sweet vocals and flair for interpreting life from her unique point of view.

Looking forward, Chang admitted that she has no idea where life will take her, and she is open to a career change.

She shares the same view on getting married and having kids as well.

Said Chang: "It doesn't mean that because I'm a singer, I can't try other things in life. "I'm willing to try everything, like being an artist.

"As for marriage and kids, these are not things that I can have by simply wanting them.

"If it's fated in the first few years for me to be a wife and mother, then I will definitely be up for it."

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