Hsu Ch'ang-hui, who taught at the academy at the time, recalls that Lee's uninhibited, nonchalant personality made his response to music direct and personal. "He's very musical," Hsu says. Lee relied on his talent to go his own way. "He didn't like classes," a friend recalls.
當時任教藝專的許常惠記得，李泰祥很放得開，不在乎的個性使他對音樂的反應很直接，很快就加入自己的感受，「他的音樂性很強」，許常惠說。