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David Tao's thoughts on Asian artists going west

Posted 17th June 2011 by Alex Trup

In July 2010 I had the opportunity to interview popular Mandopop singer David Tao (陶喆) [Wikipedia] after his talk at TEDxTaipei. David gives an explanation as to how his career path was actually diverted from film to music and why he’s coming back to that passion. He also gives some interesting thoughts on how Asian artists may be successful in the west.

Watch the full interview below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments:

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