第一封信原文Hi, Friends! This is my first time posting a personal messageon this or any other websites. However, I feel it's time to atleast say a few words in thanks to all of you for your gracioussupport, kindness, encouragement and love.I do sometimes visit this website, davidcn com , and I amtruly impressed by your organization as well as theinformation and interaction within it. It's such a warm feelingto read so many nice things about yourself and often asurprise to read articles about I never knew existed. Iappreciate your support and love and I feel I'm not deservingof all this attention and praise. Thank you from the bottom ofmy heart.Please understand that it's difficult for me to reply to fan mailas well as have one on one correspondence with fans andsupporters. Therefore, what I will try to do from time to time isupdate you with what I'm doing and working on. This way, wecan stay in touch and fans and friends all around the worldcan know what I'm up to. I hope this and other websites canflourish through the exchange of ideas and information usingmodern technology to really bring people together.We'll chat more later. DT8/18/04 4:18am Los Angeles

第一封信译文朋友们,你们好!这是我第一次在喆服或者是其他网站发布一封个人的信件.然而,我觉得是时候对你们所有人至少说声谢谢,感谢你们亲切的支持,友善,鼓励和爱.我有的时候真的会来到davidcn com这个网站,我也真的会被你们的组织和里面的信息还有交流所打动.读这么多关于你们自己的很棒的文章我真的觉得很温暖,有时候读到一些现实生活中我从不知道的内容,我也感到很惊讶.我很感激你们的支持和爱,我觉得我承受不起这所有的关注和赞扬.真的谢谢你们,从我心底里谢谢你们.希望你们理解,对于我来说回复歌迷的信件是很困难的,和歌迷还有支持者进行一对一通信也是一样.但我将试着让大家能及时了解我的近况和工作情况.通过这个方式,我们可以保持联系,全世界的歌迷和朋友也可以知道我在做些什么.我希望喆服和其他的网站可以通过现代化的手段交流观点和信息从而变得繁荣起来,也可以真的让人们聚在一起.让我们以后再聊的更多吧.陶喆.8月18日 凌晨4:18 洛杉机(北京时间8月17日 13:18)

第三封信原文9.4.04 9:48am TaipeiA little less than two weeks have passed and I'm in a much different place than when I wrote my last letter. It's not the fact that I'm now in Asia but that I'm now suddenly invigorated and very inspired. I'd like to tell you how and why but it's difficult to explain and describe so I'll just say that God has been leading me and lighting the path for me. Things are starting to become clear and colorful again and it seems that now I can "see" the road and my destination. I was worried and down but it seems that the dark cloud has been lifted and now the sun is shining on me. I feel that I'm walking into new territory and the next phase of my life and this album. Encouragement, friendship and love during this time are very crucial and, again, I thank you all for your constant outpour of love and support.The new album is taking shape and I am now able to see many of its distinguishing features. I can't say that the end is near but the end is in sight. I am very excited about this new album and I can guarantee that it will be something very different yet close to my heart. There are many new things that I'm working on in this new album but one of the key elements is, simplicity. I feel some of my previous creations (and much of what's on the market now) is very "overproduced" and often times too slick. I feel that music needs to return to its roots in terms of instrumentation and content. Music nowadays is often times just layer upon layer of sounds and parts that really don't add up to anything. We have at our disposal so much technology and information yet we don't generate or create anything truly original or new. It's no different for musicians and producers as we now have software and equipment that can do things you only dreamed of five years ago. Yet we abuse and overuse it while at the same time create nothing truly new and original. Thus, trying to keep things simple is one of the most difficult things to achieve in spite of all these options and tools. Some of the best artists and painters draw with very simple lines and colors. Some of the most haunting and memorable images are nothing more black and white portraits. Some of the best melodies only have a few notes and chords behind them. It's not what you put in but what you decide to leave out, as Beethoven said. Simplicity is the key to life.One thing I'd like to clarify is that presently there is no "official" David Tao website. You may be reading this letter on a bbs, forum, email, etc. but please note that it has originated from yours' truly and is NOT the property of any website or organization other than myself. Also, the fact that you find the posting of this or any of my writings on a website, forum, bbs or email does NOT mean that I am endorsing that particular entity, individual or organization. I want to clarify this in the event that there may be any misunderstandings or issues in the future. Again, I am NOT endorsing, validating or officiating any forum, organization or website when I post my writings on it. I'm merely sharing with everybody my thoughts and ideas via

this particular medium or website. Consequently, I am not responsible nor do I have any involvement with the operation or management of this and these websites, forums and organizations. I hope you can all understand my stand on this issue and that it is not intended to offend anyone. This is to avoid problems and misunderstands in the future which could prevent me from posting my writings. I do, however, encourage you to share my letters and postings with your friends and other forums that may be interested.Often times, during the production of an album I close myself off to the world and it's happenings. I don't read the news, listen to the radio or any music nor do I participate in many activities. This forces me to look "inside" myself and become introspective. I can't rely on the outside world for inspiration, feelings or interaction all the time. I must become self-sufficient and live on my own for that period of time especially when I'm writing. I call it "fasting from life". These periods could last from one week to a few months and often times it can become quite painful. It's very similar to fasting or food abstinence in that the early stages are very difficult while your body goes through changes and tries to adjust to the lack of food and nutrition. However, as your body adjusts (or in my case, my mind and life), new feelings, ideas and perspectives emerge and present themselves. Often times, you are able to see things clearer than before and perhaps things you initially missed now take on new meaning. This is a period of cleansing in which I empty my mind and soul and allow new energies into my life.I enjoy driving very much because it gives me a sense of freedom, speed and clarity. I can see the world in its' entirety and every passing second gives me a different view and landscape. I am "in control" and I can go where I want to go. When my friends ride with me in the car they often ask me why I have the radio/CD player off. They are quite surprised since they would imagine a musician to enjoy listening to music while driving. Many people like to drive with the music on as it accompanies their drive as well as provides an emotional backdrop for they journey. However, I like to drive with the music completely off. In fact, I rarely listen to music throughout my day. Perhaps it's because I'm always around music that I choose to not have music on in my daily life. You may have heard people ask, "Do you listen to music to change your mood or to fit your mood?" I think people do both, which shows how powerful music, can be. And because music has such power I choose to have it off at certain times because it can either alter or further enhance my present mood at that moment. I'd much rather allow my mind and heart to think and feel for itself ratherthan have something else interfere. That's why often times when I come back to Asia I feel myself being bombarded with new gossip, information, news and "garbage". It's difficult to "turn off" the world outside of us but sometimes we need to do that.

One my favorite directors once said that we are all systematically being changed without us even knowing it. Year by year our standards and expectations are being lowered and we aren't even aware of it. If you compare our world with the way it was a year or two years ago you may realize how little it's progressed and improved. You may notice, in fact, that it has regressed and worsened. Or perhaps you think the world is a better place? Perhaps our standards and expectations have been lowered so gradually that we don't even realize it? How many of you feel "safe" in the city you live in? Do you feel an increased amount of violence and hatred in the city, country, and world in which you live in? I do. Oddly, sometimes I don't even feel safe in my own home. Violence doesn't always present itself in the physical form. There is violence within the mind, spirit and soul. There is constant and increased abuse of our rights and lives by society, the media, corporations and governments. Therefore, I feel the "turning off" of the outside world during certain periods to be very important. It's also very important to know how to "filter" what comes in and what stays out of our lives and minds.It's very much like the proliferation of viruses and bugs in our computers and even cell phones now. Each day I open my email box to find dozens of pieces of junk mail and garbage flooding and overloading it. We have junk mail filters which are designed to "search and destroy" this garbage, however, these filters don't necessarily catch everything and at times can even misidentify legitimate mail for junk mail accidentally discarding it. Each one of us is like an email box and our filters are all set at different operating levels. Some of us don't have filters so we have to manually sort our mail each day, which is both frustrating and time consuming. Many times, we are tempted or fooled by such junk or fraudulent mail and misinformation leading to disastrous results. As in life, our mental and emotional filtersoften times don't catch everything and, as a result, we are lead astray and become confused. Do you have a junk mail filter for life? And if so, what level is your junk mail filter set to? Are you aware of what's true or false in your life and what's around you? Do you believe everything you read in the papers? Do you believe everything your government, teachers and leaders tell you?When in doubt, follow your heart. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to have a point of view. Pray to God for guidance and clarity.

实际上, 我每一天很少听音乐.或许是因为我总是被音乐环绕着,所以我选择在我的日常生活中不去接近音乐.你也许听过有人这么问道,"你会不会用听音乐来改变心情,或者聆听适合你心情的音乐?" 我认为人们两个都会做,这显示音乐会有着多么强的力量.也正因为音乐有这样的力量,我选择在有些时候关掉音乐,因为它可能在那片刻改变或进一步加深我当时的心情.我宁愿让我的思绪和心情自己去体会也不想让其他事情来干涉.所以很多次当我回到亚洲时,我经常感觉自己被新的八卦,信息,新闻和"垃圾"所炮轰.要令自己避开外面的世界是很困难的,但有的时候我们需要这么做.一位我很欣赏的导演曾经说过,我们全部都是在没有察觉的情况下,被系统化地改变着.年复一年我们的标准和期望被降低,但我们却没有意识到.如果你将现在的世界和一或二年前的世界比较,你或许会意识到它只有多么少的进步和改进.你可能注意到了, 实际上, 它退步了,恶化了.又或许你会认为现在的世界是一个更好的地方? 或许我们的标准和期望都逐渐的被降低了,所以我们根本没有意识到? 你们有多少人在自己居住的城市有安全的感觉?你是否感觉到在你居住的城市,国家和世界中,暴力和仇恨正在增加?我是感觉到了.奇怪,有时候我在我自己的家都没有安全的感觉.暴力不总是会以具体形态出现的,它存在于我们的头脑里中,精神中,灵魂之内.我们的权利也经常被社会,媒介,公司和政府滥用.所以, 我觉得在某些时候让自己避开外面的世界是很重要的.要学会如何去"过滤"那些进入我们生活和思想的东西也是非常重要的.这和病毒还有垃圾在我们的电脑和手机里的肆意扩散十分相似.每天我打开我的电邮都会发现它被许多宣传品和垃圾邮件淹没了.我们设有"搜寻和恶意"垃圾邮件过滤器,然而,这些过滤器不能捉住每一件垃圾邮件,有时也会错误辨识合法的邮件为邮寄宣传品并删除这些合法邮件.我们每一个人都象是一个电子邮箱,有不同层次过滤器在工作着.有些人没有过滤器,因此我们必须手工清理每天的邮件, 这很令人挫败也太耗时了.许多次, 我们被这样垃圾邮件诱惑或唬弄或欺骗和误传导致不堪的后果.在生活中,我们的精神和情感过滤器经常无法捕捉住一切.结果,我们被引人歧途,变得迷茫.你的生活中有这种垃圾邮件过滤器吗?如果有的话,你的垃圾邮件过滤器是设置在什么样水平呢?你是否可以分辨你的生活中,什么是真实什么是虚假,还有你周围的一切?你是否相信你在报纸上读到的一切?你是否相信你的政府,老师和领导人所告诉你的一切?当你有质疑的时候,请跟随你自己的心.不要害怕问问题.不要害怕有自己的观点.对上帝祈祷,祈求指引和明鉴吧

三封信均转自喆服~~转载请说明出处~~谢谢大家!我看到这三封信,感受到了David(DT~小胖)的真诚和苦恼,大家看过了以后就会明白.我希望不方便上喆服的在这里留下想对David说的话,我会转到喆服的,我会尽我的努力让你们的话在喆服上停留更长时间,让David看到.我想喆服不久就会有给David留言的专用版块了,我会把留言转过去的,大家放心.即使没有我也会想办法的,大家放心.请大家珍惜空间不要灌水,留下自己最想说的话,我知道大家都有很多话想说,那还等什么呢!

安家支持!

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可是 吧主 你不是要和我做朋友来的吗?

昨天我隐身了,对不起,和别人电话来着,今天聊吧!

陶喆第四封来信(04.11.29)Dear Friends,It’s been a long time since I’ve written to you all but you’ve been on my mind, nevertheless. I may have seen some of you over the past few months at events but, for the most part, I’ve been undercover and deep in the throes of production. I’ve received many messages and letters of support and concern during this period (to which I’ve not replied due to lack of time) for which I’m deeply grateful of. Thank you for your continued love and encouragement.I’m still working on the new album though much work has been accomplished over the past few months with the help of many great musicians and minds. There’s still quite a bit to complete though the end is within sight. What I can reveal is that the album will be delivered to your hands sometime in the New Year and it will be noticeable progression from my previous albums.I’m very excited at this moment because I have some exciting news to share. Within a few weeks, I will be launching my very first official website. We are putting the finishing touches on it as I write this. I am very proud of this site not only because it is a David Tao premiere but also because it will provide a direct channel for us to interact. There will be many surprises within it and, of course, there will be an abundance of exclusive and exciting new content about the upcoming new album and me. In the upcoming weeks, you’ll be receiving more information about this website and how to become a member of our new home. Please stay tuned!Peace and be strong in what you are doing,David Tao

终于找到了呀~

看了眼都要花了，老陶话多！