Josh Sherman

Josh Sherman asked Tao Lin:

You were very prolific early on. Bed and Eeeee Eee Eeee both came out the same year, for example. Since you've curbed the drug use, your books are coming out at a slower pace. Are these two things at all related? Are you less productive? More critical of your work? Or are drug use/writing output totally unrelated?

Tao Lin I didn't start using drugs, besides caffeine, until 2009. By then I'd already published five books. I used pharmaceutical drugs and cocaine and heroin from 2010-2013, and only produced one book in that time, Taipei. Since 2013 I've used cannabis daily and finished two books, Trip and Leave Society (forthcoming in 2021). I think drug-use and output are somewhat unrelated for me.

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lane (LPF)

lane (LPF) asked Tao Lin:

Could you share some of your favorite movies? Also which non-Taipei novel of yours would you select to be a movie if possible

Alexandre Alphonse

Alexandre Alphonse asked Tao Lin:

Do you happen to know how many words do each one of your novels have? If so, could you at least tell me how many words does "Eeeee Eee Eeee" have? Thank you very much :)

Kenneth Lian

Kenneth Lian asked Tao Lin:

I have trouble believing in anything for certain. All information from media, peers etc. and philosophies from books and public figures are interesting insights but doesn't program me to feel more grounded. I have questions such as 'why am I doing this' that makes me feel like meaning in life is slippery, like water. How do you find information that you can believe, and how do solidify meaning?

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