Author. Musician. Speaker. Troublemaker.
A message of hope that brings people together.
Simon Tam is the founder and bassist of Asian American dance rock band, The Slants. He is also a landmark legal activist, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and philanthropist who helps others use art for social change.
“One of the most inspiring people I have ever heard speak.”
— member, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Making Noise.
“For a self-proclaimed troublemaker who took on the Supreme Court with his dance-rock band, The Slants' Tam and bandmate Joe X. Jiang are ready to prove that yes, the band was about politics and reclaiming a racial term for empowerment, but that it was also always about the music.”
-Broadway World
“His compelling memoir is about keeping true to his punk rock heart and making history.”
— The Washington Post
