Dou Wei

About

Singer and instrumentalist who rose to prominence with the heavy metal band, Black Panther.

Before Fame

He grew up in Beijing where he learned to play the flute and the guitar.

Trivia

After they published a less than flattering article about Dou's second wife, the Beijing News headquarters was attacked by the enraged musician, who demolished keyboards and set fire to a writer's car in the parking lot.

Family Life

He married Gao Yuan in 2002 and had two children named Dou Jingtong and Dou Jiayuan.

Associated With

His album Dark Dreams was influenced by the rock group The Cure and their frontman Robert Smith.