'Too brown' - Stan Walker on being Māori in the music industry | nzherald.co.nz 

I still love Stan Walker he's strong to his identity and culture. Bring it to the mainstream, your unique and true to yourself. You're Inspiring and your music is beautiful. Kia Kaha, Atahua Stan ❤️

And wow your integrity has paid off. With your song I am you will now be famous internationally ❤

Two of my favorite people ,great interview ❤️

ABSOLUTELY - It is the Maori that totally made me pay attention and hear some of the most beautiful music and attitudes ! Thank God you kept on your path!

proud of you 🤙🏾 Stay true 🎯 “You gotta Inspire them before you educate them” Stan Walker

Precious, precious, precious human being! Love you Stan Walker - Whakamoemiti!!! Thankful you are who you are! :-)

Said it like a champ.

It’s seriously really sad that the idea of him being brown or too brown was unappealing to them. It’s great he finally went back to his roots and did him.

To much Stan, always be true to who you are, where your from, know your roots, heaps of aroha to you 🥰💖

Profound and astute knowledge of what it's like to be a "brown person in a white world." more segments like this please.

He Ain't Lyin 😄🖤✊🏾

Stan, you are such an inspiration. Thank you

Sad to hear ppl made him feel he needed to be someone else to succeed. I think what makes Stan special (apart from his obviously amazing voice) is his personality and who he is. I'm pretty sure those record label guys have no idea how things are changing. The whole social media thing and RU-vid proves ppl want to see more "real" ppl. More ppl watch RU-vid instead of regular tv now to see regular ppl not whitewashed cookie cutter ideals. I think shows like Idol and The Voice started it. The idea of seeing more real talented ppl instead of fake unrealistic pop singers that are all the same.

love your transparency Stan♥️🤍🖤

Fantastic interview 👏 👌

Not anymore Stan😊 you can be who you are bro❤ Kia Kaha

Represent Stan you are "Inspirational "💯Maori❤

Love this ❤️ Mana Motuhake,✊

WAIT A MINUTE! LOOK AT STAN'S HAND! IS HE MARRIED NOW? THAT IS A WEDDING RING! I'M PISSED! I LOVE STAN!

Godbless you❤

Tino ataahua kupu Stan ❤️

Love your Korero Stan , inspiring Bro

Arohanui Stan ❤

you weren't allowed??? i hope your music spread more to asia.... i would come. :) I AM is soooo good..... i cant wait for more from him

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜YOU STAN SICNE DAY ONE , AI 2009 , BABY YOU ARE NOW AN OSCAR WINNER SINGER !!! " I AM " CHECK OUT STAN'S NEW SONG !

And yet there's a heavy metal band of boys who look more European than maori, they sing in Te Reo Maori, and are embraced nationaly and internationally as representing Maori's. Yet sadly here you are being told you're too brown? 🤦 Need I say more.... 😠 Smdh

Australian Idol and Pop Stars always pushed for a white winner just after Guy won

We are all people all colours Jesus does not look at colour he is just against sin SIN is the problem not colour

Be true to your self is what your people are 😂😂😂

2 dislikes must be from pakeha hahaha

What dripple

Chur

Bs....It's an advantage....

Wait till he gets older and finds out the truth that he is just one of many, haha

Not gonna dismiss what he's saying but isn't it weird that he blames his grandiose pop persona on whitey. I swear 6 months ago he was playing the spirituality driven 'we are one' projection, and now it's all Maoridom from a guy who barely spoke a peep to it before. Can't blame a narcissist for its attempt at relevance I guess.