Whenever I do a performance I always hope it is the best day of my life. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't.

My music is very emotional. The reason why I want to play music is very emotional. I want to call out my emotions and package them into music.

My biggest musical dream is to keep playing all my life. There's nothing bigger than that and that's very challenging because you have to satisfy yourself at every stage.

Satisfying yourself requires challenges because when you come to a certain point, you're not happy anymore. You don't feel happy with the way you played one year ago, you have to always make progress. So that's a challenge.

I started to listen to Japanese jazz musicians when I went to high school. Some people I listened to were Yosuke Yamashita, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sadao Watanabe.

I don't really want to force anyone to feel a specific way, but if they can keep their body and mind "floating" with my music, that pleases me.

I love performing so much! The joy is to have the opportunity to be able to perform all around the world.