I am playing the music I love and I really play it from my heart, and whatever the out form is - it doesn't matter whether it's art or music.

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.

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

I have always liked black and white! It is simple and the colour of the piano.

The way to respect all the people I love is to eat the music, have it in my blood and bones, and try to explore it in as much different ways as possible to create my own identity.

The first reason why I started to use the [electric] keyboard is because I really like the bending sound of the guitar and bass player. I can't bend the piano sound. I really like the feel behind it. I feel it adds flavour and character to my music.

It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was taking piano lessons with a local teacher. I began to study composition at the Yamaha school. And I continued to study there until the age of 15.