The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings.

I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.

I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.

Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum.

Blood and death. That moves me.

I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.

I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation.