Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.

For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.

I do feel really determined, and that I have to pull myself together, but I don't really think like, my market has changed and my company has changed, and I'm going to make it BIG in America!

I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself.

The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.

The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.

If I suddenly disappear from the music world, you might see Hikaru Utada working as a helper at some inn in Atami.