I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.

The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody.

Wish I could prove I love you, but does that mean I have to walk on water?

In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.

Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.

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!