I think energy is the most important thing that we can give to people as performers. Anything else is a little bit pretentious. But energy is not.

Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.

But only art and music have the power to bring peace.

The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.

You can be very wild and still be very wise

Perhaps one feels more pain when parents are there. It's like when you're hungry, you know, it's worse to get a symbol of a cheeseburger than no cheeseburger at all. It doesn't do you any good, you know.

Bless you for your jealousy; it is a sign of empathy.