I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams. I'm O.K. with that so long as my songs are my own. No one can take my songs away from me.

I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams.

I don't have dreams. How can I say it? I myself am a dream.

Of course, my motto is still, 'Work is work, private is private.'

I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.