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Yesterday we mastered the new single. We enlisted a wonderful New York
engineer named VLADO to help us by mail, so today was the first time in a
while that we worked on it in Japan. We were able to put a lot of effort into
it. I feel like we did a good job and hope that everyone’s looking forward
to it!

I’m amazed by how worked up everyone got in the comments section – I was
really surprised! Everybody was quickly drawn into the discussion. Seriously,
I was amazed.

I’ve thought for a long time that I’m incapable of holding back the things
I feel strongly, thoughts that I have, things I want to say, happy things,
sad things, things that make me mad. Not being able to put my feelings into
words is for me a really painful thing (for example in music, interviews).
War, nuclear power, hemp…even if it’s a bit taboo to bring up, I don’t pay
much attention. But one must also understand that they have a responsibility
along with the right to share their opinions. It’s certain that I probably
should have chosen my words a bit more carefully about such delicate matters.
I’m sorry.

Ever since I was a child, I’ve been unable to just go along with things that
I felt unsure about. I always questioned the rules. Why is this bad? Why do I
have to do this? I grew up doubting everything, and now as an adult, the
things I want to say and share are the things I believe are really positive.
War and nuclear power I don’t support. My favorite music, hearing,
breathing, homeopathy, meditation, hemp…these things I want to share. But, I
would never force my opinions on others. Of course I’m happy if I meet
people and we have these things in common. But values and dislikes differ for
each person, and that’s natural. I don’t intend to force my fans to think
the same way that I do. For example, these days, I hate smoking.But I have
many friends who smoke, and although I’d love it if they quit, I don’t let
it affect our relationship at all. But I want to be able to say directly that
I oppose something. And if I see something and think “it’s wonderful!”,
then I want to share it. This is how I want to live. Isn’t that our right? I
want this blog to be the same way – I don’t want to be formal, I just want
to be true to my self.

KANOU, yui, thank you for your wonderful opinions. I really appreciate them.
I think that you understood what I was trying to say. I want to grab hold of
positive things. And needless to say, I’m going to continue learning.

CORE, yui, that makes a lot of sense! The first way we isolate ourselves is
by our words. And once we write something, we can’t erase it easily. I
realize what I did wrong. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could transcend words
(and language too) and connect with people? Sometimes I think it’s too bad
that we have to use words to communicate. But there’s no other way, so we
have to try to use them carefully. And words can be beautiful things,
according to how we use them.

bubsht, I loved “55 questions about hemp.” I couldn’t put it down. Are you
surprised? Maybe it’s best not to worry too much about what others are
doing. It’s only natural that different people have different opinions.

KT, your thoughts about America were very rational. I understand how people
may have been confused by what I said, and I’m sorry. There are lots of
things I like about America: music, movies, literature, art. There are many
wonderful communities where people live in harmony with the earth and make
great progress. At the same time, there are many things about America that I
can’t stand. The huge gap between rich and poor. Gun laws. And the health
care system is awful. If you’re not rich, it’s a very hard country to live
in. I don’t like the politicians and corporations that control the system. I
can’t help but thinking that democracy there has become corrupt. On the
other hand, there are many countries in Northern Europe that seem really
progressive. They don’t practice “democracy” or “socialism,” but have
made a new type of society. The taxes are high but there are many benefits
for the citizens. For example, Denmark and Sweden. Do a bit of research and I
think you’ll be surprised. I do think that for such new rules to work, new
ethics and moral standards are essential.

Sorry for veering off topic…

And TOMMY, I also love John Frusciante! I was really into “Niandra Lades.”
 But it seems that he and I have different values. Of course I want my life
to be full of beautiful things. But I’ve learned that I can’t turn away
from some things. The conflicts of politicians, citizen’s movements…Right
now I’m really concerned with Sino-Japanese and Japanese-Korean issues. But
whether you’re like me or like John, I guess we’re all just ants. And of
course I don’t intend to put John down. I think he’s a brilliant guitarist.

Wow, I wrote a lot…
To those I mentioned, I’m sorry again. I’m still in the learning process
too.

Everyone, please be kind with your comments.〈^ ^ ;〉


Sugizo

Posted by SUGIZO : 03:20 AM