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Namie Amuro
Japanese
Musician
About the author
When I was snowed under with the work of an idol, I didn't have time to think.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Time
#Work
When I was younger, there was a huge gap between what I wanted to do and what I could do as an idol.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
Up until now, I had ideas that I wanted to try but didn't have the opportunity to do them.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Now
#Ideas
#Opportunity
Until now, I've not done a project where the produce, rapper and singer has never worked together like this before, and I had a chance to try a variety of styles.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Now
#Chance
#Variety
#Project
Until now, I was insecure and I believed what the people around me said in regarding what I should sing.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Now
#People
I get even more nervous singing when everyone's fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there's people there listening to that, and if they're moved by it, then I'm moved as well.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#People
#Singing
#Listening
#Meaning
Simply, there are many things I would like to do.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
People around me called me an idol, so that's what I was.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#People
Now, on nights that I can't sleep, I play video games alone until the morning.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Now
#Games
#Play
#Sleep
My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Years
#Court
#Publicity
#Popularity
I guess you could say I'm cautious, or a coward.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
If I get to wrapped up in how I have to be, or what I have to do, things gradually get worse and worse.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
If I don't think about anything, and start with a clean slate, in terms of what I have to do, a lot of different ideas come up, and I can think about things more openly.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Ideas
If I can't get a mental image from the song, I won't sing it.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Song
I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Ballads
I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in it's own right.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Right
#Work
#Promotion
I stopped caring what people thought.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#People
#Thought
#Caring
I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Chance
I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Choice
#Decision
In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Dance
#Beginning
For the most part, I don't care about what everyone else is doing, or what is popular.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Popular
#Care
I enjoyed the opportunities, but there was no time to think.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Time
From my debut until now, I've always wanted to sing and dance.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Now
#Dance
Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Time
#People
#Trust
#Friendship
Even my closest friend said I was finished, but I think I may be a little different from the others.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#May
#Friend
During my grief, I realised there was nothing I could do for my mother, but I did have a child.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Nothing
#Mother
#Grief
Aside from my work, in my everyday private life, I'm not a very adventureous person. I don't look for change.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Life
#Work
#Change
After I can be happy with knowing that I did what I wanted to do.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
Actually, recording the Suite Chic album was so much fun and while working on this new album, people that I've worked with from Suite Chic has lend their voice.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#People
#Fun
#Voice
I came back to do a live concert. Nobody had done that before and I know my managers were worried.
Namie Amuro,
Japanese
Musician
#Managers