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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.
Utada Hikaru
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Utada Hikaru
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: January 19
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Hikaru Utada
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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In Japan, people don't really sing about sexual content.
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Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
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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!
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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.
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Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.
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Wish I could prove I love you, but does that mean I have to walk on water?
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There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now.
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People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.
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I can never really enjoy being famous.
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No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.
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It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.
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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.
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I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that.
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I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house.
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Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
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I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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The world is in motion, as it seems.
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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.
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