The source of poet Kenichi Asai's words and the power of words.
Kami ha Matazumo Sobu" (God Always Creates Both), your latest work, is a torrent of images created from individual fragments, and I personally felt that it has something in common with the world of Asai's lyrics.
There's a lot of different short stories, and you have to do it that way. The sentences aren't all connected. The diary entries are not in order of date, but in pieces, and I think I took the liberty of arranging them from the viewpoint of "this order would be easier to read.
Do you have a different production style for lyrics and books?
Books are more fun. Lyrics are still subject to restrictions. You have to take into account the melody and the number of words, but the text is completely free. If you change your mind in the middle of a sentence, you can just write, "I realized something," and keep going. So it's like talking.
It certainly had a live feel as if Mr. Asai was speaking.
I can't think and calculate. I think it is best if something happens that makes the reader happy, or makes them stronger, or makes them laugh, or changes them in a positive way.
Have your writing and lyrics changed over the past 20 years?
I used to write at night. Now I write in the morning. It is easier to make something great in the morning. I mean, the probability of producing something great is much higher. This is true not only for writing, but for everything. It is the same for painting and music. People are most alert during the first two hours after waking up, so morning is definitely the best time. In the morning, everyone takes the train to work. That's a waste of time. Especially for creative people, creativity and judgment are best in the morning. There are many times when you have to decide which way to go. Morning is the best time to make a decision.
For example, in the description of the motorcycle, I could tell that it was written by someone who really likes motorcycles.
It's that obvious. I've been down the road of motorcycles. I don't know about today's motorcycles, though. I do know a lot about the choppers of that time.
Nakamura-san seems to change bikes regularly, but Asai-san has been riding the Salinger (*Asai-san's favorite bike, a customized Yamaha XS400) for a long time, which I thought was a stark contrast.
I have one, but I haven't been on it lately. Tatsuya uses it for a living, but I don't. The big thing is, after all, Tatsuya is a drummer, so you don't need to bring a guitar or an effects box. Tatsuya is just one body and as long as he takes his sticks with him, he can rehearse just fine. Besides, surprisingly, Tatsuya likes new things. The bike he rides is old, though. Tatsuya has always taken in new things that are popular in the world.
I'm sure it's because you like cars and motorcycles, which are such classic motifs, appear frequently in your lyrics, illustrations, and books.
Cars, cars, soft serve ice cream, cats, or ..... Sometimes I think I should draw something different, but I guess it's easier to draw.
Your illustrations are characterized by colorful colors, but it seems to me that many of the words in your lyrics are related to colors.
Color comes up a lot. It tends to appear. You run to color when you are in trouble.
I think that's what makes the lyrics so easy to picture.
If it's good, it's good.
