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Well the first time ayu used 'boku' in a song (I believe in from your letter?) I remember her saying that using 'watashi' and 'anata' would make it seem like a love letter, which wasn't the meaning she wanted to convey. Therefore in that song she used 'boku' and 'kimi' to refer to a relationship between friends. Then a couple years ago when she preformed on SMAPxSMAP they asked her about her usage of 'boku' in her lyrics and she said something along the lines that it places a distance between her and the speaker in the lyrics. I've never heard her use 'boku' much less 'ore' in speech though.
Personally, I think it's pretty crude and unattractive for a female to use 'ore' to refer to herself. Not very fond of the 'boku' females either to be honest. But that only applies in spoken language, not song lyrics.
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