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When you look at Ayumi Hamasaki, do you see Ayu, the human being, or do you see Ayumi Hamasaki the Entertainer? Is there a grey area?
I see empress of jpop, pop idol, queen of pop, the best pop singer ever etc. Its hard for me to see her just as a singer or as human being because her work is flawless, especially if you compare it to someone else's. Maybe Im just a hardcore fan, I dont know but I really see ayu very unique on mainstream scene, and not just japanese one. When you hear ayu you know its her, no one can replace her, her music is really her's no matter how many influences there are. Only human thing I feel about her is her human feelings in her songs, but the way she potrays them is 'larger than life'. I truly admire her.
How do you think that affects what you want from what she does? What do you want from her?
I dont have 'wishes' because I know she will amaze me with something, be it song, instrumental, cover, or her reason for doing so. There are some songs or albums I needed time to truly enjoy but I never seriously bashed her work 'cause I know she evolves as a person and as an artist and she's not just pop machine, her songs are mirrors of what her current place is, so if she feels something I do not at the moment, its not her fault nor mine, its just 'we agree to disagree' or in this context Im not in that place right now so I will listen to something I feel at the moment. Her discography is huge thank god.
Do you think that being so close to Ayu with social media affects your view of
her?
I dont use twitter, nor read ayu tweets, I think Ive readed two times maybe, so her social network dont affect me at all.
How do you feel about the way other people see Ayu?
I would be honest, I dont care. No one is right nor wrong, if you dont feel her music you are just not in that state to feel it, so go feel something else. Music we choose to listen depends of person we are and life we live, so its impossible that everyone likes everything. I couldnt care less what other people think.
Are you a little pig-headed about your opinions?
what does that mean lol.
is that like stubborn about your opinion? No, I think Im not. And when fans fight with each other which album is better or which album sucks its funny to me lol.
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