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Ayu's soul is firmly rooted in her lyrics. I think if she were to ever cease writing her own lyrics, then that would be the real "beginning of the end." I agree that her lyrics are always top-notch, but even so, I wish she would focus her energy on where her true talent lies: Being a singer-songwriter FIRST AND FOREMOST and generally just being the master of pathos that she is.
The amazing thing that I noticed with Ayu, is that she knows exactly how to interpret a melody and how to convey the appropriate feeling in conjunction with that melody. This is likely not a result of technical skill, but it is something purely intuitive. Thus, I would put her in the same class as The Beatles and Michael Jackson in terms of songwriting skill (lack of technical music knowledge, but extraordinarily gifted in capturing the spirit of a song intuitively). And the way she can make one feel conflicting, highly nuanced emotions within the same song is nearly unparalleled.
btw D-Z, I can't believe you happened to choose 'Letter' for March 21. That's my birthday (also PQ's release date now that I remember), and coincidentally an Ayu song I find uncannily relatable. Love the lyrics to bits. I even have the really LQ live rip on my iPod.
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