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1) When did you become an Ayu fan?
around 2006 or 2007
2) Why do you like Ayu?
I see her as a strong, inspirational person who made "it" work when she came from nothing. And she doesn't even have to be the biggest star at the moment for her to try her hardest and for her to be sincere.
Her music is so enjoyable for me, even if I'm not listening to it too intently. I like to draw and write comics so when I'm in a mood and I'm working really hard, it's nice to have her albums playing in the background.
3) Do you see yourself as someone who enjoys change?
Typically, not too much, especially with real life issues. However, I accept it as it is. I enjoy at least something about each and every album she's released because I feel like she is trying to tell us something more about herself each time, even if it doesn't always come out in a good way.
Btw, I feel as though a change is happening with her new album. As someone said, she seemed to have hit reverse what with A One going back to ASFXX and then this new one looking as though it's also started over. (that's really hard to describe...) I am very excited about this change. I sense that she's had some kind of breakthrough.
I hate to sound...preachy or lame by saying this...but bear with me. When I took figure drawing, which was college level drawing III, we had to do gesture drawings of our nude models. We would do up to 50 a day and keep like...4. There were some of our gestures that were not great and would get thrown away but they did serve a purpose and that was getting us into our drawing "groove" and to teach us what was important in the human figure to place on the paper in 30 seconds. These 30 second drawings got us into practice for when we did say...2 hour drawings.
I learned a similar process in painting but in that class, you are expected to have finished pieces. We were expected to complete 5 paintings by the end of the semester, I did 10. Each painting added to the next one. I always take an idea and improve it. Except for some of the pieces in between where I completely threw out the main concept and did something totally different for exposure and experimentation.
I think about the way she does her music. I'm not going to say her last few albums have been more than spectacular. I liked A One as an idea but execution left me feeling frustrated. However, if all of those albums are practice for her to find what she truly likes or how she should truly sound, so be it. I like art a lot and chronology. I love seeing someone's process throughout their career. Ayu's an artists just like me and I understand what it means to "finish" something then feel like you're not finished at all, that you simply have to start up something new and take what you can from your past work or throw it out completely to force yourself to be honest or experimental.
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