^ From a recent 109 News interview about A One (I think), she said this:
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Q: I subtly felt the determination of the artist Ayumi Hamasaki in this album, and even in the single you released at the end of year with the songs Zutto…, Walk and Last minute. The album shares a similar atmosphere to your previous albums Secret and MY STORY in which there are songs that include the message “If I’m going to continue singing as Ayumi Hamasaki, then I want to be this kind of Ayumi Hamasaki” yet also singing about the struggles such a life brings.
A: That might be true. I felt the past me was “already gone”, but now I feel “She’s still here” “For good or bad, I’m still the way I was” — Actually, I felt I could no longer sing Secret. I felt I was past that side of me. But that wasn’t the case at all. I can still sing Secret, to put it extremely, I feel this album taught me that I haven’t changed much since I created A Song for XX. My surroundings may have changed, but there’s still a part deep inside of me that thinks “People are born alone and will die alone”. The people who related to songs like A Song for XX have changed as well over the years, that’s what I thought. But with this album, I feel like we can say “In the end, we’re still the same” to each other. If there are people who, when they calmy look back at themselves, feel “Huh? The core part of me hasn’t changed, huh” just like I did, I’d like to say “Don’t be sad about it. If it’s true, then let’s accept it and walk together.” Our lives are only just beginning. — I had these kinds of thoughts.
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Source:
http://akiramezu.tumblr.com/post/116...news-interview