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The world is in motion, as it seems.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Seems
World
Motion
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I can never really enjoy being famous.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Famous
Being Famous
Enjoy
Fame
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I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Morning
Juice
Orange
Oranges
Squeeze
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I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Late
Literature
Missing
Missing You
Japanese
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In Japan, people don't really sing about sexual content.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Japan
People
Content
Sexual
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People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
People
States
Thinking
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I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Bombshells
Gorgeous
Bombshell
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And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Great Value
Japan
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I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Cleanliness
House
Obsessed
Strangely
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Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Japanese
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There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Asian
People
Sight
Singing
People Right Now
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For me, it's an experiment to see what people are gonna think of it.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Me People See
Experiment
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Wish I could prove I love you, but does that mean I have to walk on water?
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Love You
Mean
Water
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I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Coffee
Espresso
Makers
Myself Day Every Day
Bought
Myself Day Coffee
Maker
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It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Affection
Drink
Fairly
Drinks
Fond
Recent
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Actually, the fun part was not knowing what the heck I was going to be doing.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Not Knowing
Heck
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Realized
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But in Japanese, there's actually not much of a relationship between the music and the words.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Japanese
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Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Japan
Obsession
People
Me People Something
Spot
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I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Fun
People
Stupid
Myself Fun People
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When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
No Idea
Time Always Me
Time Me Country
Exactly
How Much
How Much Time
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Brain
Novel
Paper
Study
Writing
Bio
Parts
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No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Sells
Want
Music Me Everyone
Sell
Personally
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The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Done
Melody
Song
Writing
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I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Environment
Gym
Intense
People
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If I suddenly disappear from the music world, you might see Hikaru Utada working as a helper at some inn in Atami.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Disappear
Might
World
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It's just that, when I'm in Japan I could foretell to a certain degree what would be accepted, so I certainly don't come up with any crazy arrangements.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Accepted
Arrangements
Japan
Certain Degree
Degree
Foretell
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Firsts
Judging
Life Experience
Matter
Judge
Marry
No Life
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In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Able
Inspiration
Sound
Expand
Explored
Meaning
Melodies
Sounds
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Different
Looks
People
Look People Find
Version
Japanese
Translation
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Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Alright
Chords
Details
Song
Sound
Detail
Proceed
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For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
Cds
Japan
Lost
Lots
Version
Cd
Included
Meanings
Released
Translation
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I do feel really determined, and that I have to pull myself together, but I don't really think like, my market has changed and my company has changed, and I'm going to make it BIG in America!
Utada Hikaru / Singer-Songwriter
America
Determined
Thinking
Together
Pull
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