Utada Hikaru Quotes
"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
(Related: Inspiration, English, Meaning, Words)
"In Japan, people don't really sing about sexual content."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: People, Content)
"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
"No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Music, Want)
"People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: People, states)
"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
(Related: Detail, Songs, Sound)
"Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Deep)
"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
(Related: People)
"I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Literature)
"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
(Related: English, Song)
"I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Cleanliness)
"There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: People, Now, Right, Singing)
"When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Time, People, Idea, Country)
"It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Drinks)
"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
(Related: Study)
"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
(Related: English)
"And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that."
- Utada Hikaru
"But in Japanese, there's actually not much of a relationship between the music and the words."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Music, Words)
"I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice."
- Utada Hikaru
"For me, it's an experiment to see what people are gonna think of it."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: People)
"I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that."
- Utada Hikaru
"I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Coffee, Day)
"I can never really enjoy being famous."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Being, Famous)
"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
(Related: Company)
"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
(Related: People, Being, Environment)
"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
(Related: Experience, Life, Marriage, First, Old)
"And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Value)
"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
(Related: People, Fun, Want)
"For cubic U I didn't know how it all got started at all."
- Utada Hikaru
"Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: People, Americans)
"Actually, the fun part was not knowing what the heck I was going to be doing."
- Utada Hikaru
(Related: Fun)