Photo and Essay
Music
        In Oct, 99, I visited New York the 1st time. The street was noisy and the people was cool that made me feel lonely. I went every where to enjoy my journey, but for shopping or playing, it's better in Tokyo than in New York.
        In my first journey to New York, I learnt "I'm what I'm". Then in this second journey is for my job.
        Actually I didn't want to go there. I give up all the things around and my original life. I lived there like a monk. There was a guitar in the room of my hotel. I didn't want to go out 'coz the noise made by the car sounded crazily. I didn't want to contact with people this time. i just want to get in touch with my music.
        In 80s, there was a famous Japanese band called Red-warrior and one lyric of their songs is "Play guitar and sing". This became my theme for my second stay in New York.
        I totally can't speak English, but when I went to a musical instrument shop, I tried their bass by playing them and the shopkeeper was suprised by my skill becoz' of my baby face. Although I can't speak English, my greatest weapon is my music. This made my feel better.
        I don't think music can change the world but i think music can make people's mind calmer. I am encouraged by music, also when i am in the period of " flowing and sinking", music make me feel higher.
        I hope people can share this feeling through music.

Television
        This is strange because we always shop up on TV but recently I seldom watch TV except communication satellite programs. I don't hate it becoz' this not funny, but becoz' I hate wasting time on watching TV.
        Not too long ago, I want to leave music in my private time. I thought this would make me greater when I return to the band. But after I remembered that I wanted to be a musician with my life full of music and this was my dream, so I changed my mind. In communication satellite programs, I can see different type of musician and I can watch there I can see watch many good music video, I think I become closer to my goal.
        This such of me, actually I don't like to show up on TV programme. I know TV has the power to make us famous and I admit that power. I can also see many of u through TV. But why?
        I think it's becoz' I can show my best in live. I think it's not good to be seen only in that 3 and a half minutes TV program. Also, TV show is the place where I use most of my energy. Compare to being taken photo for magazine for half day, being 1 hour in TV program is more tired. If we use such power in live or recording, I think we can produce much better product.
        I was once a people lived in country, this is one way communication, and there's contradiction which is more important to the people there. When will this contradiction be solved?

Dream
        Have u kept on finding your dream? How hard have u worked for your dream?
        Since the last half part of my 10about years time (remark: about the time between 15-20 years-old), comparing between dream and truth, it's pity that truth is more important than dream. I had once tried jobs which I'm not interested in.
        When I was small, I want to become a constructive site worker, as same as my father's occupation. Around me, although there're many children want to be driver of trains or pilot of airplane, I still prefer more to be a constructive site worker as to build "big things"
        In the last part of my secondary school, I started to play guitar, I wanted to become professional. In 3 year high school, I became having less confidence, when I want to choose the truth. I joint the band. In the first live, after the excitement given by it, I start one more time to chase my dream.
        When I came to Tokyo, I didn't want to yield on my father who said "Becoz' I don't want u to hate me, so I let u go", I worked hard in both job and band activity.  The band which we came to Tokyo together dismissed immediately, therefore I alone continuous went to all bands to find members. Then I met the members now, who had saved me.
        From that time, the speed of life which I hated has stopped. I think if I kept on staying in Hakodate, the speed of life would be as different as the speed of bicycle and the ballot train
        "I want to make a debut when I came to Tokyo", "I want my debut to be in the first position", "I want my album continuously staying in the first position",in this way, I keep on having new dream, which help me to become stronger. At this time, I won't care if there're any sacrifice. Becoz' This's the road which we have chosen by confidence.
        I think all these things when I was riding my bicycle and see all the things move away from me.

Sympathy
        When I was young, I always lost my temper.
        I have once roared(remark:maybe he got annoyed and shouted angrily?) to the numerous fax taken from the regular radio programme. But after the latest Glay's live, which there were much rubbish left behind, there was some baby's used napkins left among the rubbish. I become dumbfounded when I stood in frond the rubbish, for there're such parents came to Glay's live is really to be regretted. For us, this's not a simple matter. In the seat of the concert, if there' are only some paper which we've given u left behind, we can still endure them. For all those rubbish which was brought in by the people themselves, we can't accept this. For the one who threw the baby's used napkins, they should think for the cleaner, when I think of this, I feel very uncomfortable. For Glay, if there are parents who can influence their children interest in Glay also, that's the greatest pleasure, but for such parents, I hope they will teach their children of morality first.
        When my sister came to my live, she accidentally crushed into a girl. Before my sister could say sorry, that girls said "That hurt me! U freak!" My sister was very stocked by her rude altitude. Inside the live which u all have much expectation, such not important accident will make me feel complicated(remark: I don't understand??? someone help me?) I think "sometime I have to think how to treat others well"
        For me, although I had hurted many people, after I've met more people, I learnt more from them.
        I don't want u to behave 100% well in all your life, but I hope u can behave well in all those things related to Glay

Scenery
        For me, the chance of traveling inside or outside Japan is much greater than ordinary people. besides producing music, (traveling) is the part I like most in my job.
        Even someone such as me, who didn't like history when I was a student, also think go to different places to feel that place by myself is the most important part of the traveling.
        I was so tried when I was taking photo in Iceland, but I think that the photo come would be very beautiful, so I couldn't stop from taking them. When I now see the photo again, I want to go to iceland again. The excitement given my the buildings in Paris and London also make me want to go there one more time. Recently I went to Washington D.C., the buildings there make me feel pride.(?) Inside Japan, I extremely want to stay long in Nagasaki. In 1996's "beloved you" tour, before the live I went to many places and walked on the street to feel the air there by myself. After that is Kanazawa, I extremely like the history of it.
        Some year earlier I was very annoyed so I became vexed and anxious, when I could feel such beautiful things, I become peaceful, it seems that my body has returned to the nature.
        To hear the sound of the wind, to see water run in the river. To feel such beautiful things and make me feel peaceful is very important. I think this when I see beautiful night scenes in orange colour.

Noise
        I think I am really those who don't like to play outside.
        When I lived with my parents, although I wanted to play, parents were strict and don't let let me go freely. When I was making the first debut, becoz' of no money and in spite of I wanted to play, I still can't go. For now, I am more free and have more money, also I lived by my own and have more freedom, I don't want to go out now.
        When I am going out, besides of feeling happy, I feel very stressful. When I am eating outside, I prefer place with tasteless food but quiet rather those noisy and place with lots of people.  In the afternoon in Saturday or the whole day in Sunday, I won't go to places like Shibuya and (remark: I don't know the romaji....). For going to club to hear the loud music, listen to the stereo at my home is more enjoyable. For going to cinema, I want go when the film has just begun, I will go in the the middle of the film, also I don't have confidence to go to see famous film becoz there will be many people there. When I think deeper, the environment in my home is really comfortable, this make me more don't want to go out.
        Recently, when I had stress, I will go to a electric appliances shop in Akibaken, to buy audio equipment. Becoz' I think the saler there don't know who I am, so I could buy things in a relax way. After I had gone there for several time, the saler said to me"Thank you very much for all this time".......he knew the secret. I know nothing of that guy but he know a lot of me, this make me very uncomfortable. In my character, i won't go to that shop again.
        Becoz' of this, the area which I can go become smaller again. Although I was told by others that"Isn't it that u can do the thing u like as your job is very good already?" , I have to live a lonely life.

Pop
        Although I don't understand what things should be called "pop", I think I am living in a world of pop. But it's only limited in the "Jiro" in the band.
        In the simple life of mine, I am living in the most common world, which is different from the one on the stage. From when, I know how to act in "pop" way on stage? In the serious of "pure soul" tour in 98, the image of "Jiro" become bigger and bigger in me. In the past, although I, who is simple, want to act in that way on the stage, so I think during the tour that "How I want to be seen by others, what's others' expectation on me?", I can see my preferment in a subjective way, which I think is very funny. Then I can act in the way I want in the actual situation, from this I can gain a lot of fun. But I afraid others will have misunderstanding on me.
        People want to find the "pop Jiro" from me when I am off-stage, but unluckily that when I am in work and in private, this image of "Jiro" will disappear. It's interesting that the distance between the simple me and "Jiro" become greater and greater while I am finding the "pop Jiro", but unluckily that even myself will them up and make myself confuse also.
        While I am walking by myself, I see different type of "pop" things happened, I hope I can keep my "own pace" and don't change.

Comrade
        I luv party very much, I think the relationship between members is good. Although Takuro is called the centre, I think it's just limited in our job. But it may not be true, without him the band won't made made into such great.
        I and Teru seems to like friends that met for long time ago. In private, we talk so much that make me feel embarrasses. We care so mush for each other in our conversation, and I can rely on him. I think he's the guy who is most "straight" among the members.
        I don't have deeper contact with Hisashi. Although the place now I lived is the nearest to his house, I haven't gone there fore many times. I even don't know we are rival or not. I think we are just like magnet, we can't go close to each other, or ever we are not allowed to be close. We come together not becoz' of ourselves, but becoz' of the band. However, recently I visited his house, he asked in the most casual way "Drink any beer?", which make me felt very happy, and having myself very happy in this matter, this made me happier.(!!!)
        Then is the leader Takuro, no matter what he says is like a leader. He is the one with special manner in being by himself, in the band, in society and with fans. Also, he admits that his fortune is connected with what he has done, I think he's someone who's extremely positive thinking and clever. He's the one who made me think of going to Tokyo, and also the one tempted me to becoming a members. Do we have time which have deeper meaning? We still don't have, but when we are chatting, we talk about the problems that we can't solve, the feeling of brotherhood is there.
        Being around by such members, I always think it's impossible for not to produce music. Person such as I, who is always very noisy, u all can still make me grow up properly- I feel grateful from my heart.

So FINALLY I have finished them!!!! (Exhausted!!) Pls!!! Do tell me if there're any grammar mistake, spelling mistakes, "translation mistakes"... I really need some improvement!

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