I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese friends and being there over the years.
Japanese is sort of a hobby of mine, and I can get around Japan with ease.
When I go to Japan and do shows I play for 1,000 to 1,500 people. I like a lot about Japan. Their popular culture and mass commercialization appeals to me.
I'm very happy to be a foreigner in Japan, and I can't think of a more wonderful place to live, but at the same time, I would never want to be Japanese, because they are subject to stresses that I am not.
I really love traveling to Japan.
I grew up in Japan. It's my first memories of life are Japan.
The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.
My life was very Japanese.
Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese.
I lived in San Pedro, California, which is, you know, on the west side of California, and it's where many, many Japanese lived.