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.
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The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.
I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.
I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan.
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.
It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.
Since my Japanese isn't very good, I had to have an interpreter to communicate with most of the crew.
I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.
We don't put our emotions out there in Japan. I'm Japanese, but I love to be honest.
My life was very Japanese.
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