Interview with JET AA NY
This interview was posted on U.Blog. Check it out here.
Some key points (bare in mind that this interview took place before the title of the album “This Is The One” was even released, so some opinions might have changed between then and now)
- Utada finds translating her music from Japanese to English, and English to Japanese difficult. This is one reason why she is hesitating on the offer of a third theme song for the Kingdom Hearts series. (NOTE 1: When her father says that “Disney doesn’t pay”, it is JUST a joke, it is not true.) (NOTE 2: As there have been no official announcements yet, please take this point lightly as it may not be true…)
- She is considering songwriting for others (e.g. First Love in English and then composed for another to sing and record)
I’m upset by her decision that she doesn’t want to record another song for the Kingdom Hearts Series! Sure, it sounds like hard work, but she always makes damn awesome songs for the series. I am another fan that first heard her from KH, so I believe the songs were the best (although indirect) promotion. Idk, I’m done my rant… I hope she changes her mind.