Until now, I’ve not done a project where the produce, rapper and singer has never worked together like this before, and I had a chance to try a variety of styles. – Namie Amuro
During my grief, I realised there was nothing I could do for my mother, but I did have a child. – Namie Amuro
If I get to wrapped up in how I have to be, or what I have to do, things gradually get worse and worse. – Namie Amuro
Up until now, I had ideas that I wanted to try but didn’t have the opportunity to do them. – Namie Amuro
I get even more nervous singing when everyone’s fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there’s people there listening to that, and if they’re moved by it, then I’m moved as well. – Namie Amuro
If I don’t think about anything, and start with a clean slate, in terms of what I have to do, a lot of different ideas come up, and I can think about things more openly. – Namie Amuro
When I was younger, there was a huge gap between what I wanted to do and what I could do as an idol. – Namie Amuro
I came back to do a live concert. Nobody had done that before and I know my managers were worried. – Namie Amuro
I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance. – Namie Amuro
Actually, recording the Suite Chic album was so much fun and while working on this new album, people that I’ve worked with from Suite Chic has lend their voice. – Namie Amuro
I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do. – Namie Amuro
Even my closest friend said I was finished, but I think I may be a little different from the others. – Namie Amuro
