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"The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."

"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."

"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."

"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."

"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."

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"The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody."

"But in Japanese, there's actually not much of a relationship between the music and the words."

"I just want people to see that I do my own stuff, that I'm not stupid, and I can make fun of myself."

"When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea."

"In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning."

"I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment."
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