I have always liked black and white! It is simple and the colour of the piano. Hiromi More Quotes by Hiromi More Quotes From Hiromi I, on the other hand, still might not be considered a proper adult. I had been very grown-up in primary school. But as I continued through secondary school, I in fact became less grown-up. And then as the years passed, I turned into quite a childlike person. I suppose I just wasn't able to ally myself with time. Hiromi hands years school I started to listen to Japanese jazz musicians when I went to high school. Some people I listened to were Yosuke Yamashita, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sadao Watanabe. Hiromi musician people school A child isn’t born bitter. I point no fingers as to who tainted the clean, pure pool of my childhood. Let’s just say that when I realized that I didn’t want to grow up, the damage was already done. Knowing that being grown up was no swell place to be means that you are grown up enough to notice. And you can’t go back from there. You have to forge another route, draw your own map. Hiromi growing-up mean children My music is very emotional. The reason why I want to play music is very emotional. I want to call out my emotions and package them into music. Hiromi emotional want play It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was taking piano lessons with a local teacher. I began to study composition at the Yamaha school. And I continued to study there until the age of 15. Hiromi home teacher school The beautiful thing about music is that even so-called negative emotions like anger, sadness, frustration, when they come through the filter of music, they all become beautiful. Hiromi frustration sadness beautiful Every day is different and improvised. Sometimes, a song can lead to a completely different adventure. You can't control it. Hiromi different song adventure The way to respect all the people I love is to eat the music, have it in my blood and bones, and try to explore it in as much different ways as possible to create my own identity. Hiromi love-is blood people I am playing the music I love and I really play it from my heart, and whatever the out form is - it doesn't matter whether it's art or music. Hiromi matter play art The really strong key thing always comes direct to your heart. Even if it's a visual thing it doesn't come to your eyes! Even if it is a listening thing it doesn't come to your ears, it goes directly to your spirit! Hiromi eye strong heart Music came first and I started to jam with people I couldn't communicate in their language. Then, because I could make friends thanks to music, they started to talk to me. Then I started to learn English. Hiromi jam people firsts For the piano and me it is always a blind date! I meet different pianos every single day. I can't take my piano with me like a bassist can take his instrument. So whenever I arrive I am a bit nervous to see what kind of piano is waiting for me. Hiromi piano different waiting My biggest musical dream is to keep playing all my life. There's nothing bigger than that and that's very challenging because you have to satisfy yourself at every stage. Hiromi musical challenges dream Once I meet the piano, I have no other choice, because I need to have a good date right! So I am trying to please the piano to have the best outcome. Hiromi piano choices trying For me I always need to have two sides to me when I play! I need to be a performer and at the same time the producer. So I need to be somewhere up in the air and producing my music. I can't just be the performer; otherwise I can't see the whole view. I need the big view! Hiromi up-in-the-air two-sides play Satisfying yourself requires challenges because when you come to a certain point, you're not happy anymore. You don't feel happy with the way you played one year ago, you have to always make progress. So that's a challenge. Hiromi progress challenges years When you play with someone you can feel the chemistry with, just the first show is already magic. Hiromi magic play firsts Nobody wants to experience sad events but people like to listen to sad songs. That's the beauty of music. Hiromi want song people Everything is inspiring! It could be fine art or a conversation I have with somebody! Hiromi fine conversation art I'm always hungry to learn. I always look for something that I can study. Hiromi hungry study looks
