It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.

I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that.

I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day.

Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.

There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now.

I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.

For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation.

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

I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house.

If I suddenly disappear from the music world, you might see Hikaru Utada working as a helper at some inn in Atami.

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.

Relax and be refreshed!

A faithful husband is one whose alimony check is always on time.

I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.

I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.

You have to have a canon so the next generation can come along and explode it.

I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul.

Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

If people want insights, if they want to swim in the currents of their own time and share the experiences of their time, then it makes sense to engage with the artists of one's own time.

Relying too much on proof distracts you from the real mission–which is emotional connection.

If one hasn't a horse, one is one's own horse.