Quotes from Miyavi

I know life is hard but we can always find hope in music and wash away our tears

My philosophy is my learning process. Until you die, you must evolve and improve.

Usually I go to the studio to write lyrics and compose music. I try to be a dad as much as possible at home.

Every country has a dark side of their history.

And a flower, doesn't even know it's own beauty it's entire life. Sad, huh?

Sometimes I just rely on technique on stage, but it's not about technique. It's about how much you want to deliver the message to the audience. That's all.

I'm trying to talk to my kids in Japanese, because I'm not a pro English speaker. My wife speaks to them in English. That's her first language. I don't want my kids to feel the same as me when I was studying English. It was so frustrating.

I've realised how important having family is.

I didn't want to represent any negative side of the country where I was born and raised.

I really wanted to speak English because I started touring the world, and I wanted to communicate with people directly.

I find a similarity between performing music onstage and acting - a reality of emotion.

I feel responsible to make something original as a Japanese artist. There are lots of singers and guitarists, but I feel that on stage it's meaningless to copy something someone has done before.

I am a musician and am so thankful for that. I have no experience of war. But I find a similarity between performing music onstage and acting - a reality of emotion.

It's really important to create something, like with my creations as a musician. Just let it flow. Focus on how to deliver message to audience. Don't get ego.

There's nothing that everyone likes in the world. People have different opinions. It's just the way of living. I know that there will be differences.

Being alone means there is no one else in this world

Michael Jackson had a stable vision. He had a strong message, not only pop. People just fainted at his concert.