MUSIC MEME!
List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below).
1: Gackt
2: BUCK-TICK
3: Emilie Autumn
4: X-Japan
5: Lady Gaga
6: BoA
7: Alison Krauss
8: Janne da Arc
9: Erasure
10: Rin'
1. What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
BoA: "Every Heart" It was an Inuyasha ending credit song. I know all the Japanese lyrics by heart.
2. What is your favorite song by 8?
Janne da Arc: "Dolls." It's adorably sweet! I love his high pitched voice and the beautiful tune.
3. What kind of impact has 1 left on your life?
Gackt: He was the first Japanese musician I really became interested in after a friend of mine, M-dono, gave me a Fool's Mate magazine he was in. He wasn't even on the cover. Ayumi Hamasaki was, but I saw him, translated some of the article and was so intrigued that I went online to look up his songs. I was hooked immediately! Were it not for my instant love of Gackt I don't know if I would have had to interest to research other Japanese artists.
4. What is your favorite lyric of 4?
X-Japan:
I believe if time passes, everything turns into beauty
If the rain stop, tears clear the scars of memory away.
Everything starts wearing fresh colours.
Every sound begins playing a heartful melody.
Jealousy embellishes a page of the epic.
Desire is embraced in a dream
But my mind is still in chaos and.........
I'm a sucker for the dramatic talking part at the end of "Say Anything." People always look at me like I'm nuts when I recite it at the end at karaoke. *giggles*
5. How many times have you seen 5 live?
Lady Gaga: None... and I think I'd rather listen to her music than go to an actual concert, though her costumes are awesome!
6. What is your favorite song by 7?
Alison Krauss: "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
7. Is there any song by 3 that makes you sad?
Emilie Autumn: Hmm... I think "Castle Down" and, "What If" are a bit sad, but also liberating.
8. What is your favorite song by 9?
Erasure: Wow... he has SO MANY songs! I think the one that I always stop to listen to if it comes up on my iPod is, "Breath of Life."
9. When did you first get into 2?
BUCK-TICK: I had heard that Gackt got a lot of inspiration from Atsushi of BUCK-TICK, and decided to check them out. Then my pal Joseph sent me an entire album, and I was hooked! Amazing how long they've been together and they're still putting out amazing hits!
10. How did you get into 3?
Emilie Autumn: Adric sent me to her myspace page where "Opheliac" was playing because he said the song reminded him of Bellatrix from Harry Potter. I needed inspiration for a post I was writing in an online RPG, so I listened to it and really liked it. Later, Carl gave me her entire album, and I was hooked! I wound up purchasing 'Enchant' from her website later, and despite it's completely different feel, I loved it equally as much!
11. What is your favorite song by 4?
X-Japan: It's a tie between, "Kurenai" and "Silent Jealousy." Of course, "Say Anything has my favorite lyrics... and "Forever Love" is so much fun to sing! Agh! I can't choose!
12. How many times have you seen 9 live?
None... I rarely go to concerts...
13. What is a good memory concerning 2?
BUCK-TICK: Showing a picture of Atsushi to Nessa and squeeing over his hotness together! Then getting her hooked on them too! ^_^
14. Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?
Janne da Arc: "Rainy～Ai no Shirabe～" It's a beautiful song, and the lyrics are about lost love.
15. What is your favorite song of 1?
Gackt: "Vanilla" mostly because of all the hilarious memories of my college friends and I belting it out at karaoke.
16. How did you become a fan of 10?
Rin': I was looking up Japanese traditional music and asked my friend Joseph if he knew of any contemporary artists that still drew from a traditional sound. He recommended them, and like most of the Japanese music he recommends, I got hooked!
1: Gackt
2: BUCK-TICK
3: Emilie Autumn
4: X-Japan
5: Lady Gaga
6: BoA
7: Alison Krauss
8: Janne da Arc
9: Erasure
10: Rin'
1. What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
BoA: "Every Heart" It was an Inuyasha ending credit song. I know all the Japanese lyrics by heart.
2. What is your favorite song by 8?
Janne da Arc: "Dolls." It's adorably sweet! I love his high pitched voice and the beautiful tune.
3. What kind of impact has 1 left on your life?
Gackt: He was the first Japanese musician I really became interested in after a friend of mine, M-dono, gave me a Fool's Mate magazine he was in. He wasn't even on the cover. Ayumi Hamasaki was, but I saw him, translated some of the article and was so intrigued that I went online to look up his songs. I was hooked immediately! Were it not for my instant love of Gackt I don't know if I would have had to interest to research other Japanese artists.
4. What is your favorite lyric of 4?
X-Japan:
I believe if time passes, everything turns into beauty
If the rain stop, tears clear the scars of memory away.
Everything starts wearing fresh colours.
Every sound begins playing a heartful melody.
Jealousy embellishes a page of the epic.
Desire is embraced in a dream
But my mind is still in chaos and.........
I'm a sucker for the dramatic talking part at the end of "Say Anything." People always look at me like I'm nuts when I recite it at the end at karaoke. *giggles*
5. How many times have you seen 5 live?
Lady Gaga: None... and I think I'd rather listen to her music than go to an actual concert, though her costumes are awesome!
6. What is your favorite song by 7?
Alison Krauss: "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
7. Is there any song by 3 that makes you sad?
Emilie Autumn: Hmm... I think "Castle Down" and, "What If" are a bit sad, but also liberating.
8. What is your favorite song by 9?
Erasure: Wow... he has SO MANY songs! I think the one that I always stop to listen to if it comes up on my iPod is, "Breath of Life."
9. When did you first get into 2?
BUCK-TICK: I had heard that Gackt got a lot of inspiration from Atsushi of BUCK-TICK, and decided to check them out. Then my pal Joseph sent me an entire album, and I was hooked! Amazing how long they've been together and they're still putting out amazing hits!
10. How did you get into 3?
Emilie Autumn: Adric sent me to her myspace page where "Opheliac" was playing because he said the song reminded him of Bellatrix from Harry Potter. I needed inspiration for a post I was writing in an online RPG, so I listened to it and really liked it. Later, Carl gave me her entire album, and I was hooked! I wound up purchasing 'Enchant' from her website later, and despite it's completely different feel, I loved it equally as much!
11. What is your favorite song by 4?
X-Japan: It's a tie between, "Kurenai" and "Silent Jealousy." Of course, "Say Anything has my favorite lyrics... and "Forever Love" is so much fun to sing! Agh! I can't choose!
12. How many times have you seen 9 live?
None... I rarely go to concerts...
13. What is a good memory concerning 2?
BUCK-TICK: Showing a picture of Atsushi to Nessa and squeeing over his hotness together! Then getting her hooked on them too! ^_^
14. Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?
Janne da Arc: "Rainy～Ai no Shirabe～" It's a beautiful song, and the lyrics are about lost love.
15. What is your favorite song of 1?
Gackt: "Vanilla" mostly because of all the hilarious memories of my college friends and I belting it out at karaoke.
16. How did you become a fan of 10?
Rin': I was looking up Japanese traditional music and asked my friend Joseph if he knew of any contemporary artists that still drew from a traditional sound. He recommended them, and like most of the Japanese music he recommends, I got hooked!