Q052: How much influence does western culture have on you musically?
A052: Aside from some influences from ethnic musics, virtually the entirety of my musical influences are Western. I have listened to and loved (and still do!) rock, jazz, contemporary classical, classical, troubadour, European trad, delta blues, etc. But since I am Japanese and I was born and raised in Japan, I think that somewhere in my subconscious there is also a Japanese sensibility. But aside from traditional music I have no virtually no interest in Japanese music.