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NEWEST TRANSLATIONS: TAKURO TERU HISASHI JIRO
TAKURO
One more day... 12/30:
This meaningful year's gonna end in one day. Even for me, it was
such a busy year. How was it for everyone else? It'll be great if
it was a wonderful year that you'd want to hug when you look back
at it.
As you know, we'll disappear for awhile after 1/1. A short
goodbye. During that time, I'll write music and lyrics as I feel
it. and I want to show them to my members and ask "I just
made something like this, but how do you like it?"
Anyway,something's going to change after tomorrow. What a great
time for the millenium to come.
I'm proud of you...who lives the same time as me.
I hope to face the year 2000 with no regrets
I want to stand in my place with my head held up high
TERU
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 1/1
I got to see Y2K with my own eyes, and I finished the 1000's
safely with a LIVE.
The great feeling of being able to spend the new year with
everyone is an unforgettable memory now, just like this summer's
EXPO.
Now, I feel the weight of 2000 January 1st on my body (or is it
just cramps from running around too much?) and I'm drinking
delicioius alcohol.
Starting today, I'm going to enter a 2 month break, but I hope to
spend my days lazily with no plans
For the record contest, I felt a GLAY that has reached its peak,
so I'm kindof sad as well as happy...
This year, I hope to look at GLAY again and work so that GLAY can
show its real self.
So...I hope this year will be great for everyone else.
JIRO
2000 1/1
HAPPY NEWYEARS!
2000's come safely. The LIVE ended with no problems too!
have a good year...
HISASHI
1999=>2000 12/31
NO REGRETS 1999!!
HAPPY 2000 for Net people!!
TAKURO
It's done. 9/21
I finished all the work today.
And I thought I'd tell all of you.
It's 12 songs, 65 minutes-a big accomplishment. The title is
HEAVY GAUGE. Most of the lyrics were written after the Makuhari
Live, so it's a title that represents my current feelings.
I mean-the Makuhari Live had all my dreams stuffed in it. It was
the first time I said nonsense in the radio right before it(I
listened to the recording-it made so little sense it was funny)
The expo, choosing the songs, and making the PV(promotion
video)..there were so many things I wanted to do. And we did
everything...
Under the extreme heat, I really cried for the feelings of
everyone that gave their hearts to that place: The professional
staff, all of you that came-aware of the dangers, all the people
I've met, the members...My heart really..shook. Even now, when I
go close to there, I think I hear "summer FM"
And the emptiness and depression I felt after that. I was like
"what?" "why am I feeling this way?"
It was completely different from not wanting to do anything. I
just couldn't figure out myself.
I thought questions like "how am I going to live?"
"How was life before the live..?"
and thought about being GLAY and not being GLAY.
It was about my personal self. I wonder what "humans"
really are.
What I figured out from that is "Oh, having a dream come
true brings such a huge pleasure along with an equally large
emptiness.". and I felt it from my heart. Every night I was
wandering around bars and drinking. heheheh hahahah heehee(a
laughing face..but I can't type it cause it's in japanese font,
and it probably won't show up)<---did I use this face right?
...Oh well. Anyways, I didn't do anything during that time.(There
were sooo many rumors, incorrect news reports, etc.etc. I wrote a
diary complaining about these and made people worried...sorry!
I'm fine now--so okay I'm too okay)
There were alot of things that went on during the "empty man
period" but since there isn't that much space, I'll skip it.
But the album-you can figure it out as soon as you hear it, but
it's completely non-fiction. It's just too honest!!!
But...but what let me face music again, was the coolness of the
members who faced GLAY the same as before, and a song of only
4minutes and 18seconds.(What song that was is a secret. Everyone
has a special love song in their heart-so do you, right? Let's
keep them in the drawers in each of our hearts-it's not something
to tell people.) and I tasted the feelings of
"meetings" and "partings" a little too.
"Just sleeping to someone's kind love song" is a
perfect quote. I thought as I poured all my honest feelings in
our songs. If you could all feel the strength of the songs, and
the weakness of humans(it could be strength too)..yesyes..
I'll talk about the rest of what I want you to hear in the album
at each location in this country.
Here I come-all you guys in Japan!(girls too)
That's the real meaning of campaigning(*did I spell that right?)
Anyway, I'm sure it's the best album of GLAY so far....
I'd be really happy if you all like it too.
That's all for now. I wrote some depressing things too, but
there's no reason for you to worry-
because in my CD player right now, there's "HEAVY
GAUGE".
later-
love/TAKURO
I safely came home. 9/21
TERU
The 2weeks of London was a good
refreshing experience for me, since I could walk town without
wearing a hat.
I even felt relief at the difference of life from that of Japan.
And, the moment I reached Japan, I was pulled back forcefully to
the sad reality of Japan.
I felt shivers when I saw the cameras trying to get a peek at
Hikaru(Utada Hikaru) who was coincidentially on the same flight.
I thought"That's such a mean thing to do to someone who's
tired of a 12hour flight."as I watched from behind.
And from what I heard, during our stay in London, there were
footprints of GLAY left in the world-looked through rotten fish
eyes...
Well, now I feel like none of those things matter.
A wonderful album has finally been completed, and it's sure that
the only things that can ease the pains in our hearts are music,
and the people we love.
But anyways---it's reallly really cool!!!!
HEAVY GAUGE is really cool.
Ever since I came back, I've been listening to it over and over.
I can't wait till I can let all of you hear it-
One more month!
please wait--!
Album completed! 9/22
HISASHI
The 5th album finally
completed!!
I feel the aliveness of it even more than the album before.
Even if there are many things told before it's released, you
don't need any special powers to listen to it.
I'm happy with whatever each one of you feel from it. But my
blood vessels feel like they're tearing!
NNAAAA~!(it's just a..shout) I decided on the talbo design
results!
All of your designs were great! Hisashi was impressed.
I'll probably make 2 great looking talbos. Wait hopefully!
And Earth--you're pretty weak. I'm disappointed.
Can you not stand the pressure of the sound"the end of the
century." ?
There's no point in complaining to the ground, so I complain to
myself..
I guess the weight of people put a huge handicap on nature with
it's wisdom and technology.
Even if everything is figured out, it's only on a line to keep
this life from changing.
If one virus is killed by a genius, the virus will make a wall
twice as big, and that genius dies, leaving the next genius to
solve the problem using chemicals..all of that repeats.
The future will be making pain become numb.(I'm sure about it)
But everyone follows, except for the Earth and nature.
Woooow~I'm at the top of the following people too!
Even in the summer-I say it's cold because of the air
conditioner, and I make it his fault when i go outside and feel
the heat. But this can't be changed easily either. From what I
figured out, the Earth is now an old man.
But his grandchildren grow up and get used to the life, and soon
make fun of the Earth.
That would be tiring-even if it's just a pile of trash.
Even if it was like 30degrees in the winter(celcius), people
wouldn't be that surprised. I thought.
Will the end of the world not come suddenly? Is it going to come
gradually as if to get back at us for all it's pain? I would do
that. Because it's probably necessary. If it goes against nature,
the pile of trash would feel bad too. What would it think if
everything was done according to necessity?
I feel a little scared at the fake comfort of the eve of the year
2000. What will I reject(besides music)?