I've always been fascinated by accounts of seemingly 'normal' people who have committed horrendous acts of cruelty and violence. You hear it on the news all the time.

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• Joe Hisaishi:

  When I am on stage I am locked away in energy and in concentration. I hear and I think about nothin

• Joe Hisaishi:

  I have to think in terms of musical tempo. Let's say someone comes into a room and slowly sits down

• Joe Hisaishi:

  I actually don't like playing the piano or conducting the orchestra.

• Joe Hisaishi:

  What I place most importance on is trying to create more opportunities to showcase the music, in a

• Joe Hisaishi:

  I consider myself a part-time worker when it comes to the piano, but you need to play regularly to

• Joe Hisaishi:

  A lot of people that come to the concerts are in their 20s. I think they come to listen to somethin

• Joe Hisaishi:

  I've largely focused on Japan my whole career, so I was interested to see how my music would be rec

• Joe Hisaishi:

  Japanese orchestras are generally playing at quite a high level on the first day of rehearsal, but

• Joe Hisaishi:

  Writing songs is a solo activity, so, if I put my mind to it, I can do it.

• Joe Hisaishi:

  With streaming, everything is focused on singles. That means an artist's depth doesn't have the cha