kittypon wrote:BTW has any one seen this yet? it's so funny! i guess ppl who r new to the gazette and dont speak japanese might hear this at first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA12V8e6Zsc
lol, the Burial Applicant part made me laugh. LOL !!!
BTW, I PM-ed you the link for JRock downloads already XD
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hahahaha~~ look at this chibi yaoi kaiXreita
http://risky-sama.deviantart.com/art/Kaita-Love-64992464
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Arena June"o7 (the interview of Ruki which he is in all bleack, and only shows his eyes XD Sentences in bold are the things the interviewer said.
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We've finally reached the last part of Gazette's personal project here.
I'm sorry it ended like this after all. Everyone was like "show your face---!(laugh)
Exactly (laugh) Why didn't you show your face?
I guess I just wanted to stand out? ARENA is a colourful magazine so, I felt like "go for this". Plus I decided that I wanted to do something different to the band.somehow, I wanted to express something degenerate, because the visual kei that I know is this kind of image. The Theme is the Guardian of the forestAand for me personally, I think it's the darkest visual I've done up until now.
Is Ruki san also degenerate recently?
Degenerate but beautiful, I think that kind of thing is in me. In the case of Art, for example, the kind of beauty of the site's design now. and also, my room interior lately has become degenerate. There's one place I go all the time, a shop for Italian designer stuffAwhere I bought these one piece pictures fitted into aluminium or iron plates. it's all junk but, it's like you can reuse it I guess?
Isn't that the kind of thing in the title of the new album "STACKED RUBBISH"?
(Because of the RUBBISH part?)
Yes. SomehowAit's like Monochromism? Even though a while back, I liked the celebrity-ish thing, like money and sparkly stuff, now, I like the idea of things rusting a lot. The idea that even if there's no colour, and even if there's no back behind it it's still beautiful, is amazing, a photographic subject I mean. Simple is best.I feel like our normal clothes are becoming plain too these days because of that. It's seen as if you're not really giving off the scent of ROCK and you become artless if you're not all showy. But a T-shirt doesn't have to have patterns on it. Even though I say this, in the old days, I really loved patterns.
and mentioning that, the newest costume (for Chizuru) is monochrome suits.
That's why the latest album itself doesn't really have a "concept". It's an album of human weaknesses flowing out, within that kind of degeneration image. It's not talk of the pastAso it's talk of what is already happening, it's very 'real'. Rather than "Even though it's bitter let's carry on living with a smile" kind of thing, I think it became more "Be bitter when it's bitter, and let's think bitter thoughts together".
As I'm listening to you talkAI get the feeling that Ruki san's taste gives a strong influence on the band's course.
You think? But I don't think the destination I want to go is that different to the others. Now, there are so many bands names coming out in the visual kei scene, but even in that, I want the 5 of us to be the only ones who have a unique existence. I think I'm charmed more by normal people. Giving input like "hey, this guy's a creep!" I don't care about that at all. when you become so familiar with it, it becomes meaningless, so I guess that's why I haven't become that kind of form now also?
I see. So you've put all the parts here together. Well then, in yourself,
what do you think is your weak point?
I get bored easy! even with outfits or genre I'll go back and change them. For no reason, suddenly I'll start to think "aa, I knew this was wrong". Sometimes when I try to wear rubber soles (shoes), at some time during the day, I'll get bored of them. When I think about it more and moreAeven though I collect those kinds of things I can't even wear them all (laugh)
You've said before that you're fickle.
I'm glad that doesn't come out when it comes to music. I will always love music, So I can do many genres, and I won't ever start to hate it. Even though I'm really concentrating on the things I love, things I'm not
interested in are super dull to me. and that's where I will think "this is no good".
so on the other hand, what are the parts you like about yourself?
It's also the fickle thing. Because instead of fussing over things, I'll throw things away soon, and change my course really quick. And when bad things happen, I can just sleep and it'll get better.
I'm jealous (laugh)
apart from thatAit's how I won't be made to do things. That might be the same when it comes to the band and having quite a strong desire to monopolize. There's definitely a part in which the band's colour changes to suit my preferences.
I definitely agree.
there's a separate person who is in charge of the music, but I propose the overall image.......that is the part I really love. for example, if you think of talking in interviews, and creating stories. In that kind of situation surprisingly my ideas don't clash with the other members'. Because I'll be frank "if it's bad then say it". Doing things uneventfully, that kind of attitude is consistent.
Ruki san's outlook on the world and personal taste has a heavy influence and yet, it's never a one man band. That's the good thing about gazette isn't it.
That's whyAI don't want to do a band where we can't do private talks. When you can speak normally, unrelated to going out and stuff, can't you give your opinions without reservation? So I don't separate it like a band is a band, and private is private because they're both linked together.
ok, well, even though it's a common thing, have you been going out with
the other members lately?
lately we go out drinking a lot. Because it's bad for my throat, I can't drink during a tour butAI can go out and drink at the times when I'm not singing, to loosen up. Because we are always together, of course constant communication is important.
because you say "always together", it seems lately you don't have the time to rest either.
no, even in the busy times, I make OFF time. At the moment, I'm really trying to restyle my roomAso I come back at like, 3am and mess about in there (laugh)
Even the others, end up spending money on things like shoes, clothes and various other stuff, and I think "is this ok?" That kind of thing is using money to feel good, but then I think like "the band are also trying their
best" I guess? Well, on the other hand, doing the opposite is a bad thing.
What kind of thing would happen?
If everything's not good I'll be disagreeable. I can't always compromise. the homepage, the photosAand even with the jackets (of albums etc), I'll start to feel bad if things don't turn out the way I was thinking.
So then various things which shouldn't be said will start to come out. unreasonably asking stuff like "why can't you do it?"
When you get bossy, that's the worst type to be isn't it?
Yes. Because If any of the members get like that, I'll get annoyed too. In my case, it's even with a tiny logo or font etc, until it all comes together on paper. While giving the orders, I'm thinking "I have to compromise like this". But obviously I'll be pissed if it doesn't end up the way I was thinking. It's the same with the goods, and later, the flyer designs too. I also made the logo for the latest tour, and when I was happy at the time I made the gazette's logo, it was because that wasn't there. Because even now I think it's cool. I mixed different fonts together because I wanted it to be like batman style.
I see! A shortage of that kind of thing, would be the one bad thing that could affect gazette's quality high outlook on the world.
To make it look really coolAI can sometimes give unreasonable demands. That kind of me is annoying/strict.
You're a perfectionist. But a fickle one.
that's right! And because of that I'm showing myself to my surroundings. I always think I'm bad for my surroundings but, I want to be here now. It's selfish butAI want to show myself. So when it comes to that, the circumstances now are the strongest I think.
No, I think that kind of selfishness is ok.
Next, What is your wish to the fans?
I think you should still listen purely. And when you think it's bad, even if you separate from us, I don't mind. When I'm not flattered in this way, it's no different than old times.
Gazette definitely doesn't do simple comments like "Please listen to our
music because it's good".
Aren't you always thinking "what is good music?" well, I don't really know butAit depends on the person...which in my case, it's nothing but criticism.
Doesn't that seem like Ruki san?
But, I really hate people who criticise!
Because whenever I read those kinds of people's interviews, I always end up thinking "how lame!"
Even though, I've done the same thing now.....
These issues, surely come out in the depths of your works.
Ok so lastly. To Ruki sanAGazette is?
Gazette is..... me?
......eh?
aa, I don't mean that only me is Gazette! I mean Gazette's Ruki is me personally. Lately, The 'me' in Ruki and the one in my real name have become the same. before it was different butAbecause usually, I think of nothing else except gazette, and also my own interests, I started to think saying it was a different thing was just a lie. I think we've become linked, we are like one mind.
So I'm always Ruki.
Surely, you are gazette until you get into your bed.
Even from when I get out of bed I'm gazette!
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