interviews + 14 TETSU69 - 69 Q&A
Aug 2001 BPass
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1. How long did you sleep last night?
Yesterday...i got home around 7, then i already slept, slept for around 5 1/2 hrs.

2. these days what do you pay attention to
sleep in a way so that i won't get bad hair tomorrow

3. in order to keep your throat unhurt during recording, what do you do?
i rinse my mouth everyday. After i get home, i will wash my hands and rinse my mouth.

4. Average sleeping time?
I'm the kind that gotta sleep (laughs), i sleep over 6 hrs.

5. Animal that you like
Cat. Wait no, dog. If i think, am I a dog? or a cat? Then i think i'm a cat, but the type i like should be dog.

6. Favorite driving course?
If i tell you wouldn't it be exposed (to fans, so that he can't go there anymore hah)

7. Is orange like a theme color for TETSU69?
not exactly like that, but orange is more sharp (? sorry i have no idea what he's talking about haa)

8. What do you do when you wake up in the morning
I drink Propolis (some healthy drink)

9. Most recent dream
Hmm..i had a dream today. Eric (engineer) was in it...remembered talking to him and stuff but can't really remember what the dream was about

10. Drink or food from convinient store that you buy at lot these days
No food, but drink ..those ones with aluminum bottles ( yeah i think its good looking bottle too ^^ tetsu~) there are many kinds isn't there? with that bottle..

11. Something expensive you've bought
These days..guitar i guess

What kind? how much?
"guleccho"
--"gulecchi"?
Its called Guleccho, the price is......hehehe its ok lets not mention (expensive like hell must be ^^;) no wonder its Guleccho...

14. Right now what do you want to replace?
Sofa i guess...

15. How many CDs do you buy in a month averagely?
I don't really buy CDs a lot..
--about how many tho?
2~3 maybe
--Noway!!! Weren't you just holding one earlier in the studio
Well that's the one i bought for this whole month..

16. something that although you want, but you couldn't get
hmmmm?? the ground..?(laughs) ( so u mean there's Nothing you want that you can't get!! mukatsuku..)

17. These days CD most looped
Oh..a lot these days. Depeche mode's new album...(some other ppl that i don't seem to comprehend with him ahha)

18. How many DVDs do you have?
Wo..a lot..like 50 (rich)

19. Do you use computer?
for internet..
--what kind?
VAIO and Mac. But i almost don't use the Mac at all haha ( RICH..)

20. Where do you watch movies most? theatre? DVD?
on the plane..
--Kakkoii!!! (yeah tetsu so high class )

21. These days celebrity that you like
garage sale
--why? (laughs)
because its interesting..

22. Favorite sports or player?
I don't really like sports. I don't know much about baseball either ...but i kinda like xxx (baseballplayer name) (laughs)

23. How did you pass this year's new years day?
sat around did nothing..

24. Four seasons, which one you like best?
Summer. Early summer....shocker?
--(laughs) want to know the reason.. doesn't it seem very happy..^^
--oh yeah, summer holiday memories
sou sou, and in august..coz summer almost ends, so we get kinda sad isn't it

25. What would you wanna eat in summer?
Watermelon kana..

26. What cell phone ringtone do you use now?
I have a lot. Green day ..T-Rex ..A-ha

27. How many shoes have you got? mostly what kind?
i have a lot of shoes! to count..probably around 50
--what kind?
sneakers..rubber sole (platforms?)

28. Favorite movies BEST 3?
does order matter?
--if you can..yes
ok..1st is True Romance. then its Perfect World, and Angel Heart (damn how come i've never seen any of these movies..)

29. Something that touched you these days.
war compensation court case ( i think? ^^?) the country took the responsibility and they stopped accusing... that touched me ne (what's so touching? hss don't get..)

30. What can bring you the most excitement now?
music
--that's other's music or your own?
both

31. during recording, did you grow beard?
nope

32. If you are gonna live overseas, where would you live?
Chicago
--why?
Yesterday Eric said Chicago is a good place ( laughs )

33. If friends from overseas come to Japan, where would you take them
Umm..Odaiba probably? ( laughs)
--where in Odaiba?
I dunno what's there actually..

34. Tokyo Disneyland and Universal Studios, where would you have a date?
I've never been to tokyo disneyland and i'm famous for that (haha)
--how come you've never been there?!
When i first came here to Tokyo..i was with Laruku for LIVES, then after I moved here we already become Major..(yeah so in other words he's gotten famous that he can't go anymore ^^; hey but hyde still went with mexxxx )
--ok, then lets say you're just a normal person, where would u go then?
oh..then disneyland

35. Do you go to disco or clubs?
almost not go at all

36. If you have a 1 month break, what would you do?
I don't need break.

37. Relative of yours came from far away, where would you take them in tokyo?
Asakusa kana..
--what's in asakusa?
Etto...raiman (dunno if that's how you read, but its the famous red lantern), asakusa temple, and also the russian cuisine that i always go to (OHH~ so tetsu u always dine in asakusa?? hohoho)

38. Do you wanna have a tour to the outer space?
yes
--which planet?
Mars. Because I came from mars ( haha)

39. This year's xxx-day ( dunno hwat kind of japanese day is it..) how do you wanna spend it?
I wish i'll have some work to do..
--what kind of work?
anything is good, work is good.

40. In Gundam, which is ur favorite series?
Of course the FIRST. Other than that the other ones are not Gundam. Because Gundam = First !

41.who do you want to meet right now
that's difficult...don't have one... because..the people i want to meet i already get to meet.

42.Magazine you have to read montly/weekly?
Player. Look at advertisements more than reading the magazine, see if any new things and instruments come out.

43. What was the single's PV's concept?
"Wongaru"
--"Wongaru" ? Wonderful?
sou

44. Someone you wanna chat with for work
none, i don't really like the chat ( um btw, the CHAT here is like sorta maybe in a magazine have 2 music-biz ppl together chatting..that kinda chat) and there's not much i wanna talk about either

45. Which part of your face do you like bets
ears probably

46. For your life, until what year have you actaully have had something planned in mind.
Until 1999
--so its ended. So now you don't have something thought and planned?
no..^^;; oh no~ !
--so you just thought until the time Nostra Dame said the world will end!?
yeap (WHAT?! tetchan!?)

47. if you're gonna have first live for TETSU69, how many songs will you perform?
within 10 songs, 8~10 songs
--reason?
because..It was like that with Laruku too, we don't have a lot of songs, and not even encore.. We want the audience to feel like " i want to come again to watch next time"

48. If you're not musician now what occupation would you wanna be?
Pilot
--what kind of pilot? for jumbo planes?
yeap

49. If tomorrow you become the president, what kind of law will you enforce?
law...what kind...
--Well lets say, if you wanna change one thing in the world, what do you wanna change..
i'll raise the tax for cars!
--raise it? then the cars will reduce?
Yeap
--so that you can drive your car more freely? (laughs)
Yeap ( HAHAHAHAH good one tetchan)

50. From now something new you wanna challenge and try?
fishing..

51. Is there a Tetsu69 fanclub?
nope..

52. What kind of TV show do you like these days
these days, not much. Kon Bi Ni Maria (Convenient store's Maria!?) has ended..
--was that show good?
the girl who played Maria was cute..

53. Is there something troubling you these days
these days the cellular phone is hard to connect because the battery runs out right away (and they said want a very long antenna?!? i don't understand..sorry :P )

54. These days..something you're proud of?
none..

55. meals you eat during recording, what's a hit?
Mixed bento
--what's in it?
fried fish, chicken, shumai, hamburger ( as in the beef ), egg etc. (yumm..sounds good hyde so so ate a lot of snacks these days)

56. Cooking you're good at?
I don't cook..
--really?
yeap, i don't cook.
--ever since you've lived along till now!?
Yeah, I'm a musician, I don't wanna have that kind of lifestyle to force yourself to be able to cook (i think that's what he meant? forgive my japanese level..haha) that's why I don't cook.
--how about cleaning?
I love cleaning!
(laughs)
I like clean places..hate things to be thrown around everywhere..

57. What have you read recently?
Comics (laughs)
--which one?
(something tsuki...sorry..haven't seen thsi manga before but its by the famous artist who drew the comics in Zipper...Paradise Kiss u know..yeah )

58. What are you collecting now?
talented people

59. What's the criteria for being a tetsu69 member?
69 is only me, my name is 69..
--oh no..er..i mean, like people who help you record.
compatibility. Just like finding a girlfriend
--introduced? or people you've known from before?
some introduced..and some are from bands that i've heard from before.

60. Actor / Actress from overseas that you like?
Actor..Hmm..Actress I used to like Alicia Silverstone (etto..) but she's got fat now..so I do'nt like her anymore ( that's good ). Actor..(some name that i dunno) oh nono..hm...Robert De Niro..nono...Michael Douglas..

61. What colour do you like this moment?
Orange i guess
--haha i knew its orange..(laughs)

62. Do you believe that blood type can decide a person's personality?
to some extend..
--anyone around you that kinda fit with the blood types
yeah mostly right
--what are the blood types of laruku members?
yukkie is A, ken is AB, hyde is secret...mine is A
--there's no B ne.
Yeah..

63. What do you like to drink on stage
Mammy ( its a japanese milk drink for children)
--you're kidding! ( laughs)
just kidding (laughs) Long time ago, a friend who guest-play drums for us drinks that..
makes me think of that now
--so what do you drink?
water. Volvic (specifically)

64. What do you want now right away
Car
--what kind of car?
"Ita"kuruma (means italian car)

65. Any "wonders of the world" that you wanna see?
Hmm i'm not very intersted in that..like those..historic things..pyramids.
--well there's a lot tho
i'm really not that interested ne..
--how about..just some scenary or place you wanna see neither..we've all seen its pictures or videos right? I think that's enough. I don't think that actaul seeing is that much more meaning or difference. Like pyramid, even if i haven't seen the real thing , i have very clear image of what it is , that's good enough, so even not seeing is OK

66. Live of 69, where will you first wanna start around Tokyo?
I haven't decide anything on having LIVE yet ^^;
--just for example..to imagine..
Hmm..where...Shibuya AX probably

67. What do you have in your bag these days.
i always have a lot in my bag. Wallet, Organizer, Camera etc.
--for taking pics here there?
although i almost don't take pics at all, but sometimes maybe i would need it
--such as when?
like when i see a cool car..(haha)

68. Would you recommend a DVD to our readers?
Apollo 13 and Braveheart

69. Ok this is the last one. "Music of the future", what image does it give you?
have a weird feeling..lots of keyboard...some high tech cyber stuff not the ordinary black and white ones, and then you have to go to a special training camp to learn how to play the thing or else u can't play it.. just have that kinda feeling
--is there such a thing?
I can't remember the name, but i've seen it on and Ad somewhere
--so if you buy that and not enter the training camp you won't know how to play the thing?
it says if you want you can join the training..
--are you interested?
i don't wanna go to a training camp..(laughs)