“Drinking too much alcohol and losing one's memory is reckless. In my life it's happened three times, and out of those times, two times were after my own birthday parties (laughs).” (The Gift Tourbook, Part 1, October 2004)

“100 years from now we will be gone, and everyone we know will be gone, right? Still, I don't believe that our existence doesn't have any meaning. Certainly the physical body disappears, but the things that we have created, the ideas we've struggled to discover, those are the things to send to the people of the younger generation; and then by pressing on someone's back a little bit, like a baton touch, I think that our ideas/feelings can live on in those people.” (The Gift Tourbook, Part 1, October 2004)

"I will retire (only) when I feel I cannot stand on the stage anymore. As long as I can still make music (lit. create works), I will continue; as long as I can still stand on the stage, I will keep singing." (Pati Pati, October 2005)

“I have the feeling that I can run up to then (2007), but beyond that I don't know. Of course, if at that time I can still run, then I will continue running. I have no thoughts of leaving music, but if I can no longer reach out in the shape that I alone want, then I think I will step down from the stage.” (The Gift Tourbook, Part 1, October 2004)

“I want to deepen the ties between Japan and all Asian nations, not as a Japanese, but as an Asian.” (Asia’s Gackt! newsarticle, 22 September 2005)

“Closing the distance between the hearts of Japan and Asia starts with cultural exchange. Facing opposing countries with respect is what's important.” (Asia’s Gackt! newsarticle, 22 September 2005)

“I have my own rules in how to live. Those rules are not laws and they weren't decided by things around me, they are things that I decided upon on my own, and that is what I want to protect. I don't have the sense that I will be swept away by my surroundings, nor do I believe (those surroundings) are necessary. After all, you can accept failure if you are following the way of life that you believe in; but you can't take responsibility for failure if it happens while you're living the way everyone else is living.” (Club Volvic Part 1, October 2005)

"I really want to do something that has a meaning to it, and not just (produce) a work that you can digest easily." (Arena 37c, October 2005)

"But if you don’t set the target and the direction first, you won’t be able to move, right? In short, you won’t be able to visualize the process without determining the (targeted) result." (Arena 37c, October 2005)

“I hold within myself the feeling that I am an Asian artist, and so those people that are on the receiving side (who accept me into their country) have that feeling as well. They welcomed me with the feeling that I had finally come for them, and I wonder if there was also the feeling that I was like one of their own artists. Because in me, there are no borders.” (Fresh Sound Hokkaido, 21 November 2005)

“Those who get up on the stage without putting their lives on the line are no match for someone like me, who does put my life on the line! Because I have confidence that I will never lose.” (Oricon Style Web Interview, January 2006)

"I don’t particularly care if that is marketable to the world or not. There are people who love this story called “MOON” and it will be great if they can reflect (on their life) when they read themselves in the characters and story and feel happy." (B=Pass, June 2005)

"There might be people who think they can make profits by holding tours, but there is no such thing at all! (My concert is) always over the budget and the numbers are in red. But I want to make something that leaves behind a form, something that remains in your memory." (Arena 37c, October 2005)

“I won't lose, ever. On top of that, I don't get heated up. During fights, I stay extremely cool. I'm really cold, you know~ I'm a guy with a warm heart, but my manner is cool (laughs). Because in fights, the one who gets their opponent heated up is the winner.” (Oricon Style Web Interview, January 2006)

"Everybody tells me to cram all sorts of things into my mind, and check the television and what’s popular currently. But that is a huge mistake. In televisions and stuff, the creative things aren’t the ones (being shown) at that point in time. At the very least, it was first made a year before. So those people who chases after the popularity of that time will not be able to create anything new. That is why I don’t have a television at home." (Newsmaker, February 2006, Chapter 1)

"We can still earn money even if we don’t play our music in order to make a living. I saw that we can still, surprisingly, earn an income. And so, I realized that it is not necessary at all to play music just to make a living. If I do, I would have to write popular music, and I’m not interested in doing that." (Newsmaker, February 2006, Chapter 1)

“Because for me, rock is not a style, it's in my soul/spirit. They're completely different things you know! For others, music is... rock is seen as a genre, but for me, it's how I live... rock is my way of life.” (Oricon Style Web Interview, January 2006)

"A stage is not something which is "good if we can see it", but something for you "to feel"." (B=Pass, November 2005)

“"Love Letter" is a song that expresses the kinds of feelings raised when it comes to your most loved one, the one precious person by your side. They are honest feelings. A love letter is something that sends your feelings, right? It's something straightforward. To me this song does not waste one word, one phrase.” (Sponichi Gundam Web Interview, March 2006)

"I think humans are weak animals who live while comparing themselves with others and consequently feeling superior or inferior." (Pati Pati, October 2005)

"Humans are not living things that live on good alone, we will, more or less, have a dark and evil side to us. And it’s the same with the characters in this album who are in conflict (with their own self). They seek to discover the meaning of their own existence even as they become aware of the presence of that darkness inside them and the evil in their heart. That’s the theme and the part I want to express most." (B=Pass, November 2005)

“I want to unite Asia with music. It's been my hope since I started making music.” (Crea, April 2006)

"To me, music is (a way) to convey our message, philosophy, will; and to fulfill what I mentioned earlier on, missions and duties. I concluded then that music shouldn’t be all about earning a living or (feeding) our families." (Newsmaker, February 2006, Chapter 1)

“I've always thought about this, but if dreams aren't given to children, then there's no meaning in our lives. Because there are so many poor children among those who will live in the era to come, it is all the more important to be able to give them the dream of “you have something to live for too” or to push them forward; I believe that is the “theme” of the important thing that I can do.” (DIABOLOS Tourbook Part 1, March 2005)

“My student life is not really something I can tell people about. It was such a confused mess (bitter laugh).” (Music Ups, January 2007)

"If someone calls out (your name) in the middle of the street, what will you do?" "I’ll kiss them" (Oricon Style, August 2005, 30 questions)

"I think the way my mind works is rather similar to an archaeologist’s. There are people who say that there is no point in looking back into the past, but by doing precisely that, we can understand the folly of our (own actions) and we will know the road we need to take from this point on. ...(Seeing the past is) not moving backwards; it’s an act of understanding the true nature of human and thinking of the future clearly." (Arena 37c, October 2005)

“I think that the ability to dream is equally present in everyone. It’s just that there’s no meaning in simply dreaming a dream, the meaning is discovered when you begin to realize that dream. And, whether that dream will be realized or not depends on your own consciousness and actions; I want everyone to take that to heart.” (Music Ups, January 2007)

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