85 Leak

In my previous life, I considered design and structure the most important things when making music.

I used to believe that only by laying down a solid foundation and adding a melody on top could I create a song that would appeal to the public.

Now, looking back, I think the reason I believed that was probably because I didn't sing the songs myself.

I couldn't enjoy it, and music made out of obligation could never contain any soul.

In this life, as time passed, I gradually came to realize that the most important thing in making music was ‘immersion.’

That was because most of my hit songs had been born through that process of immersion.

They were the results of focusing solely on the melody that grabbed my ears, forgetting even the passage of time and my hunger.

Most of the melodies I obtained that way had a special charm, even to my own ears.

“…Don't you think this is really good?”

This song was somewhat special, in a way...