{"id":5236,"date":"2010-01-18T01:01:41","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T01:01:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:25:27","slug":"utada-is-a-naughty-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=5236","title":{"rendered":"Utada is a naughty girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Utada<\/strong> is touring the country. She recently spoke with the Seattle Times and admitted that she has cheated on a loved one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>No not her!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Utada says, &quot;It&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve done and I&#8217;m sure a lot of girls have done&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See more of the interview below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Would it have been different if you had started your music career in the states instead?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t think I would be anywhere near where I am if started in the states. I can&#8217;t imagine what I would be like, or where my music would have gone. &#8230; There aren&#8217;t as many genre boundaries in Japan &#8230; so I have complete freedom in what music I make, without worrying about if this is going to be on urban radio stations, or Top 40 radio stations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: You&#8217;ve tried the American market before \u2014 you even worked with Timbaland for your 2004 album. How is this time different?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> This time I&#8217;m a little bit more at ease. &#8230; Last time was my first American album and there was this weird hype, like, &quot;She&#8217;s the Japanese Madonna, or Japanese Britney Spears,&quot; and none of these comparisons really were on point at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Who would be a better comparison?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I heard someone say Kate Bush (an eclectic English singer-songwriter), but it&#8217;s not exactly Kate Bush either. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s one person I could compare myself to. I&#8217;m not so much of a show-type of person, than I am more of a musician-type person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Your latest performances are more stripped down, is that what you&#8217;re going for now?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I just want the focus to be more on song writing and singing and the music itself, rather than having like a big, flashy Lady Gaga-type thing. The tour we chose really small venues on purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What are the shows like that you do in Japan?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t have half-naked male dancers or anything like that. I wear big costumes. The last tour, which was a while ago, 2006, was huge, a whole big visual setup. The whole stage had LED panels underneath. I&#8217;ve never really done a tour with small venues, but I&#8217;ve been wanting to, ever since I debuted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Was your current single, &quot;Come Back To Me,&quot; about a girl cheating, autobiographical?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> It&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve done and I&#8217;m sure a lot of girls have done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Are you in a relationship right now? Do you have time for that?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> Yeah, I find time. I think there should be something at least. It makes you work harder at your work and it makes your life a little more comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>BY Marian Liu: 206-464-3825 or mliu@seattletimes.com<\/p>\n<p>Happy Birthday to Utada, who turns 27 tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><em>Source <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/musicnightlife\/2010786374_utada17.html?syndication=rss\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Times<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--Session data--><br \/>\n<!--Session data--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utada is touring the country. 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