What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A balance between a clean conscience (giving it your all on projects you’re working on, not being lazy and inconclusive) and fun (doing the things I like to do just for the heck of it).
What is your most marked characteristic?
Wishful thinker.
What do you consider your greatest achievement? What is your greatest fear?
Greatest achievement so far: release my debut album. Greatest fear: letting fear or laziness prevent me from trying to make it as a musician = giving up on my dream without having really given it my all.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Not an expert on the matter by any means, but for some reason Saint Benedict came to mind, with his ora et labora philosophy, which in my case could be reinterpreted as believe that results will come and work towards them regardless.
Which living person do you most admire?
My dad.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Synthwave acts with an unmistakable sound signature who made it.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Referring back to the first question, I naturally tend to lean towards the “fun” part, neglecting the “clean conscience” one, then feeling bad about myself.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Inability to put themselves in other people’s shoes.
What is your favorite journey?
A long one, spending several months in the same country, to actually live like people there live (blanket statement, I know).
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Coherency.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Any one of those used to express agreement or approval.
What is your greatest regret?
Not having started to chase my dream years sooner.
What is your current state of mind?
Determination.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Some of the opinions of some members on certain matters. But only slightly.
What is your most treasured possession?
My MIDI controller! It’s a legacy product so replacing it with the exact same product would be very difficult.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being forced to make sacrifices for things you don’t really care about.
Where would you like to live?
Japan.
What is your favorite occupation?
Sound-designer.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Being able to put oneself in other people’s shoes.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Same as above.
What are your favorite names?
Asuka, Ryū.
What is your motto?
Referring back to the question on the historical figure I most identify with, ora et labora!
