What is the most extreme performance you have given?
There have been a several extreme performances we have done in the past. One of the significant ones was a gig in Osaka a few years ago, we blew up two drum sets, a synthesizer and a guitar. Another extreme one was in France in 1999, when one of audience went violent and our bass player became very furious to see it that he went up to the spectator to kick him. Then a riot began.

Are there any limits which rock music has yet to push?
I do not have a clue if rock music ever has any limits. I really don't know how far it can go and where it is going to.

Is your music essentially Japanese?
I could say yes and no. It could be no as rock music originally comes from the western world anyway. However, it can be yes when western listeners find Japanese-ness in our music, just like people perceive “British rock” when British musicians perform or “American rock” if Americans do.

Our music is based on improvisation, however it is different from psychedelic music. Our music style is equivalent to the sound you maybe hear in a tripped-out state, but we don't take drugs to play this sound. The sound comes from us naturally.

How do you feel about your audience and fans?
In addition, as a rock band, we try to burn ourselves out in every gig and to make our audience happy when they return home.

What music do you most admire?
I do not have anyone in particular I admire. But i love music with beautiful melodies such as troubadours.

What would you say is the bands relationship with Japan?
I have no particular feeling about Japan, although I was born, raised and came from the country. It's just the same as any other country really.

Are there certain Japanese bands who you like and would like us to hear?
I don't have many bands I can name but probably I would say the band Ruins is good.

How has Japanese music made an impact on Western music?
To be honest I cannot tell you what is Japanese-ness but my impression of Japanese music is that it is a mixture and compact of “information” of western music. Western rock music evolved to reflect their historical and social background whereas Japanese music has developed just by listening to numbers of records, without any records, without any roots. Therefore I guess what Japanese music surprised western music was the fact that Japanese musicians' information processing skills has turned western music into a different form. So I would not say absolute zero, but it is next to nothing. I do not know what is Japanese in the first place so it is difficult to tell but when I heard some music created by a western composer who tried to incorporate “ma (space or pause)” into the music but i thought it would not work.

Do you get offers from major record labels?
No. People often ask me why but probably because we produce about 10 albums per year and the major record companies find it difficult to put us on the commercial base.

Are certain countries or cities mores physically responsive to your live shows?
It is basically the same everywhere to me. I believe each audience has got a different way of enjoying our music, well t is base don my assumption that they are enjoying themselves, so it is not necessarily a bad thing when the response is quiet or vice versa.

Are there days when you don't want to have anything to do with music?
Yes. Especially after the long tours, I would like to detach myself from music.

Q: Even to listen to?
Yes. Also depending on my mood or when some personal incidents discourage me to make any music. In fact there was a time I was totally away from music for 4 years in the past.