ItalianoGACKT: Although my concerts are long, it ends in the blink of an eye when you watch it. That’s just like life, isn’t it
■GACKT／New Single 『Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara』 Interview (2/4)
(Watching the animated MV) I thought, artistes who don’t show their faces sure are good (laughs)
―― In the 『LAST VISUALIVE』, the love between Noritsune and Yoshitsune was depicted, can we think of those two songs as tributes to their love……?
GACKT: No, that’s that. I think that it should just be left to the emotions of those who have watched it though. I think, in the 『LAST VISUALIVE』, this song is a song that is set in present day. Afterall, when someone asks “What is the message that the 『LAST VISUALIVE』 is trying to convey?”, it is that stories and tragic happenings that occurred in the past, even if we change the form of it, they still exist in present day. Not only the 『LAST VISUALIVE』, but all the concerts that I’ve had, although they are long, when you watch it, it feels as if they ended in the blink of an eye. That, I think, is the same as life. It seems like it’s really long but when you look back at it, it was a mere moment. It passes in the blink of an eye. Don’t you think so? That’s why, although those who came to watch it will cry from the transience (of the narrative from the past depicted), they will think 「But, this isn’t just a story, is it? It’s just like everyone’s lives, isn’t it?」. From there, having to think for themselves about what to think, how to feel, what to do, I guess that’s the “blank space” in my view of the world? I don’t particularly say things like 「This is this answer. So please do this」. Just simply, 「From here on, think about it yourself, why not do what you need to do?」.
―― In the 『LAST VISUALIVE』, you were dressed in a white shirt when you sang 「Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara」, and in the fully animated MV for this song as well, the characterised GACKT-san too wore a white shirt. Is there a link to that?
GACKT: Since this song is the opening theme song for an anime named 『TRICKSTER』, this MV was wholly left to the production team of 『TRICKSTER』. We thought, let’s make an interesting MV that can be connected to the characters of 『TRICKSTER』, and that’s what we got.
―― The opening theme for 『TRICKSTER』 was an aspiration from the anime production team. How did you feel when you received the offer?
GACKT: I thought, 「I want to respond to those feelings」. Because we’re an independent label instead of belonging to a so-called mega-record company, such instances don’t come around much. Well, although in this era being an independant label isn’t special, that said, independent recording labels rarely get asked to do anime theme songs so, I’m happy that they decided to nominate us.
―― Having watched the MV, which scene left a particularly deep impression on you?
GACKT: About deep impressions, with this expression, I thought, artistes who don’t show their faces sure are good (laughs). Using just their voices, and never having to show themselves. How about that?
―― That’s a unique impression (laughs). The man jumping because he wanted to see the girl in the bird cage so badly, and even as his feet collapsed under him he jumps desperately…… I could feel that this depiction was really dramatic.
GACKT: Hahaha! That expressionism is only possible because it’s an anime.
―― Doing it in live action is impossible isn’t it (laughs). GACKT-san appears as a voice actor in the anime for the character, the Fiend with Twenty Faces. How did you interpret him?
GACKT: Well, he’s an exceptionally cold character. Nevertheless, I thought that it was interesting to portray his warped heart that can’t distinguish between good and evil, and the coldness in him.
―― Having done voice acting thus far, do you like it?
GACKT: I like it. If you ask me 「Which do you like?」, in actual fact, since a long time ago, I’ve liked voice acting more than acting.
―― What’s the charm of it?
GACKT: For voices, it’s because you can deliver each and every word with convincing power. If you do that in acting, it becomes a bad performance. As I thought, it’s the difference between the realistic and unrealistic. In the real world, if you make each line stand out too much, it becomes too scripted and ends up sounding like lies instead. However, in the unreal world, it wouldn’t work out unless you put your soul into your lines. That’s the difference.
Source: excite.co.jp
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
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