I tried writing common note introductions in the style of artists popular with people in their 30s and 40s

This time, I've written the
“reasons for starting this note”
that you often see in articles, in the style of 10 different artists.

Even if the original is a common introduction,
just changing the expression changes the tone and impression.

An experiment to see those differences.

このnoteを始めた理由は、とてもシンプルです。

自分がもっと早く知りたかったことを、
誰かのために残したいと思ったからです。

私自身も、これまで何度も迷ってきました。

このnoteが、同じように悩む誰かの
小さなヒントになれば嬉しいです。

Regarding the specific expressions of the artists,
you might feel that some of them
“don't sound like them” or “are a bit off.”

If it were just about the strength of the introduction,
I feel like leaning toward an author's style would be more suitable.

Even so, this time, more than skill,
I would be happy if you could enjoy the atmosphere
created by the differences in words.

Even with the same subject matter,
you should feel like it could become a different story depending on the expression.

1. Mr.Children

The reason is,
it's probably a story you can find anywhere.

But I felt that now, I could at least let some of what I couldn't find
no matter how many pages I turned back then,
seep into this place.

I intended to do it well.
I also intended to choose properly.

And yet, before I knew it, I was
standing still in the same place, and my sighs just kept increasing.

Even so, if it's my words that have come this far,
perhaps I can transfer a little bit of warmth
to the back of someone who has stopped in their tracks just like I did somewhere.

2. GLAY

The reason I carve my words here
is only one.

Because I want to light a flame in the hearts of those
walking ahead, for things that my former self
could not grasp even after a long time.

There were nights when I couldn't see anything.

There were also days when I could only
wait for the morning while putting on a brave face.

Even so, I came this far without disappearing.

If so, at the very least, I want this page
to become an inextinguishable spark
inside someone who is standing in a cold place right now.

3. Spitz

If you asked me why I started writing this,
the answer is actually quite simple.

I just thought it would be nice if someone, somewhere,
could pick up what I had been searching for
for so long.

There was definitely a time
when I was walking without a destination.

There were even days when I'd laugh at myself,
feeling like I was just spinning in circles.

So, I hope these words
gently drift into the daily life of someone
who is feeling lost somewhere.

4. JUDY AND MARY

The reason I started writing this?
That's obvious.

Because I wanted to make sure I tucked away here
all the things that my younger self
would have stomped her feet and said, 'Tell me that sooner!'

I was lost.

I mean, I was going in circles.

Even when I pretended to be fine, there were days when I wasn't fine at all.

But, including all of that, I've made it this far.

So, I hope this page will jump right over to someone and make them smile, even just a little.

5. BUMP OF CHICKEN

There's no magical reason.

It's probably a very simple reason.

I didn't want someone coming after me to miss out on things that the me of that day couldn't find alone.

I stopped many times.

I feel like I'm moving forward, yet the scenery never changes, and
I felt like I was the only one being left behind.

I've held onto those moments without throwing them away.

I hope that what I write here
will properly reach the hands of someone
who is standing still somewhere.

6. Hikaru Utada

Even if I can't entrust it to spoken words,
if I put it into text, it should convey something.

The past version of me held onto things without telling anyone.

Things I held onto
without being able to put them into words well, I felt that now
I could transform them into a different shape.

I have stood still many times.

It felt like I was just going in circles,
and there were times when nothing I chose felt quite right.

Even so, if there is something I haven't let go of,
I think there is a meaning to writing it here.

Rather than for someone else, if it reaches
someone out there, then that's fine.

7. Ayumi Hamasaki

In a world where I thought too hard, I
wanted to leave my naked heart here.

The things that the me from back then
couldn't grasp no matter how much I searched,
I wanted to carve into this place.

There were days I walked while feeling like I might break.

Even though I didn't want to believe in anything, there were nights
I couldn't stand if I didn't believe in something.

Even so, there are things that didn't disappear.

So I thought, I might as well burn
that pain into this place.

For the sake of someone else who is standing
while carrying the same wounds.

8. Namie Amuro

There's no complicated reason.

I just had a gut feeling that now was the time.

I want someone in the future to grasp what I finally managed to grasp after taking so many detours back then, much sooner than I did.

There were days when things didn't go well.

There were days when I stood still.

But I didn't let that be the end.

I made a new choice and moved forward again.

What I'm writing here isn't words to dress up my weaknesses.

It's to make sure I take that next step forward properly.

That's all I need.

9. THE BLUE HEARTS

The reason I started something like this isn't
complicated.

I'm packing the things I desperately wanted to know when I was younger
into a rocket.

And I'm going to blast it
into the heart of someone who doesn't know it yet.

The days I felt pathetic,
the days I wanted to run away,
there were plenty of them.

But, taking all of that into account,
I've made it this far.

So, for the sake of those who are
smoldering somewhere,
I'll give them the junk in my pocket with this note.

10. B’z

The reason is always
just a raw impulse.

That alone should be enough, right?

The me from back then,
wanted it so badly.

The things I just couldn't grasp,
I want to turn into words and set free right here.

That's all.

I hit a wall so many times.

The moment I thought I could make it, I was knocked back,
and from the point where I thought it was over,
I gritted my teeth and stood up again.

There were no easy answers anywhere.

But that's exactly why I've been able to keep this fire burning.

What I've slammed down here might,
scorch the heart of someone still smoldering somewhere.

And if it becomes the fire that,
makes them start running again, that wouldn't be bad.

Impressions

This was an interesting experiment in its own right.

However, what I felt once again is that lyrics and
prose have a different charm.

Lyrics can stand on their own with just fragments of words or
their sound.

But prose requires not just rhythm, but also
the flow of meaning and the placement of perspective.

Even if you can strongly capture the impression or atmosphere of the moment,
the power to make someone think 'I want to keep reading'
seems to lie elsewhere.

Thinking about it that way,
continuing to write prose based only on a lyrical sensibility
is, after all, a bit difficult.

In that sense, if I'm going to use someone as a reference,
I think it should be an author.