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Old 29th October 2008, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by tanachu View Post
Says who? Namie has said that she can relate to her lyrics, and as stated before, she does have some songs which she wrote herself, namely "Say the Word". The reason why she doesn't like using her own lyrics is because she's shy and she knows that people will analyze them to know more about her life. Plus she can't do RnB lyrics anyway.
Yeah, I do believe that Namie does have the talent for writing lyrics and she has shown that on the tracks that she does write. But she is intensely private and shy and I think that is the reason she doesn't write lyrics as much or it's highly possible that she does but does not take credit for them.

I do wish that she would write more though since she certainly has the life experience to draw on and some huge tragedies in her life that I think could make for some very moving lyrics - but it seems she would rather keep those feelings private. In a way I admire her for that, even if at the same time I want her to write about them.

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So does Namie, but for reasons that I've already stated, she chooses not to write all of her lyrics, and that's fine too. It does not by any means make her music less sincere. Besides, why have respect for Hikki and Ayu for that yet not have respect for Namie for being able to do something that about 95% of other j-pop artists can't do, namely sing and dance exceptionally at the same time?
While I prize great songs and writing more than I do great dancing. I definitely have to give Namie her props here - she is by far the best artist I have seen when it comes to singing and dancing at the same time.
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