^Amen! If any artist, no matter who it might be, is able to make you cry, laugh, feel happy or feel anything emotional at all, They've done thier job.
It's artists like that, such as Ayu who I believe are the most original and inspiring. Also the strongest artists in both mind and heart, who are considerate and are able to continue on even though such a traumatising even such as death. That's why I also have a lot of respect for Namie Amuro, who carried on even after her mother was murdered.
I sometimes feel artists don't get enough respect from certain people, considering what they've gone through for thier career and fans.
I didn't know Ayaka had Graves Disease? D: