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I think it's best to build one's way up the music ladder if possible--it makes the experience more interesting. When you start at the bottom with little knowledge and then enter new fields with an open mind. Every time you are surprised and every time you are impressed. However, once you have reached that one place that blows your mind, you'll find that everything after it sounds bland and simple. I'm that way with Beethoven. But I have a "divided" mindset, a separate room for classical music, and I've learnt to approach pop with a different attitude. I also look for something else in it, something different from what I get from classical music. So I get annoyed when an artist I like tries out something new, something that for me is above their ability and they're better off doing what they're really good at. I'd rather have a pop singer work on a good pop song--if they get it right, I'm going to be impressed. Classical music done by pop stars is never going to be good enough for those who are familiar with the genius of Beethoven or Mozart. A well-produced song in the world of pop, that's a different matter.

I like the classical arrangement of kanariya, but we're never going to see Ayu playing the piano whilst singing it.