Japanese musician, composer, producer, singer, and actor
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MusicFanatic! A fall in-name-only 87F where I am currently. You can’t have it all. At least the nights are good.
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MusicFanatic! I hope you had a great and music-filled week. For the most part, I’ve been tied to my desk doing a lot of scanning, proofreading, editing, and writing.
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KCRW Broadcast 813
MusicFanatic! I hope you had a fantastic October. It was great but as usual, it was over too soon.
