tokyo s willing cog, in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what s called karoshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces and many expectations, the pressure s on. to keep up appearances, to do what s expected. to not let the interior life become exterior. but at night, things are different. what do you need to know about tokyo? deep, deep waters. the first time i came here, it was like it was a transformative, experience. it was a powerful and violent experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning, what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. i often compare the experience of going to japan for the first time, going to tokyo for the first time, to what eric clapton and pete townsend must ve gone through, the reigning guitar gods of england, what they must ve gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it, the whole
lead singer, yu, sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilifare . yeah, so how big an audience is there in japan for a thrash metal, death metal hardcore? we had, ozzy osbourne s ozzfest this year. right. that was the first time in japan, and i feel like, people are watching the heavy metal scene as a new movement. and the audiences, good audiences here? they are kind of polite.
anthony: the pop music scene in tokyo is not that different from ours. with an accent though on pretty boy bands, pop idols, tween stars. generic industry-created crap for the most part. like i said, not so different than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair not. [ screaming ]
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anthony: the pop music scene in tokyo is not that different from ours. with an accent though on pretty boy bands, pop idols, tween stars. generic industry-created crap for the most part. like i said, not so different than us. picture an army of miley cyruses. or would that be miley cyri? going against the grain are a few lone heroes like merging moon. two self-released albums, no hint of a record deal. damn suits, what do they know? lead singer, yu. sweet, shy, pop friendly, lilith fair not. [ screaming ] anthony: yeah, so how big an audience in japan for a thrash