“For the piano and me it is always a blind date! I meet different pianos every single day. I can't take my piano with me like a bassist can take his instrument. So whenever I arrive I am a bit nervous to see what kind of piano is waiting for me.” KindI CanDifferentBitsWaitingInstrumentsBlindNervousPianoBlind DateBassists Author:Hiromi
“Once I meet the piano, I have no other choice, because I need to have a good date right! So I am trying to please the piano to have the best outcome.” NeedsTryingChoicesPleasePianoOutcomes Author:Hiromi
“The first reason why I started to use the [electric] keyboard is because I really like the bending sound of the guitar and bass player. I can't bend the piano sound. I really like the feel behind it. I feel it adds flavour and character to my music.” FeelsFirstsI CanReasonCharacterUseSoundBehindsPlayerAddGuitarReason WhyPianoElectricBassKeyboardsBendingFlavourBass Players Author:Hiromi
“I have always liked black and white! It is simple and the colour of the piano.” BlackSimpleWhitePianoColourBlack And White Author:Hiromi
“It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was taking piano lessons with a local teacher. I began to study composition at the Yamaha school. And I continued to study there until the age of 15.” YearsFirstsHomeAgeSchoolStudyFiveTeacherLessonsLocalsPianoFive YearsCompositionFive Year OldsElementary SchoolPiano LessonYamaha Author:Hiromi
