LIFE IS CHALLENGE - HOTEI official BLOG / 布袋寅泰公式ﾌﾞﾛｸﾞ

ずっと夢を追いかけて生きてきました｡

ﾛｯｸと出会い､ｷﾞﾀｰと出会ったその時から僕を支え続けてくれたのは
｢いつか必ず夢を叶えてみせる｣という固い信念でした｡
夢を追えばこそ､どんな苦難をも乗り越えてこれた｡
そして本年５０歳を迎えた今もなお､その夢は僕を奮い立たせて止まないのです｡

それは世界への夢

2012年､夏｡

居を英国に移すことを決心しました｡

活動３０周年を期に歌い奏でた｢Dreamin'｣｡
２０代はじめに｢自分は自分らしく､堂々と夢を追い続けたい｣という思いを込めて作った曲です｡
｢OH Yeh I'm only Dreamin'　I'm only Dreamin' for me｣
その一節をｵｰﾃﾞｨｴﾝｽと心重ねて歌うたびに
｢夢をあきらめてはいないか？｣と胸に問う自分がいました｡
そして最後の｢I'm only Dreamin' for you!｣とｼｬｳﾄするとき
｢夢こそすべて｣と､誰かに伝えていくことこそが自分に与えられた使命だと
改めて確信し､強く胸に誓ったのです｡

幼い頃､書斎で地球儀を指で回しながら､今は亡き父は言いました｡
｢寅泰くん｡世界は広いんだぞ｣と｡
そして今､成長した我が娘に伝えたいこともまた同じ｡
｢世界は広いんだよ｣という一言に尽きるのです｡

七つの海を越え夢を追いかけていた偉人たちにはほど遠いながらも
自分も夢追う人の一人でありたい｡
３０年という長い滑走路は､今まさに翔ぶためにあったのだと信じています｡

６月の日本武道館｢GUITAR × SYMPHONY｣公演は､生涯忘れられないﾗｲﾌﾞとなることでしょう｡

旅立つ前に沢山の皆さんと最高の思い出を共有できることを､心から幸せに思います｡
その後日本を離れますが､今まで同様､いや､今まで以上に
日本での活動も充実させていくつもりです｡

そして！

12月18日にはLONDON｢Roundhouse｣でのﾗｲﾌﾞが決定しました｡
ﾛｯｸの発祥の地ﾛﾝﾄﾞﾝで､一から腕試しをしたいと思います｡
ﾛﾝﾄﾞﾝの皆さん､どうぞお楽しみに｡

伝えたいことをすべて言葉で表わすことはできませんが､
そのすべてを今後の活動を通じて皆さんにお伝えしたいと思っています｡

LIFE IS CHALLENGE

そう｡人生は挑戦です｡
５０歳からのｽﾀｰﾄをどうか温かく見守ってくださいますように｡

わがままを受け入れてくれたｽﾀｯﾌ､関係者の皆さん､
そして愛すべき家族に心から感謝しています｡

そしてﾌｧﾝの皆さん､今まで本当にありがとう｡
そしてこれからも末永く､よろしくお願いします｡

布袋寅泰

LIFE IS CHALLENGE

I've been chasing my dreams throughout my life.

Since the day I was fascinated by rock music and the magic of guitar,
I've been always motivated by a belief "someday, I'll make my dreams come true".
With its determination, I could get over with many situations I've faced in quest for the dreams.
At the age of 50, I'm again motivated by the dream and just can't let it go.

It is the dream to get into "the world".
In summer 2012, I am going to relocate to the United Kingdom.

"Dreamin' " was one of the songs I've performed at my 30th anniversary tour.
It was originally written when I was in my early 20s', to encourage the emotion,
"to be one's self, keep chasing the dream with pride".
Every time I refrained with the audience,
"OH yeh I'm only Dreamin' I'm only Dreamin' for me",
I was asking myself "have I been chasing the dream lately?".
Also when I shouted at the end of the chorus, "I'm only Dreamin' for you!",
I have realized that I'm standing in front of the audience to appeal
"dreaming with pride is so precious".
It has been kept in my heart as a promise.
　　　　　
When I was a kid, my father who've already passed away used to show me a globe
in his study and said "Tomoyasu, the world is much bigger than you think".
Now being a father, I want to tell my daughter the same thing,
"the world is much bigger than you could ever imagine".

It was said great men sailed away the seven seas to chase
their dreams in ancient times.
I know I'm not a great man, but at least I want to be a dreamer.
I believe last three decades was to build a runway for me to take off now.

Upcoming "GUITAR × SYMPHONY" concert at Budokan in June will definitely be
an unforgettable show in my life, and I'm so honored to be able to share
the greatest memory with many of you in prior to my departure.
I will leave Japan after this concert, but I promise to keep in touch with
my dearest fans in every possible way.

On December 18th, the show at "Roundhouse" in London has also been scheduled.
I am going to enjoy the show at the birth of rock music as a new artist
with hidden confidence.
I look forward to meeting with many Londoners at the venue.

I just can't say enough how I feel, but I will express it through my music in the future.

LIFE IS CHALLENGE

I'd appreciate if you could watch over my departure at the age of 50,
and thank you for all my staff, the parties concerned and
my beloved family who accept my will.

To all my fans, I really thank you for your support and we'll keep in touch!

All the best,

Tomoyasu Hotei