When I made the “Overture” for Dragon Quest, I was 54 years old. Therefore, please think of it as “5 minutes + 54 years” to complete the “Overture. In other words, without my 54 years of life, the Overture would not have been possible. ---Koichi Sugiyama http://sugimania.com/says/backnumber1.html
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