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one artist who has been tirelessly telling fans to stay in doors is the Japanese musician Yoshiki.
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He's also donated $100,000 to the Grammys fund, which supports musicians who have been affected by Cove.
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It 19.
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And he's also accompanied Bonneau When I Am and Jennifer Hudson on piano in their song Sing for Life, which was inspired by Italians singing from their balconies, Let's have a listen you want.
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So we saw Yoshiki there on piano.
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He joins us live now from his home in Los Angeles.
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It's great to see you.
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I know you're in isolation and locked down like so many of us.
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Now, when it comes to telling your hundreds of thousands of fans to stay indoors, you're really strong with that message.
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What response are you getting?
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Your shiki?
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We're for possible.
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I go back and forth between Japan and Sanders.
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So then I'm very, very careful.
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My fans health, including my family friends so you know depends on where you live.
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The information you get This was different.
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So it was in America.
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One month was like people didn't think about that is for such a big video suddenly does a state of emergency in Japan happened to this literally delaying the information.
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So getting the information later as like I was urging for my Japanese fans Teoh, be prepared for this.
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Don't take this fun lightly so that the you know, I was really close on about my fans, health and everything.
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And so are we are your fans because you've got a lot of fans.
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Let's be honest about it.
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How are they reacting to you when they when you tell them?
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Look, it's really important.
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Just toe save lives.
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Protect yourselves, Protect others.
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Stay inside.
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Are they listening to you?
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Yes, completely.
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I mean, you know also not only my fans, some of my colleagues, Band member.
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I mean, you know, musicians and yes, yeah, they are really, like, you know, okay.
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Tickets too seriously.
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I told him to be extra cautious.
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This virus very unknown, you know?
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So just better safe than sorry.
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That's been doing them throughout the past several weeks.
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Yes.
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Then they took it very seriously And you shaky.
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You got into a collaboration with Will.
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I am with Bono.
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Jennifer Hudson.
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How have people been reacting to sing for life?
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Is it going down?
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Well, yes.
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So I mean, our purpose was trying Teoh, lift up your spirits.
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So even though, you know, we are kind of staying home and along but we're kind of physical distancing, rather safest car distancing off, social distancing.
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So we are no completely alone.
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We can still connect, you know, region.
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You know, she Our thoughts are hard.
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Everything so that songs are all about were no along.
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And I know as a musician you're concerned for fellow artists who have been affected by cove in 19.
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Just tell us a little bit about what you've been doing personally to support them.
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Yes, I donated Grammy A music care calling 19 leaf found kind of thunder or something like that.
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You know, again, as a musician, I would like to you very support my fellow colleagues, but the same time we're not only one should buy this cop in 19 crisis, so I would like to support, you know, as of now, healthcare workers at the most important I mean, they're the one saving our lives, so I like to keep supporting.
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You know these people?
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Yeah, because I really care about all those people again.
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You know.
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First of all, my fan most important, many modern my life Because my life has supported a surrounded by death.
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My father committed suicide in my funding but die but my fans want saved me.
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Saved my life.
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So I really want to support my family.
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My your shaky.
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I'm sure that they will be very heartened to hear your support.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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And thank you for your time.
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Your shiki there.
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The musician joining us live from Los Angeles.
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Thank you for joining us as well.
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Here on outside source to stay safe.