"The '10-year history of DISH//' isn't all bliss. There were a lot of setbacks, but at the same time there was as much laughter. The 10 years were a mixture of such.
We weren't even a band at first. It was from there when we thought, "We want to become a band", so we learned our instruments seriously. But it was no good. We tried, and yet it was no good. Daichi joined us, and it still wasn't enough. Despite having gone through all that, I think there are a number of things from back then that we want to go back to. Nevertheless, we're simply people who love being a band that loves music. Simply because there are people who support self-indulgent guys like us that we are blessed beyond compare. There are people who accompany DISH// despite us being willful. There's no way to express how grateful we are, which is why we wish to repay your kindness through the music and lyrics we create. As such, even after another 10 years, when we'll be 36 or 34--though I presume that we'll still be as self-indulgent as ever--the one thing that will never change is our feeling of wanting to convey something to all of you.
When we became a band of four, we had a talk about changing the name "DISH//" as a way of moving forward with a different, or new setup.
"No. I think it is only right that we continue as DISH//". "Even if we went from four to five [members], then from five back to four, we will always be DISH//". A bandmate said that. Which is true. We had to keep moving forward.
Because of that day, the present exists. We did a song for that fresh start, thus we started again. With your support, I believe that we've all moved forward together. That's why the present exists, and tomorrow will be another day."
[A translation of Kitamura Takumi's MC before "Starting Over" from the DISH// 10th Anniversary Live DAY 3 (2021.12.18)]
※ Translation may be inaccurate
