"I started playing piano when I was 12, and that just really took off for me; it came sort of naturally. I would play any chance I would get where I could sit down at the piano."
"In high school in the late 90s being closeted was hard. I remember when I was in high school, I would sneak out of my bedroom and smoke cigarettes and look at the stars and feel like I could talk to God that way."
"My partner said, Would you want to move to Japan?' And I was like, yeah! I just wanted to play music. We toured the whole country and recorded an album."
"We were called Sora Ocean. It was sort of a combination of genres. He plays an instrument called the shinobue, which is a Japanese bamboo flute."
Paisley Fields began their musical journey in Iowa, influenced by pop music and church choir. They started playing piano at 12 and felt a spiritual connection to music despite a challenging high school experience as a closeted individual. After moving to NYC in 2004, Fields supported themselves through various jobs while pursuing music. They formed a duo in Japan with Kazunari Abe, blending genres and creating a unique musical collaboration that included traditional Japanese and Western music.
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