In the full version of the video, which was shared to his YouTube, he explained his reason for adjusting his plans.
"Two years ago I said that I would like to invite artists from around the world to come along with me. That was the original plan, but it has since evolved.
"Why has it evolved? I began to wonder... Who do I mean by artists? The more I thought about it, the more ambiguous it became.
"I began to think that every single person doing something creative could be called an artist. That was the conclusion I came to."
Maezawa also explains that applicants must meet two key criteria if they are to be considered for the voyage.
"First of all, whatever activity you are into, by going into space I hope that you can push its envelope, to help other people ad greater society in some way," he said.
"Are you satisfied with what you're doing right now? By going to space could you do something that's even better, even bigger?
"Secondly, you have to be able to support other crew members who share similar aspirations.
"These two criteria will be key in selecting the 8 crew members."
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