DEDICATED to KAYAMA YUZO" ¥3,000+TAX (12/2 release)
DEDICATED to KAYAMA YUZO" is the first original album in 13 years produced to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Yuzo Kayama's performing career. The album contains songs presented by artists and band members who have a close relationship with Kayama, with the concept of "DEDICATED" in the album title. . At the same time, Kayama dedicates this "song" as a token of his gratitude to the fans who have supported him.
PROFILE
Born in Hiroshima in 1965, he made his major debut in 1987 with Unicorn, and in 1994, he began his solo career in earnest with the single "For the Love of It," followed by hits such as "Eazy★Rider" and "Sasurai. . He has demonstrated his talent as a producer and collaborator with various artists. He celebrated the 25th anniversary of his solo career last year, and is currently releasing "Kantan Teletabile," in which he talks and performs with guests via telework, and "Kantan Virtua Vare," in which he performs with a virtual background, one after another on YouTube. MTRY TOUR 2021" tour will be held in January 2021.
Mr. Kayama is a senior musician with multiple recordings.
Do you remember when Tamio-san and Kayama-san first met?
Okuda: When was the first time? I had an acquaintance, and he started inviting me to visit him at Kayama-san's place. A few of us were invited, and we were taken on a boat by Mr. Kayama, where we were treated to dinner. I heard rumors about the scale of the boats, such as, "When a boat enters the marina, the marina will be filled to overflowing with Mr. Kayama's boats.
What kind of a musician are you going to be?
Okuda: I guess it's not quite the same as home recording, but Mr. Kayama, you do multiple recordings of instruments, singing, etc. . . Since he was young, I think he was the first in Japan. I did not know that before tape recorders, he used a wire recorder imported from overseas. He was a pioneer, wasn't he?
You are also involved in multiple recording projects, such as the home recording project "Kantan Kantabile," aren't you?
Okuda: Oh, yes. I was interested in recording when I was in elementary and junior high school, so I set up two boomboxes and did things like multiple recording and played with them, like humming and singing. I had been listening to your music since I was a child, and when I heard that you wrote all of your own songs, I was amazed. I was interested in recording, so I admired Mr. Kayama as a role model.
Kayama-san's image may be different for each generation: entertainer, musician, movie actor, and so on. Which image do you have of Tamio-san?
Okuda: I have the image of a cool movie actor, don't I? （In "The Young Master of the Electric Guitar" (starring Kayama-san), he plays the guitar in a cool way, and he is not only an actor but also a musician. I think young people today have a strong image of him as a musician, but in the past it might have been the opposite.
