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Takashi Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 隆, Hepburn: Matsumoto Takashi, born July 16, 1949) is a Japanese lyricist and former musician. After several years playing the drums in the rock bands Apryl Fool and Happy End during the late 1960s and early 1970s
Composed of Haruomi Hosono, Eiichi Ohtaki, Takashi Matsumoto and Shigeru Suzuki, the band's pioneering sound was regarded as avant-garde to most Japanese at the time. They are considered to be among the most influential artists in Japanese music.
Known to most for his role in the influential group Happy End, the drummer and lyricist boasts a song catalog that puts him in league with the likes of Quincy Jones and Oscar Hammerstein.
Takashi Matsumoto (松本隆) is a highly influential Japanese lyricist, poet and songwriter born in 1949. He first gained fame in the late 60s as the drummer and lyricist of the rock band Happy End.
Mar 20, 2022 · Suzuki had no songwriting experience, and Matsumoto was solely a lyricist, but they were nearly at the point of making their ambitions a reality.
- Tal Rosenberg
Japanese lyricist, songwriter and producer originally from Tokyo. Born 16 July 1949. Started his own label, Kazemachi Records, in 2001.
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Released: December 10, 1971. Kazemachi Roman ( Japanese: 風街ろまん, Hepburn: Kazemachi Roman, literally "Wind City Romance") is the second album by Japanese folk rock band Happy End, released on URC Records in 1971.
