Kisugi Takao is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
He is well known for his ability to write soft rock ballads, which were his specialty in the 1970s and early 1980s. By the end of the decade he experimented with electronic music.
His older sister is lyricist Kisugi Etsuko, whom he often works with.
Discography[]
TBA
Composition Works[]
(WIP)
Hashimoto Mikako[]
- Kojin Seikatsu
Minamino Yoko[]
Nakamori Akina[]
Ohashi Junko[]
- Silhouette Romance
Yakushimaru Hiroko[]
- Sailorfuku to Kikanju
- Kataritsugu Ai ni
Trivia[]
- He married an ordinary woman that he met backstage at a Ishikawa Seri concert in 1979. The couple have two sons, one born in 1980 and the second born in 1983.
- He also has a grandson, who was born in 2008.
- His signature casual and vibrato-less singing style has its own name coined by his fans called "Kisugibushi" (来生節.)
- His favorite artist is Paul McCartney, who he also considers his primary inspiration for his singing and songwriting style.
- His two favorite songs of all time are the main theme song from the 1960 movie Plein Soleil[1] and Audrey Hepburn's "Moon River."[2]
- He has admitted that he has social anxiety and stage fright.[3]Because of this, his concerts are usually in small venues, and he avoids appearing on live TV as much as possible.
- He says that a cigarette and a cup of coffee are a must have when he writes music.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ NHK Radio 1st broadcast “Music Dream Club” (November 20, 1999)
- ↑ TOKYO FM " Oe Chisato's Live Depot " Vol.182 (December 9, 2004)
- ↑ Irohani Otoko” by Tsuko Kiki ( Shinchosha / 1985 )
- ↑ http://kisugitakao.com/special/blog_03.html