Keisuke Kuwata, leader of SOUTHERN ALL STARS and one of Japan's leading pop singers, has compiled 66 essays that he serialized in "Weekly Bunshun" for about a year and a half, saying, "I want to say what I want to say while my mind and my body are still healthy!" Kuwata, who has hardly spoken about anything other than music until now, reveals for the first time his thoughts on his origins and the current state of affairs. He frankly writes about his childhood in his hometown of Chigasaki, his ties with his family, his memories of his time at Aoyama Gakuin when Southern was formed, his love for professional wrestling and bowling, his worries about the current state of Japan where "self-censorship" is rampant, and his "life goals" since turning 60. Of course, he also talks about music, his reverence for the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, and other artists who had a major influence on his sound, his hymns to his beloved Japanese MUSICIANS such as Motoharu Sano, Yuya Uchida, Kenji Sawada, and Kiyohiko Ozaki, and the behind-the-scenes stories of his no-audience concerts during the coronavirus pandemic, and is full of interesting topics for Kuwata and Southern fans alike. This is a must-have book, in which Keisuke Kuwata has written freely and unrestrainedly about the themes he wanted to leave behind in words.
ISBN: 9784163914497
Release date: October 8, 2021
Publisher: Bungeishunju
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