When David Bowie came to Japan during the Isolar II world tour, Yoichi Shibuya, the music critic, chief editor and publisher of the music magazine Rockin' On, interviewed Bowie. The latter generously talked about films, fashion, and his life attitude.Days later, Bowie met Ryuichi Sakamoto, a fellow musician and the interviewer appointed by another magazine. … Continue reading David Bowie: Language is the Most Ambiguous Way of Communication
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Interview: Kraftwerk Reverses the Common Image of Germany
Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1979 comments on German contemporary music, Kraftwerk, David Bowie's album Low, and many more. To read more about his opinion on Low published in the same magazine earlier that year, see: https://lysisme.art.blog/2021/04/11/ryuichi-sakamoto-what-interesting-about-bowie-is-not-the-sound/ New Music Magazine, November Issue, 1979Interviewed on September 25th, at Clover RoppongiInterviewer: Masakazu KitanakaEnglish translation by Stella Hsieh When you … Continue reading Ryuichi Sakamoto Interview: Kraftwerk Reverses the Common Image of Germany
A Private Dialogue: Shigehiko Hasumi and Ryuichi Sakamoto on The Last Emperor
A long conversation between film composer and actor Ryuichi Sakamoto, and scholar and film critic Shigehiko Hasumi on The Last Emperor. Read Sakamoto's previous interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci: https://lysisme.art.blog/2021/03/14/translation-ryuichi-sakamoto-interviews-bernardo-bertolucci/ Originally published in A Picture Book of The Last EmperorDecember 10, 1987.Photographer: Takahisa IdeEnglish translation by Stella Hsieh Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shigehiko Hasumi 01. The … Continue reading A Private Dialogue: Shigehiko Hasumi and Ryuichi Sakamoto on The Last Emperor
Ziggy Stardust in Exile in LA: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews David Bowie
During his visit to Japan in 1979, David Bowie was interviewed by the New Music Magazine. The interviewer on behalf of NMM was the rising musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who just released his debut solo album Thousand Knives last year, and later co-starred along Bowie in the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr.Lawrence (dir. Nagisa Oshima) which … Continue reading Ziggy Stardust in Exile in LA: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews David Bowie
Between Thought and Expression 