1985 supporting band and recording in TM network concert tour. (to 1989)
1988-Yamaha Company produced a prototype of the guitar MG-M named after Matsumoto. After several minor changes, it was released. Matsumoto himself has been using MG-M to 1995.
1988- The first album "Tide of Ideas" was released in メルダック.
1988-September 2 1 day, they formed a B'z group with male singer Koshi Inaba and made their official debut in BMG Victor. Write all the songs of b 'z. (The only exception is that the first album, Lonely にDance in vain, was composed by Daqi.)
199 1 year-the first single "88 ~ Love Story" was released.
1992- The second single "# 1090 ~ A thoughtful dream ~" was released. Later works, such as Bates, were sold in BMG Victor. The opening song was selected as the third generation theme song of the music program "Music Station" of Asahi TV Department, which has been used ever since.
1992- release the second album "Want to Go Home".
1994- began to use his initials "TAK" as his English name. He was named after guitarist Steve Salas.
1996- As a personal project, the cover album Rock Standard Club of western music was released. At the same time, on-site viewing activities were held. This series of activities is related to the later TMG.
1999- The third single "Changing" was released. Besides composing music and playing guitar, I also try to challenge the lyricist and lead singer.
1999-"One Road in Matsumoto Takahiro" was launched on April 2nd.
1999-May 7th, Matsumoto Takahiro Solo Plan ~ ~ Challenge B 'z ~ (NHK-BS2) was released.
1999-The third album Knockin "T" Around was released. Like the third single, this time I am also the composer and guitarist of all the songs, and I also try to challenge the lyricist and lead singer.
1999-GIBSON Company released the les paul light yellow signature vehicle with Matsumoto name.
1999- participated in the guitar playing of the song "Asian Sky" in Steve van's album "Beyond".
200 1-GIBSON Company released the Signatrue model of TAK· Brewster.
2002-The fourth album Dragon from the West and the fifth album China are released at the same time.
In 2003, he participated in the performance of Chekhov's Room. This is his first time to participate in a talk show.
On June 26th, 2003, 165438+ Matsumoto released the cover album THE HIT PARADE as a personal project. Invited Koshi Inaba, Izumi Sakai, Kuraki Mai, Utoku Keiko and other guest singers, with a strong lineup, covered famous songs from 1970s to 1980s.
2004-Bates' activities were suspended and TMG personal project (Matsumoto Group) was established. Eric Martin and others in the original Big Man were invited as collaborative members. And held TMG's concert tour. In addition, on July 17, 18 and 20, the Matsumoto Takahiro and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra gave a live performance of "Special Cooperation in Matsumoto Takahiro in 2004".
2005-Gibson Company releases the third signature model.
2006-Composed KAT-TUN's CD debut single "Real Face" (lyrics are Suga shikao, arrangement is CHOKKAKU). This is the first time Matsumoto has won the first place in the annual single sales list, and it is also the only work that has sold more than one million this year.
From June 26th, 2007, I attended Izumi Sakai's funeral in Izumi Sakai. I gave a speech with my partners Koshi Inaba and Kuraki Mai (unlike Maki Ohguro and Tetsuro Oda, I didn't give a speech on TV).
20 1 1- "TAKE YOUR PICK" with famous American jazz guitarist Larry Carlton won the 53rd Grammy Award for Best Performing Album in Pop Music, becoming the fifth Japanese to win the Grammy Award. Music Enlightenment: The gift "Beatles 1967 ~ 1970" given to him by his parents, especially his mother in junior high school, fascinated him with music.
Say a word to yourself after 10 years: be tough.
What do you think of when you hear "graduation": the advantages of the photo itself: it is very focused on things.
Self-weakness: easy to get bored and impatient.
The most important part of being a musician: the hand
Childhood dreams: baseball players, veterinarians
My favorite game as a child: roller skating.
If there was a time machine, would it be the future or the past: the past.
When you are tired, what do you use to relax: alcohol.
Unconsciously looking at something dull: a woman's feet.
The most indispensable things: guitar, women, wine.
When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you think: whatever you have done so far is the best you can do.
Ideal: secret
Marriage: Married (twice divorced) with two children.
How to change your mood when you are tired of composing lyrics: sleep after getting drunk
Your mobile phone usage: 50%
Favorite place at home: studio
I think the most beautiful scenery in Japan is Kyoto.
What is the hardest part of driving test: driving in tandem.
If the other person has amnesia, what should he do first: tell him that you are a great singer.
Time to get up in the morning: 3 seconds.
Guitar your favorite time: when the tone changes after gentleness, when the voice of rice leaves makes you like the most: when it is wild and sharp!
People who go to the uninhabited island will bring: vodka, ice soda and lemon.
When shooting for a magazine, when the camera is pointed at you, I feel nervous and embarrassed to take pictures.
"alas! This is my skill! " When I think like this, I often think like this recently.
When you sign, you will ask, "Sign here?" Most impressive: noble dress.
"I forgot!" This happens when you forget to bring your guitar on stage.
When I die, I will think: I am dead!
What I want to say to all fans: I will always thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you! You guys have always been cool! B'z's guitarist was a baseball teenager when he was a child, but he joined the handball department in high school but was a ghost member. In addition, in high school, he set up a light music department. And formed a pair of bands called "Superimage". It is said that he had long hair at that time as he does now.
When I started playing guitar, I accidentally entered high school. The chance to wake up in music is the blue record of The Beatles bought by his mother. The guitar he bought at first was the model of les paul greco. It is said that when he participated in the event as a host, he imitated the performances of Michael Schenk and Steve Lukather successively and was deeply influenced by them.
My blood type is O, but I always thought I was A until I was 30 and had a comprehensive health check-up. Because of this, most of the initial personal data are recorded as type A.
Except in a certain period (2000,2001), the type of qi has always been long.
Because I hate talking, I was interviewed by Inaba in a music program. Although I don't talk much, his voice can be heard well in the high-pitched area, and he speaks eloquently.
The performance of electric guitar was highly praised. 1999, as a Japanese guitarist, Gibson Company first released the les paul signature model named after him. Incidentally, les paul's signature money is only owned by les paul himself, Jimmy Page, Jopery, Ace Frauley, Slash, Zach Wilder, Gary Moore and John Sykes (as of 2007), and Matsumoto is the number one signature player in Asia and the fifth in the world.
I have been full of energy in solo activities, with a bunch of "Music Station" and "Touched"! "Wait and see the show.
In his solo work Knock in "T" Around as the lead singer, he not only composed music and played guitar, but also challenged the lyrics. There are also some activities, such as providing songs and music producers for others.
In the singer department of the high taxpayer list, I joined Koshi Inaba, a partner of B'z, and held a high position.
Not only foreign songs, but also influenced by pop songs and J-POP. It is said that most of them learned from Kyosuke Himuro's early songs. When I was young, I often listened to Noi Yuki's songs, and of course there were also off-site ones.
It is speculated that this influence not only played a role in his becoming a guitarist, but also laid the foundation for his becoming a composer.
As a person with HR/HM background, I used to play fast, but now I don't play that much. His sense of stability and correctness when playing guitar is outstanding, which is one of the reasons why he is highly respected.
He is good at writing mature narrative songs, ranging from pop to hard rock and melancholy blues songs, covering a wide range. At the same time, he is also good at creating oriental melodies with scales unique to Asia. These tendencies can be seen in his first personal work, The Wave of Ideas. However, since that work, I have never created any music with a fast heavy metal tone, and I tend to rock hard.
I have a good relationship with GLAY's guitarist TAKURO and have been to America together.
Guitar signed by joe perry. At first, the guitar was often used, but it hasn't been used once since joe perry signed it.
Up to now, I still have a deep friendship with the members of TM, especially with Tetsuya Ness, who once caused a topic because of their common music. When the audition tape of Poor Communication was finished, I said to the studio, "I just made a cool song, and I want you to listen to it." Then I let the studio listen to it, and the studio also gave some suggestions. In addition, he was a guest in the live broadcast of 1994 and TM in 2004.
Matsumoto once said, "I learned to be a music producer from Nami, a small room in Tetsuya". In the first solo album "ThoughtWave", one of the songs "Vampire Hunter D" was included in the cover of the original music of OVA "Vampire Hunter D" by Tetsuya Kojiri. In the "Thousand Waves" CD booklet, Matsumoto expressed his gratitude to the small room for freely using a large number of synthesizers, which shows his motivation to play this song.
At the time of recording, Matsumoto went to a nearby box restaurant to eat the same box lunch of Prince Ming every day for a while. Eat the same thing every day, and sometimes want to eat something else. Rice leaves will say, "Why don't you try the ming prince lunch box that Matsumoto often eats today?" . Hearing this, Matsumoto will praise the delicacy of ming prince's lunch box: "It is impossible to eat that delicacy at that price ...". As a result, we also ate ming prince box lunch together that day.
He and guitarist Gao Qiao Keiichi are modern students from the same school and subject.
Influenced by my family, I have been a Christian since I was a child.