Influenced by drummers such as Mel Taylor of The Ventures and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, he started playing drums. He participated in many bands as an amateur, and performed at the 1974 rock festival "One Step Festival" at Grape Jam, where he was the leader. In 1978, after moving to Tokyo, he joined Hiro Nagasawa & HERO led by Hiro Nagasawa, but withdrew when the recording of his major debut alb... show more