Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra. With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. - Wikipedia
Autobiografia hecha a partir de unas entrevistas realizadas durante varios meses en una revista japonesa, nos ofrece una aproximacion muy buena a Ryuichi, a su concepcion del arte y de la musica, su genialidad, tanto en solitario, como con la YMO y en otros proyectos conuuntos con otros artistas (musica para peliculas, para danza).
Nos muestar tambien a la vez la evolución cultural del pais e incluso la evolución politica desde que era niño hasta finales del siglo XX.
No hay un analisis de sus obra, pero si muchas referencias a los artistas que le ha ido inspirando tanto en la musica, el arte, el teatro e incluso la filosofia.
Si te gusta este artista, el libro es más que recomendado. Está escrito cronológicamente en primera persona hablando de su vida, su desarrollo, su encuentro personal con la música y sus trabajos
Music is a release for most and a means to freedom for very few - Mr. Sakamoto seems to have found absolution. I think of and sleep to his and Joe Hisaishi’s work most nights, liberal end to long thoughts
This book is the autobiography of Ryuichi Sakamoto, who, being sincere, I had no idea who it was until I started reading the book. It turns out that he is a Japanese musician, who, although of classical training, ended up being one of the fathers of electronics both solo and from his group, the YMO, and who has also worked adding music to many well-known films like The Last Emperor or the almodovarian High heels, as well as the inauguration of the Olympic Games of Barcelona.
And why do I read this if I did not know who this man was? I guess because the title seemed suggestive and lately I’ve reading almost everything I have at home concerning music. It has not been a bad decision, I have made known the work of Mr. Sakamoto, which is not bad, and it is interesting to read how an artist is formed practically since he was born: the relationship with his father, his experiences in the institute, the relationships he works in the university, the political context in which he is formed, etc. I've also been very struck by the part that tells how he gets to make a soundtrack (and how Bertolucci does what he wants with it). Then it gets too deep and mystical and loses interest.
I'm not sure if music makes us free, but it seems that it makes him free, and I envy him.
"Hasta entonces había estado en lo posible decidir: 'Voy a ir en tal dirección'. Creía que tenía que conservar tantas opciones como pudiera. Pero en ese momento, en Londres, pensé: 'Así está bien'. En realidad, quizás era la primera vez que era yo mismo quien escogía con determinación la dirección que tenía que seguir."