Hi marty,
I've loved your style since I was 15 (now 22). I'm studying japanese at university and I love listening to hougaku, traditional japanese music too. Are You interested in that?Any special preference?How could I learn to play an instrument such as shamisen?I hope to be in japan as soon as possible to hear you (will you ever be in italy?, hope so..),
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If you play guitar, a shamisen is not terribly difficult to play basic stuff on. I did a solo on my new album on a shamisen.
I love hougaku(Japanese rock and pop) and my fave is anything produced by tsunku. Bz and Ayu are great too. Good luck!