April 3, 2023
坂本龍一
Lots of wonderful memories are shared on the internet in the wake of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing on March 28, 2023. Sakamoto leaves behind a great, great legacy. Exactly two weeks ago, I wrote a little piece about my Yamaha SY85 (down below here). On Youtube, a video can be found about Yamaha’s products at the time. This video was distributed at a musical instrument store when the SY85 was released, and was not for sale. After about half an hour, we see Sakamoto playing the Yamaha SY85 with the song “Sayonara” from the 1991 album “Heartbeat” in the background. I always thought it was a cool video. Last January, Sakamoto released his latest album titled “12”. I would like to invite anyone reading this to have a listen to it. Sakamoto worked on music until the end of his life.
Devin