Matt notes today’s passing of one of his favorite “rock and roll brothers,” Billy (Hideaki Sekiguchi), the bassist for the very kick ass Japanese band Guitar Wolf. Guitar Wolf was in the midst of a US tour, now cancelled, and had recently played both Seattle and New Orleans, where Matt is located.
Matt has posted a great picture, taken this week, of Billy rocking out, and not long ago wrote about his excitement at seeing the band cover one of his songs.
I am not a believer in any form of post-death consciousness, but I do feel free to use the idiom: what will Ms. Schiavo and His Holiness say when they run into this guy on the elevator?
Ohno!!
(I know someone who proudly owns a Budweiser can that one of the Wolves crushed and threw into the audience.) I have never personally seen a live show, but I think Guitar Wolf should be a part of everyone’s music collection.