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山本恭司

From: Matsue, Japan
Since: 1956–present
Releases: 9

About

Kyoji Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本恭司, Hepburn: Yamamoto Kyōji; born March 23, 1956, in Matsue, Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who is the leader of the hard rock/heavy metal bands Bow Wow (known as Vow Wow for a period of time) and Wild Flag. He is known for his skillful guitar playing, with former bandmate Neil Murray calling him one of the top Japanese guitarists, and was one of the first hard rock guitarists to use the tapping technique. Yamamoto often uses 24-fret Yamaha HR guitars.

From Kyoji Yamamoto on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

BOW WOW 1975–1990, 1998–now guitar, lead vocals
VOW WOW 1984–1990, 2009–2009, 2010–2010, 2024–now background vocals, electric guitar
WILD FLAG 1990–1994 guitar, lead vocals