Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi 高橋幸宏 | |
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Performing with YMO in 2008 | |
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| Born | June 6, 1952 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 11, 2023 (aged 70) Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan |
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| Years active | 1972–2023 |
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Spouse | Kiyomi Takahashi (?–2023) |
Yukihiro Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 幸宏, Hepburn: Takahashi Yukihiro; June 6, 1952 – January 11, 2023) was a Japanese musician, singer, record producer, fashion designer, and actor, who was best known internationally as the drummer, lead vocalist, & co-composer of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, as the former drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band, and as the drummer & backing vocalist of the Sadistics. He was also a member of the groups: the Beatniks (with Keiichi Suzuki), Sketch Show (with Haruomi Hosono), & Metafive (with Towa Tei etc.).