Rock Fujiyama!
Alright, welcome back to Rock Fujiyama!
Let me introduce you to our lovely guest from the band Gacharic Spin, Tomo-zo!
Hell yeah!
It's been a while!
What's your relationship with Marty?
Gacharic Spin was invited to Marty's gig as a guest and we had a session together.
But I don't remember what song it was.
It was Marty's song.
It was my song?
Thank you very much.
What made you want to become a guitarist?
I've loved singing since I was a kid.
I loved a group called Puffy.
I used to sing with my friends.
Puffy?
P-P-P-Puffy?
P-P-P-Puffy.
I used to sing a lot.
Did your parents also like music?
My father liked Led Zeppelin.
My mother listened to Carpenters.
Wait a minute.
Wouldn't a couple who play Led Zeppelin and the Carpenters get into a fight?
That's right.
Yes, we've been getting along fine.
All right, and that's great, that's Japan.
What made you want to become a guitarist?
When I was in 5th grade,
Whiteberry, a girl's band, became popular.
And I admired them, so I decided to form a band with a group of girls I was close to.
At first, I wanted to sing.
I liked singing, but there was another girl who wanted to do it,
so I broke down and became a guitarist.
That's unusual.
Originally, everyone wanted to play the guitar.
So they would look for someone to sing.
There was no one to play the guitar.
So I decided to become a guitarist.
In most girl bands, the bassist is not the leader.
There may be many.
Is that so?
The guitarist is the most serious person.
Please write why that is in the comments.
I've never heard of it.
To play the guitar, you don't let your nails grow long.
It's a difficult thing for a woman to go through.
Do you have any bitter memories like that?
But I didn't have much resistance to cutting my nails.
I was addicted to playing the guitar.
So I was hooked on it for a long time and never stopped practicing.
But I ended up falling into the hell of F (chord).
The hell of F?
Can you play F now?
Yes, I can.
Let's play F.
I did it.
That was a good F.
Thank you.
Do you remember the first song you copied?
Yes.
It's Whiteberry's Summer Festival.
That's a good song.
Oh, that's great.
It's like a lot of songs.
If you don't say Whiteberry, it's like a Ventures song.
They are similar in many ways.
It's a song with a lot of good elements.
That's right.
Why did Tomo-zo made her debut as an artist?
Yes, in my character setting, I'm from Nicoline star,
but I'm actually from Nagano prefecture.
When I moved to Tokyo, I wanted to form a band from here.
It all started when I auditioned and joined an all-girl band when I was in my first year of high school.
In the first year of high school?
Yes.
I joined the band and made my debut when I was 19 years old.
What was the name of the band?
It's Eu-phoria.
Remember that.
It's Eu-phoria.
You came to Fujiyama.
That's right.
You auditioned?
That's right.
Were you commuting from Nagano?
I attended school for a year, then moved to Tokyo in my second year of high school and lived on my own.
What changed the most when you turned professional?
What has changed...
You can get money.
I was just thinking about that, and wondered if I should say it.
I was waiting for you.
I was grateful that I didn't have to work part-time anymore.
You are active in a band called Gacharic Spin.
What does Gacharic Spin mean?
Gacharic Spin is a is a coined word,
but it means spinning at high speed with clattering music.
We made it so that it can be called Gachapin for short.
I see.
Did you get any complaints from the head office?
It's safe for now.
We've been doing it for 14 years.
Let's start with Marty.
He has a question for Tomo-zo.
Tomo-zo spins the guitar with the strap on her body.
When I saw the live video, I couldn't believe how cool it looked.
It was so fast, smooth, and cool.
Could you show me?
Of course.
I saw it, too.
Thank you.
I was surprised to see that you were spinning from this side.
Yes.
Isn't it usually the other way around?
It's safe to go this way.
It's safer to go this way, but it's more difficult to go this way.
I'd like to see it.
Yes, please.
Can I see it?
Is it okay in this space?
Yes, I think it's okay.
How much space do we need?
This area is safe.
Wait a minute.
Marty, clear.
I'm sorry.
Can you spin Paul Reed Smith?
It's impossible.
Manly.
It's expensive.
I put a lot of duct tape on it to make sure it doesn't fly away.
Really?
Is the tape okay?
Yes, it's okay.
Do you have a strap lock?
This is just duct tape.
It's just duct tape?
Let's spin it.
I'll do it.
Please.
It looks like it's really going to fly.
It was perfect.
It's so cool.
It doesn't get caught in the hair.
It even has a mic pack.
Were you able to do that from the beginning?
I couldn't do it at all.
At first, I practiced while wearing a helmet.
How many casualties did you have?
It was okay.
Without a casualties?
I had a casualty at the rehearsal.
Is this the only one?
Yes.
That's totally fine.
This is the honor.
Did you practice with this?
This is the real thing.
You had a casualty, didn't you?
It's cool.
Thank you.
It's hard to believe, but it's amazing.
Next, Marty.
It's finally here.
It's a special session corner.
Let's do it.
This time, we received a request from Tomo-zo, who wanted to play a song by Scanch with Rolly.
It's a band I've heard before.
Oh that's right, I'm in it!
Tomo-zo's father liked Scanch as well as Led Zeppelin.
When I started playing the guitar, he told me about an album called Opera.
He said it was cool.
This is the real thing.
Thank you.
Can we do my favorite song by Scanch "Marie Lou in Love"?
Marie Lou in Love.
Thank you.
Let's do it.
Well then.
ROCK FUJIYAMA MEETS TOMO-ZO SPECIAL SESSION.
Marie Lou in Love.
Take it away, Rolly.
Skanch vocalist Rolly is 60 years old.
Congratulations.
Rolly celebrates turning 60 years old.
But there are also plans for a celebration concert?
I'll be playing at the Akarenga Warehouse in Yokohama for three days.
It's amazing.
Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky.
Almost all of them are classical pieces.
Are you going to play?
Yes.
It's very interesting.
Isn't it difficult?
It's very difficult.
That's amazing.
I'm looking forward to it.
Thank you.
Tomo-zo, thank you for your participation in Rock Fujiyama.
Thank you.
I was able to have a session with the two of them.
I was able to smile from the bottom of my heart.
It was fun. Thank you.