Every time I’d come over here I’d go, “What is this music I’m hearing?” I thought it was really cool, but I never had enough time to get into it because I’d go back home after a couple of weeks. The majority of it is Japanese music, which has a very distinct sound. think that international music is big in Japan, but it’s probably only about 10 percent of what people buy over here. MARTY FRIEDMAN I was touring here a lot with Megadeth, and every time I came over I’d hear the music that was popular here. GUITAR WORLD How did you end up living in Japan? By embracing Japanese rock and pop music and becoming an integral part of the scene there, he’s chosen a contrary path from other western musicians whose Japanese conquests are the cultural equivalent of a religious crusade. Perhaps that’s the greatest appeal of living and pursuing a musical career in Japan for Friedman.
He showed me that it’s cool to be different.”
I love the work of a lot of guitar players, but when I was starting I didn’t want to play what everybody else was playing.
“He’s the only guitar player that I ever learned to play like. “I’m completely stoked beyond belief,” Friedman says. A few hours after our interview, he joined his “absolute favorite guitar player,” Uli Jon Roth, onstage during Roth’s concert at Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza. His latest project is a J-rock band called Lovefixer, featuring singer Shinichiro “Sin” Suzuki.įriedman’s move to Japan has led to the fulfillment of a seemingly endless stream of musical dreams. Speaking of Becker, Friedman appears on his new album Collection playing alongside Steve Vai on one track. Last year his efforts included Future Addict, a solo album featuring new, reworked versions of material from Friedman’s past history, including songs he recorded with Jason Becker in Cacophony. last summer and is highly recommended listening for American fans who miss hearing his distinctive exotic, melodic solos. The following year he put out the live album Exhibit A: Live in Europe, which was released in the U.S. 33, and made the unique instructional DVD, 99 Secret Lead Guitar Phrases (available through his web site, ). In 2006, he released the instrumental solo album Loudspeaker, which entered the Japanese album charts at No. Since his arrival in Japan, the guitarist’s musical output has been downright prolific. Although Friedman’s TV career keeps him extremely busy, his musical career remains his top priority.
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