Kawabata Makoto

Kawabata Makoto
Kawabata in performance in London in 2005
Background information
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Psychedelic rock
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1978–present
Associated acts	Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner

Kawabata Makoto ( ) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple.

Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in the late 1970s. Some of these bands are:

In addition to the many records recorded with bands, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo discography. Major releases are:

In 2000, Kawabata wrote "Music, for me, is neither something that I create, nor a form of self-expression. All kinds of sounds exist everywhere around us, and my performances solely consist of picking up these sounds, like a radio tuner, and playing them so that people can hear them."

"When I was a kid, I really loved Ritchie Blackmore - not so much the guitar style, just I liked his look, atmosphere, on the stage. Always, he stood on this side [right], also the , and black clothes, and very aggressive [playing]. I really loved this image, so I wear just black. Also - easy to co-ordinate!"