Sakura (drummer)
| Sakura | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yasunori Sakurazawa |
| Also known as | Yutaka Noda, Sakura-Die-Nerima, Suck·D'ark·La, Sakura |
| Born | November 20, 1969 |
| Origin | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, art rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Associated acts | By-Sex, Creature Creature, Sons of All Pussys, Zigzo, L'Arc-en-Ciel |
| Website | sakurazawayasunori.jp |
Yasunori Sakurazawa (櫻澤 泰徳 Sakurazawa Yasunori?, born on November 20, 1969), known by his stage name Sakura, is a Japanese musician. He is probably best known as former drummer of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. After leaving them in 1997, he formed the supergroup Zigzo, the trio Sons of All Pussys, and his solo project Lion Heads.
Currently he performs with the bands Rayflower, the reformed Zigzo, The Madcap Laughs and Gibkiy Gibkiy Gibkiy, and supports Dead End frontman Morrie in his solo project Creature Creature.
Sakura was born in Nerima, Tokyo, the youngest of three children. He started taking piano lessons when he was a child. When he was in junior high school he became very interested in rock music, later taking formal music training. Initially he wanted to play guitar but soon changed his mind and devoted himself to percussion.
When Sakura was in high school, he was already playing in the percussion and brass sections for three different school bands. He started working as a roadie for well-known metal band Dead End when he was nineteen. Soon he began playing drums professionally and joined the bands Die+Kusse and the Harem Q, the latter released an album entitled Opium in 1991.
In 1993, Sakura joined pop rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. The band released their debut album Dune soon afterward. In 1996, their fourth album True, became their first to sell over a million copies. But the success was short-lived, on October 4, 1997, Sakura quit L'Arc-en-Ciel following being charged with possession of heroin.
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