Tortoise Matsumoto トータス松本 | tr

Tortoise Matsumoto (トータス松本 (Tōtasu Matsumoto), born Atsushi Matsumoto (松本敦) on December 28, 1966) is the lead singer of the Japanese guitar group, ウルフルズ(Ulfuls). He has also had several acting roles in TV dramas, notably with Namida wo Fuite (涙をふいて) in 2000. Since 2007, Matsumoto has been engaging in solo activites, releasing three albums under Warner Music Japan. .

In 2004, Tak formed the "Tak Matsumoto Group" with Eric Martin on vocal, Jack Blades on bass, and Brian Tichy on drums, forging ahead with his own brand of musical genius. Tak played guitar, produced the album and wrote songs while Eric and Jack wrote lyrics. On March, the single "OH JAPAN ～OUR TIME IS NOW～", was released. The album TMG I that made Tak go back and forth to US for the recording, was released on June 23. Tak has had this project idea for a long time, the album mixes rock and oriental sound. The album topped the...