Former Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer and lead vocalist Yukihiro Takahashi has died age 70.
The artist’s office shared a statement with NHK confirming his death on January 11, referring to aspiration pneumonia as the cause. In 2020, Takahashi revealed that he had undergone treatment for brain cancer having previously experienced headaches.
Tokyo-born Takahashi launched his career in the 1970s, having been recruited to play drums in Sadistic Mika Band in 1972. Following the…
