1981 - After graduating from vocational school, he started to perform solo activities in BEING as a session guitarist and studio musician for many artists, mainly focusing on the sessions of female rock artists from the BEING department.
In 1985, he participated in the support band and recording of TM NETWORK's tour concert. (To 1989)
1988-YAMAHA Company produced the prototype of the guitar named Matsumoto-MG-M. It was released after several minor changes. Matsumoto himself used the MG-M until 1995.
1988-The first album "Thousand Wave" was released on メルダック.
1988-On September 21, he formed the group B'z with male singer Hiroshi Inaba and officially debuted in BMG Victor. Serves as the composer of all songs in B'z. (The only exception is "Lonely Dance in vain" included in the first album, which was composed by Keiyuki Otsuki)
1991 - Released the first single "'88～Love Story".
1992 - Released second single "#1090 ~Thousand Dreams~". The works after this work are also sold on BMG Victor like B'z. The title song was selected as the third generation theme song of TV Asahi's music program "Music Station" and is still used today.
1992 - Released second album "Wanna Go Home".
1994-Began to use the initials of his name "TAK" as his English name. It was guitarist Stevie Salas who gave him this name.
1996 - As a Solo Project, the Western music cover album "Rock'n Roll Standard Club" was released. A LIVE HOUSE TOUR will be held at the same time. This series of activities was linked to the subsequent TMG.
1999 - Released third single "THE CHANGING". In addition to composing and playing guitar for all songs, I also tried the challenge of writing lyrics and being the lead singer.
1999-"Takahiro Matsumoto's ONE FOR THE ROAD" (NIPPON Broadcasting) started on April 2.
1999 - "Takahiro Matsumoto Solo Project~Challenge B'z~" was broadcast on May 7 (NHK-BS2).
1999-The third album "KNOCKIN' "T" AROUND" was released. Just like the third single, this time I also served as the composer and guitar player for all songs, and also tried my hand at writing lyrics and being the lead singer.
1999-GIBSON released the light yellow Les Paul Signature Model named after Matsumoto.
1999 - Participated in guitar playing on "ASIAN SKY" from Steve Vai's album "The Ultra Zone".
2001-GIBSON released the Signatrue Model of TAK Burst.
2002-The fourth album "DRAGON FROM THE WEST" and the fifth album "华" were released at the same time.
2003-Participated in the show "Tetsuko's Room". This is his first time participating in a talk show.
2003 - On November 26, the Bangla cover album "THE HIT PARADE" as a solo project was released under the name of TAK MATSUMOTO.
We invited a strong lineup of guest singers such as Hiroshi Inaba, ZARD, Mai Kuraki, Keiko Utoku, etc. to cover famous Korean songs from the 1970s and 1980s.
2004 - Suspended B'z activities and formed Solo Project TMG (Tak Matsumoto Group). Eric Martin, formerly of MR.BIG, and others were invited to work together as collaborative members. And held a TMG tour concert. In addition, the Collaboration Live "Tokyo Special Collaboration 2004 Matsumoto Takahiro 'Hana'" performed by Takahiro Matsumoto and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra was performed on July 17, 18, and 20.
2005-GIBSON released the third Signature Model.
2006 - Composed KAT-TUN's CD debut single "Real Face" (lyrics by Suga Shikao, arranger by CHOKKAKU). This is Matsumoto's first work to rank first in the annual single sales rankings, and it is also the only work to sell over one million copies that year.
2007-June 26, attended the funeral of Izumi Sakai of ZARD. Together with his partners Hiroshi Inaba and Mai Kuraki, he left a speech (unlike Moki Daikoku and Tetsuro Oda, he did not make a speech on TV).
2011 - TAKE YOUR PICK, a collaboration with the famous American jazz guitarist Larry Carlton, won the 53rd Grammy Award for Best Performance Album in the Pop Music Category, and became the fifth person to win a Grammy. Award Japanese. Musical enlightenment: The gift "BEATLES 1967～1970" from his parents, especially his mother when he was in the third year of secondary school, made him obsessed with music
A message to himself in 10 years: GET TOUGH
What comes to mind when hearing "graduation": Photos My strengths: Very focused on things
My weaknesses: Easily bored, impatient
The most important part of being a musician : Hand
Childhood dream: baseball player, veterinarian
Favorite game as a child: roller skating
If there was a time machine, which would you choose between the future and the past: In the past
What I would use to relax my body and mind when I was tired: Alcohol
Things I would stare at without realizing it: Women’s feet
The most indispensable thing: Guitars, women, wine
What do you think when you look at yourself in the mirror: No matter what you do now, you do your best.
Ideal: Secret
Marriage: Married (divorced twice), with children (two)
How to switch between writing lyrics and composing when you are exhausted of talent Mood: Going to sleep after being drunk
Think that my mobile phone usage rate is: 50
Favorite place at home: Studio
Think of the most beautiful scenery in Japan It is: Kyoto
What is the most difficult thing when taking the driver's license test: driving in tandem
If the other party (Inaba) loses his memory, what should you do to him first: tell him that you are a singer Great people.
The time it takes to get out of bed in the morning: 3 seconds
What you like most about your guitar: when it changes its tone after being gentle What you like most about Inaba’s voice: wild and Sharp time!
When you go to an uninhabited island alone, you will bring: VODKA ICE SODA LEMON
When taking pictures for a magazine, when the camera is facing you, you feel: nervous and embarrassed to take pictures
"Wow! This is what I'm capable of!" When I think like this: I've been thinking like this a lot lately.
When signing, I will ask "Are you signing here?" The most memorable time is: noble western clothes
"I forgot it!" This situation occurs when: I forget to take it when I go on stage. Guitar
When I die, I will think: I am dead!
What I want to say to all the fans: I have always thanked you from the bottom of my heart, thank you! You guys are always cool! The guitarist of B'z was a baseball boy when he was a child. In high school, he joined the handball club but was a ghost member. In addition, in high school, he established a light music club. And formed a band called "Super Image". It is said that he had grown his hair as long as he does now.
I accidentally started playing guitar after entering high school. The opportunity for his awakening to music was the Beatles blue disc his mother bought him. The first guitar he bought was a Greco Les Paul Model. It is said that when he was participating in activities as a session man, he imitated the performances of Michael Schenker and Steve Lukather and was greatly influenced by them.
My blood type is O, but until I went for a comprehensive health checkup after the age of 30, I always thought I was type A. Because of this, most of the initial personal data were recorded as Type A.
Except for a certain period (2000, 2001), the hair style has always been long.
Because he hates talking, Inaba is the one interviewed in music programs. Although he doesn't speak much, his voice can sound well in the high range and he speaks very eloquently.
His electric guitar performance was highly praised. In 1999, he was the first Japanese guitarist to have the Les Paul Signature Model named after him released by Gibson Company. By the way, this Les Paul Signature Model is only owned by Les Paul himself, Jimmy Page, JoePerry, Ace Frehley, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Gary Moore, and John Sykes (as of 2007) in the world. Matsumoto is the first in Asia. The fifth Signature Player in the world.
I have been performing solo activities with great energy, and have tie-up programs such as "Music Station" and "Touching ファクトリー夰小謰栰!".
In his solo work "KNOCKIN' "T" AROUND" as the lead singer, in addition to all song composition and guitar performance, he also challenged himself to write lyrics. There are also a few activities that provide songs and music producers for others.
With B'z's partner Hiroshi Inaba, he climbed to the top in the singer category of the High Taxpayers Ranking.
Not only foreign songs, he was also influenced by pop songs and J-POP. It is said that in the early days of B'z, he mostly learned from Himuro Kyosuke's songs. When I was young, I often listened to songs by Yumi Arai and Off Course.
It is speculated that this influence not only influenced him to become a guitarist, but also played a role in the formation of his foundation as a composer.
Because I am from HR/HM background, I used to use fast playing style, but now I don’t use that style of playing much anymore. The stability and accuracy with which he plays the guitar are outstanding and one of the reasons why he is so highly regarded.
He is good at composing mature ballads, ranging from POP to hard rock songs, as well as melancholic blues (Blues) songs, etc., covering a wide range of genres. He is also good at oriental melodies created using Asia's unique musical scales. These tendencies can be seen in his first solo work "Thousand Wave". However, since that work, he has not created any more heavy metal music with fast tones, preferring hard rock.
I have a good relationship with GLAY’s guitarist TAKURO, and they once traveled to the United States together.
Owns a guitar signed by Joe Perry.
The guitar was originally a frequently used one, but it has not been used once since Joe Perry signed it.
To this day, I still have a close relationship with the members of TM NETWORK, especially Tetsuya Komuro, who was once a hot topic because of ***tong’s music. When the demo tape of "BAD COMMUNICATION" was completed, I once said to Komuro, "I just made a cool song, and I want you to listen to it." Then I let Komuro listen to it, and Komuro also gave me some suggestions. In addition, he also performed as a guest in TM NETWORK's LIVE in 1994 and 2004.
Matsumoto once said, "I learned how to be a music producer from Tetsuya Komuro." In the first solo album "Thousand Wave", it includes "Suite VAMPIRE HUNTER D", a cover of Tetsuya Komuro's OVA "Vampire Hunter D" which was responsible for the original soundtrack for the first time. In Matsumoto's COMMENT on this song in the "Thousand Wave" CD booklet, he expressed his gratitude to Komuro for being able to freely use a large number of synthesizers, which gives us clues as to his motivation for wanting to cover this song.
While recording, there was a time when Matsumoto went to a nearby bento restaurant to eat the same mentaiko lunch box every day. I eat the same thing every day, and sometimes when I want to order something else, Inaba will say, "Why don't we try the mentaiko lunch box that Matsumoto often eats today?" When Matsumoto heard this, he would praise the deliciousness of the mentaiko lunch box: "It is impossible to eat that kind of deliciousness at that price...". As a result, we also ate the mentaiko lunch box together that day.
He and guitarist Keiichi Takahashi were students of the same school and the same subject at the same time.
I have been a Christian since I was a child due to the influence of my family.