TxBone (JPN), musician, Tokyo
Musician TxBone was blown away by the music of Rancid when he listened to it
at a record store at the age of 6 (!). He had never heard anything like it.
“A live-changing experience,” he says. Growing up in a musical environment, made him the musician he is now. “I sing in several bands (Dust (http://ameblo.jp/dust4life/), Kaiki Gesshoku (http://ameblo.jp/
When I had my first tattoo at 18 years old, I knew it was going to become a full body suit. Now the only empty spaces are my upper legs. When we get kids, that space is reserved for their smiling faces.
Growing up in Ibaraki prefecture, the Holy Land of the Yankee (lol) (yankee refers to a subculture in Japan) and motorcycle gangs, I got drawn into the biking culture. When a Hells Angels member took care of me during a visit to the United States, I decided to start my own biker team in Tokyo, called Jabbits.”
TxBone’s top 5 locations in Tokyo:
Doobies
Head shop of Radiall, a Japanese brand based on the old American style
Easy Ink
Tattoo shop in the clubbing district of Shibuya
Teppei
A steak restaurant in Hatagaya. The owner rides a Harley as well, a wild uncle! (lol)
Back town cafe
A bar in Shibuya, full with good memories
Trump Room
Absolutely no. 1 pond club in Shibuya