9-year-old guitarist from Tokyo, Yuto Miyazawa rocked the Kazoozle stage at the Bamboozle Festival at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The kid certainly knows how to draw a crowd!In the photo above, myself along with Louis Appel on drums and Randy McStine on second guitar back up Yuto rocking his Randy Rhoades model Flying Vee guitar. And I have to say, even though he's cute with the guitar, which is almost bigger than he is, the kid ROCKS. We did songs like: "Crazy Train," "Highway Star," and "Freebird." Yuto plays the guitar parts and even the solos note-for-note.
Yuto and I go way back. I played with him on a visit to New York last year when he was only EIGHT. He's getting a little long in the tooth now. If he contiunes with his studies at the rate he's going and doesn't decide that it would be more fun to play soccer when he's 12 (which I would think would be great), he's really going to be someone to keep an eye on in coming years.
I get the distinct sense from Yuto that he dearly loves playing the guitar. There are no stage parents forcing him into the spotlight or anything like that. He's constantly trying to echo riffs I play at soundcheck, for instance, continuosly gathering musical information from every possible source, even the bass player. It's amazing to watch his talent develop.
And, heck, it's fun for me too. I get to play very loud and fast with him. It's interesting to have your check signed by a 9-year-old. I'm looking forward to more....
Ivan Bodley
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