I always managed to miss him live, to my regret. I have his COVID-era box set with a fragment of the plate that he hand painted, broke and recorded, but it feel

I always managed to miss him live, to my regret. I have his COVID-era box set with a fragment of the plate that he hand painted, broke and recorded, but it feels so sad to never have been in the same room or crossed his path randomly in NYC (one can dream). Having never experienced a Morricone performance, either, and knowing that I'd probably never see Ryuichi on stage, is what drove me this year to see as many favorite musical acts live as possible, before it's too late. Sakamoto had a way of doing and thinking through things better than many, but still with some sort of simplicity. I mean, he was in a class of his own even for something as mundane as washing hands: https://youtu.be/VnV4GGXIhfM https://youtu.be/VnV4GGXIhfM (of course, this hits differently now than when it first came out) RIP Ryuichi