Michiro Endo (Japanese: 遠藤 ミチロウ, Hepburn: Endō Michirō, November 15, 1950 – April 25, 2019) was a Japanese musician, author and socialist activist.[1] He was best known as frontman of the influential punk rock band The Stalin. He gained notoriety for his stage antics, having once thrown a severed pig's head into the audience.[2][3]
Endo was born in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima and graduated from Yamagata University. After college he wandered through Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He formed The Stalin in 1980, they went on to be one of the dominant acts of the 80s Japanese punk rock scene.
Endo released his first solo material in 1984. In 2002 he formed the trio Notalin's. Two years later, he and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara formed the acoustic trio M.J.Q, whose motto is "unplugged punk".
On December 1, 2010, two tribute albums were released. One entitled Romantist – The Stalin, Michiro Endo Tribute Album, which features bands such as Buck-Tick, Dir en grey, Group Tamashii and Jun Togawa covering The Stalin and Endo's solo songs.[4] The other Red Demon, Blue Demon – Michiro Endo 60th Birthday Anniversary Tribute Album, features different artists and was first released at Endo's concert on November 14 to coincide with his 60th birthday.
Endo was still active on the live scene in the 2010s, as a solo performer, playing in M.J.Q, or with the occasional The Stalin concert.
Death
Michiro Endo died in a Tokyo hospital while battling pancreatic cancer on April 25, 2019, aged 68. A representative announced his death on May 1 and that he had previously undergone surgery for the cancer in October 2018.[5]
^ "Romantist – The Stalin, Michiro Endo Tribute Album –". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
^. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
External links
Official website
Official blog
Older official blog
M.J.Q official website
January 07, 2023
michiro, endo, japanese, 遠藤, ミチロウ, hepburn, endō, michirō, november, 1950, april, 2019, japanese, musician, author, socialist, activist, best, known, frontman, influential, punk, rock, band, stalin, gained, notoriety, stage, antics, having, once, thrown, sever. Michiro Endo Japanese 遠藤 ミチロウ Hepburn Endō Michirō November 15 1950 April 25 2019 was a Japanese musician author and socialist activist 1 He was best known as frontman of the influential punk rock band The Stalin He gained notoriety for his stage antics having once thrown a severed pig s head into the audience 2 3 Michiro EndoBorn 1950 11 15 November 15 1950Nihonmatsu Fukushima JapanDiedApril 25 2019 2019 04 25 aged 68 Tokyo JapanGenresPunk rock hardcore punkOccupation s Singer songwriter musician author actorInstrument s Vocals guitar bassYears active1979 2018LabelsKingWebsiteapia net wbr com wbr michiro wbr Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Death 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 3 3 Other work 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career EditEndo was born in Nihonmatsu Fukushima and graduated from Yamagata University After college he wandered through Vietnam and Southeast Asia He formed The Stalin in 1980 they went on to be one of the dominant acts of the 80s Japanese punk rock scene Endo released his first solo material in 1984 In 2002 he formed the trio Notalin s Two years later he and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara formed the acoustic trio M J Q whose motto is unplugged punk On December 1 2010 two tribute albums were released One entitled Romantist The Stalin Michiro Endo Tribute Album which features bands such as Buck Tick Dir en grey Group Tamashii and Jun Togawa covering The Stalin and Endo s solo songs 4 The other Red Demon Blue Demon Michiro Endo 60th Birthday Anniversary Tribute Album features different artists and was first released at Endo s concert on November 14 to coincide with his 60th birthday Endo was still active on the live scene in the 2010s as a solo performer playing in M J Q or with the occasional The Stalin concert Death EditMichiro Endo died in a Tokyo hospital while battling pancreatic cancer on April 25 2019 aged 68 A representative announced his death on May 1 and that he had previously undergone surgery for the cancer in October 2018 5 Discography EditSingles Edit Aogeba Totoshi 仰げば尊し 1984 1985 Odyssey 1985 Sex オデッセイ 1985 Sex Odessei 1985 Sex 1985 Lucky Boy 1987 Albums Edit Betonamu Densetsu ベトナム伝説 Vietnam Legend 1984 The End 1985 Odyssey 1985 Sex オデッセイ 1985 Sex Odessei 1985 Sex 1985 Ameyujyutotechitekenjya アメユジュトテチテケンジャ Please Take Ameyuki 1985 Get the Help 1985 Hasan 破産 Bankruptcy 1986 Terminal 1987 Shime Tatarime 死目祟目 Death Eyes Curse Eyes 1993 Sora ha Ginnezumi 空は銀鼠 The Sky is Silver grey 1994 50 Half 1995 Ai suru tame niha Uso ga iru 愛するためにはウソがいる Love needs lies 1995 Ai to Shi wo Mitsumete 愛と死をみつめて Fix your eyes on Love and Death 1996 Michiro 道郎 Michirō 1997 Off 2000 Aipa 2000 Notalin s 2004 with Notalin s I My Me Amami 2005 Unplugged Punk 2006 with M J Q Kiga Kiga Kikyo 2007 Aipa December 12 2009 Tenbatsu Nanka Kuso Kurae Tsu 天罰なんかクソ喰らえっ March 16 2011 with M J Q Fukushima 2015 0 Zero 0 ゼロ 2015 with The End Other work Edit Parade Respective Tracks of Buck Tick December 21 2005 Sasayaki References Edit Article on The Stalin at KFTH Retrieved July 30 2011 行川和彦 March 1 2017 パンク ロック ハードコア史 in Japanese リットーミュージック ISBN 9784845613991 Kazuhiko Namekawa 2007 Panku rokku hadokoashi Tōkyō Rittōmyujikku ISBN 978 4845613991 Romantist The Stalin Michiro Endo Tribute Album cdjapan co jp Retrieved July 30 2011 ザ スターリン 元メンバー 遠藤ミチロウさん死去 昨年10月に膵臓がん手術 Yahoo Japan in Japanese Archived from the original on May 2 2019 Retrieved May 1 2019 External links EditOfficial website Official blog Older official blog M J Q official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michiro Endo amp oldid 1124667977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
