
At the age of three, by his father initiative, started to learn to play the violin. From a young age, he was brought up on classical music and had to study classical music theory. His father played trumpet in the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and his mother played cello in the same orchestra. Yūne Sugihara was born on July 8, 1969, in Hadano, Kanagawa, in Japan. In addition to being known to experiment with many musical genres, mostly rock, psychedelic and electronica, he is known for his political ideas and views, being an anti-war, anti-nuclear and environmental activist. He is also part of the psychedelic jam band Shag and the shamanic electronica unit S.T.K (Sensual Technology Kooks). In 2007 he became a member of the trance/world music act Juno Reactor, and of the Japanese rock supergroup S.K.I.N., and in 2009 officially joined the heavy metal band X Japan. He started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with many artists. He is best known as lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea. For live violin playing, and recording he uses signature ESP electric violin.Yūne Sugihara (杉原 有音 Sugihara Yūne), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (杉原 康弘 Sugihara Yasuhiro, on Jin Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan), better known exclusively by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor, writer and activist. For his solo projects he often uses Fender guitars and basses. While in Luna Sea, Sugizo almost exclusively used ESP guitars and has around sixteen signature models with them. In November 2013, Sugizo was also the musical director and composer for a new staging of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. He has also composed original soundtracks as well as acted in for several theatre pieces, including the play '7 Doors' in May 2012 which was a staging of Bartók's opera 'Bluebeard's Castle'. Sugizo is still heavily involved with LUNA SEA and in December 2013, recently released 'A Will', LUNA SEA's new studio album after thirteen years. Sugizo is also a member of trance/world music act, Juno Reactor since that year. Currently, the future of this project remains unclear. In 2007, Yoshiki and Gackt announced that Sugizo was the lead guitarist in the so-called superband known as S.K.I.N. He also had played a major part in The FLARE, but have since parted ways. Sugizo is best-known as lead guitarist and at times-violinist of LUNA SEA, and recently became the lead guitarist in X Japan, taking the late hide's place. He is known for his anti-war sentiments and progressive sound.

Sugizo has worked with artists such as Nicholas Tse, Vivian Hsu and bice as well as starring in the film Soundtrack.

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Sugizo is best-known as lead guitarist and at times-violinist of LUNA SEA Read Full Bio SUGIZO has released a multitude of solo work since 1997, including the albums Truth?, C:LEAR, Soundtrack, Silent Voice ~Acoustic Songs of Soundtrack~ and the elusive H.ART CHAOS, as well as compilation and remix albums.

SUGIZO has released a multitude of solo work since 1997, including the albums Truth?, C:LEAR, Soundtrack, Silent Voice ~Acoustic Songs of Soundtrack~ and the elusive H.ART CHAOS, as well as compilation and remix albums.
