Yasunori Sakurazawa (櫻澤 泰徳, Sakurazawa Yasunori, born on November 20, 1969), known by his stage name Sakura, is a Japanese musician. He is probably best known as former drummer of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. After leaving them in 1997, he formed the supergroup Zigzo, the trio Sons of All Pussys, and his solo project Lion Heads.
Currently he performs with the bands Rayflower, the reformed Zigzo, The Madcap Laughs and Gibkiy Gibkiy Gibkiy, and supports Dead End frontman Morrie in his solo project Creature Creature.
Life and career
Sakura was born in Nerima, Tokyo, the youngest of three children. He started taking piano lessons when he was a child. When he was in junior high school he became very interested in rock music, later taking formal music training. Initially he wanted to play guitar but soon changed his mind and devoted himself to percussion.
When Sakura was in high school, he was already playing in the percussion and brass sections for three different school bands. He started working as a roadie for well-known metal band Dead End when he was nineteen.
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