Damo Suzuki talks Instant Composing and Spiritual Music | Red Bull Music Academy

► Subscribe to Red Bull Music Academy: Krautrock is a broad, catchall genre that encompasses the many permutations of experimental rock music created by German bands in the ’70s. But one of krautrock’s greatest ironies is that the lead singer for one of the genre’s leading bands was born in Japan. Damo Suzuki discussed his philosophy on what he calls “instant composing,” the importance of spirituality in making music and his Never Ending Tour in his RBMA Berlin 2018 lecture. ► #DamoSuzuki #musiccomposer #RedBullMusicAcademy __________________________ Vocalist and musician Damo Suzuki left home in his late teens and began busking around Europe. During one streetside performances, he attracted the attention of Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit, the bassist and drummer for the band Can. Suzuki became the lead vocalist for Can from 1970 to 1973, writing and singing on the band’s most endu