Taiji (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Taiji (musician)

Japanese musician

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1966

Place of Birth: Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 17-Jul-2011

Profession: composer, singer, bassist, songwriter

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Taiji Sawada (Japanese: ?? ??, Hepburn: Sawada Taiji, July 12, 1966 – July 17, 2011), also known mononymously as Taiji, was a Japanese musician and songwriter.
He is best known as the former bassist of the heavy metal band X, with whom he also composed music and played acoustic guitar.
X rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, credited as founders of the Japanese visual kei movement.
After leaving X in January 1992, Taiji went on to work with many other bands, including Loudness and D.T.R.