Kazu Makino [Blonde Redhead Vocalist]

By: Editor | March 15, 2011 | Ten by Ten

Japanese singer Kazu Makino has been part of the New York underground music scene since … forever. For nearly two decades, she has enchanted fans with her band, Blonde Redhead, alongside Italian twins Simone and Amedeo Pace. The trio is a multicultural mix of alternative rock and dreamy sound waves, and since its chaotic debut with the Sonic Youth label, it has explored every nuance of indie rock, ranging from the melodic tones of its 2004 album Misery is a Butterfly to the electro-pop sounds of its latest works. The band has signed with the independant label 4AD for its new album, Penny Sparkle, released worldwide in September.

What’s the greatest piece of advice you’ve ever received (and from whom)?
“Don’t dither.” — Paul Lindsay

What do you consider your greatest professional success?
Owning Harry.


What do you consider your greatest personal failure?
Forgetting lyrics while singing for the twins’ mom’s birthday.


Favorite all-time:

Biography: Maria Callas

Novel: Ada or Ardour

Album: Soundtrack for Samurai

Song: Way too difficult to chose
Film: Contempt

TV Show: Don’t watch TV

Invention: Corkscrew

Painter: Francis Bacon

Photographer: Carlo Mollino

Clothing Designer: Isabel Marant

Athlete: Brianne Goutal
Architect: Carlo Mollino


What is the strangest number you have programmed into your phone?
Hmm, not sure.


How would you define love?
Love = Horse

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be and why?
Only one thing? I couldn’t possibly nail this down.


Describe your perfect day?
Ride in the morning, play music in the afternoon, party in the evening, give a kiss to my horse at night — and then again ... every day.

List three things you cannot live without:
Harry, rice, music.

Tell us one thing we don’t know about, but we should.
People and horses are the only creatures that sweat thru their skin.

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