Japan’s Sanae Takaichi tickled pink to meet UK band Deep Purple
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“Japan’s Sanae Takaichi tickled pink to meet UK band Deep Purple”
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“The Japanese prime minister, who played in a Deep Purple tribute band in middle school, called drummer Ian Paice her ‘god’”
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“Takaichi’s reputation as an amateur drummer and fan of hard rock and heavy metal has been well documented”
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“You are my god,” a giddy Takaichi said in English to Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, presenting him with a set of made-in-Japan drumsticks that she signed”
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“Takaichi told the band she had bought their Machine Head album in grade school”
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“She played keyboard in a Deep Purple tribute band in middle school and then switched to drums in university”
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“She played keyboard in a Deep Purple tribute band in middle school and then switched to drums in university”
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“These days, when I fight with my husband I drum to ‘Burn’ and cast a curse on him”
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