website associated_acts years_active label article_title background birth_date instrument genre origin name occupation
-lsb- http://apia-net.com/michiro/ official website -rsb- the stalin , notalin 's , m.j.q 1979 -- present king michiro endo
 solo_singer 15 november 1950 vocals , guitar , bass punk rock , alternative rock nihonmatsu , fukushima , japan michiro endo singer-songwriter , musician , author , actor
michiro endo

endo was born in nihonmatsu and graduated from yamagata university .
after college he wandered through vietnam and southeast asia .
he formed the stalin in 1980 , they went on to be one of the dominant acts of the 80s japanese punk rock scene .
endo released his first solo material in 1984 .
in 2002 he formed the trio notalin 's .
two years later , he and thee michelle gun elephant drummer kazuyuki kuhara formed the acoustic trio m.j.q , who 's motto is `` unplugged punk '' .
on december 1 , 2010 two tribute albums were released .
one entitled `` romantist - the stalin , michiro endo tribute album '' , which features bands such as buck-tick , dir en grey , group tamashii and jun togawa covering the stalin and endo 's solo songs .
the other `` red demon , blue demon - michiro endo 60th birthday anniversary tribute album '' , features different artists and was first released at endo 's concert on november 14 to coincide with his 60th birthday .
endo is still active on the live scene , as a solo performer , playing in m.j.q , or with the occasional the stalin concert .
