distinctive style. Haino cites a broad range of influences, including troubadour music, Marlene Dietrich, Iannis Xenakis, Blue Cheer, Syd Barrett, and Charlie Parker. At a young age, he had an epiphany through his introduction to The Doors. His recent foray into DJing at Tokyo nightclubs has reportedly reflected his eclectic taste. He has had a long love affair with early blues music, particularly the works of Blind Lemon Jefferson, and is heavily inspired by the Japanese musical concept of "Ma", the silent spaces in music (see Taiko for more information). In a 2012 interview with Time Out Tokyo, he described his approach as "defying the notion that you can't create something from nothing." He also has a keen interest in Butoh dancing and collecting ethnic instruments. Haino's uniqueness extends to his lifestyle: he has sported the same long hair, black clothes and sunglasses throughout his career, and is a strict straight edge vegetarian who has refrained from alcohol, tobacco and recreational drugs for his entire life. Discography Solo albums {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date ! Album name ! Label/catalogue number ! Notes |- | 1981-06-01 | Watashi dake? (わたしだけ?, "Only Me?") | Pinakotheca PRL#2 |- | 1990-10-25 | Nijiumu (滲有無, "Infiltration") | P.S.F. Records PSF-7 |- | 1992 | Itsukushimi (慈, "Affection") | P.S.F. Records PSF-23 | Recorded live on 1991-12-30. |- | 1994 | Beginning and End, Interwoven |- | 1994 | I Said, This Is the Son of Nihilism |- | 1995 | Tenshi No Gijinka |- | 1995 | The 21st Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man |- | 1997 | So, Black Is Myself |- | 1997 | Keeping on Breathing |- | 1998-06-24 | The 21st Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man (Even Now, Still I Think) | J-Factory TKCF-77023 |- | 2001 | Abandon All Words at a Stroke, So That Prayer Can Come Spilling Out |- | 2002 | To Start With, Let's Remove the Colour!! |- | 2003 | Light Darkness Melting Into One This Vibration |- | 2004 | Black Blues (acoustic and electric versions) |- | 2005 | Tangled Up in the Universe, My Pain'' |- | 2005 | Global Ancient Atmosphere|- | 2006 | やらないが できないことに なってゆく|- | 2008 | The 21st Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man: こいつから失せたいためのはかりごと|- | 2011 | Un autre chemin vers l'Ultime |} Kaii Abe (collaboration with unknown musicians) (1982) Live in the first year of the Heisei, Volume One (with Kan Mikami