▁te en ager ▁was ▁difficult , ▁and ▁Ay uo ▁would ▁later ▁make ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁theme ▁on ▁his ▁CD ▁" What ▁We ▁Look ▁Like ▁In ▁The ▁Picture " ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁from ▁Z ip angu ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Ay uo ▁spent ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁years ▁writing ▁poetry ▁and ▁appearing ▁in ▁poetry ▁reading ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁Ay uo ▁joined ▁Ke iji ▁H ain o ' s ▁group ▁" F ush its ush a " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁performed ▁impro vis ation ▁with ▁many ▁mus icians ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁" free ▁music ▁scene " ▁in ▁Japan ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Ay uo ▁studied ▁the ▁traditional ▁pl uck ed ▁string ▁instrument , ▁Bi wa , ▁with ▁Kin sh i ▁T sur uta . ▁He ▁studied ▁contemporary ▁music ▁composition ▁with ▁M ina o ▁Sh ib ata ▁and ▁Jo ji ▁Yu asa . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁solo ▁record ," C arm ina ", ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁from ▁Ep ic - S ony . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁released ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁solo ▁albums , ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁a ▁diverse ▁group ▁of ▁individuals , ▁including ▁Peter ▁Hamm ill , ▁Ry u ichi ▁Sak am oto , ▁D anny ▁Thompson , ▁M addy ▁Prior , ▁ ▁Take h isa ▁Kos ug i , ▁Carlos ▁Al om ar , ▁John ▁Z orn , ▁Bill ▁Las well