元スウェード　バーナード・バトラーのソロ活動を支えた日本人ドラマーのマコト・サカモトが死去

I'm so sad to share the passing of my friend, musical partner and hero Mako Sakamoto. Mako succumbed to illness on Tuesday. I don't know what I'm going to do without him. Please play his spirit loud with this piece .... He was the greatest. https://t.co/hVi50DGOAK

— Bernard Butler (@Bernard_Butler) 2018年8月23日

I've found just the 10 hours of music so far that Mako and me did together. I don't think even he knew about most of this.
If you forgive me for doing this just today I'm going to throw all this stuff out with Mako in mind.https://t.co/lRmTxRzR3K #NowPlaying

— Bernard Butler (@Bernard_Butler) 2018年8月23日

This beautiful piece is fittingly the last time Mako played drums for me. We cut this live with me at the piano and @colinmacIntyre singing a 1 take vocal next to me. I could only have ever done this with Mako.https://t.co/2QPIIQ6wwx pic.twitter.com/WMLCttqyP8

— Bernard Butler (@Bernard_Butler) 2018年8月23日