“I’m extremely honored. It reminded me that it’s important to stick to my own playing style”: Her fans include Dave Grohl, Jack White and Eddie Vedder, and she’s the face of Fender’s Hello Kitty campaign. Why Yoyoyoshie is Japan’s next great guitar hero

Yoyoyoshie of Otoboke Beaver performs on the Park Stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2024.

Dave Grohl has described Otoboke Beaver as “the most fucking intense shit you’ve ever seen,” and once dedicated a song to the Japanese punk band at a Foo Fighters show.

Jack White has called guitarist Yoyoyoshie as his “new favorite guitar player,” adding: “If you’re coming up against an ambush, you want her in your battalion,” and giving her on his signature Fender Triplecasters.