Pulling strings: Isuzu Motors India’s Ken Takashima plays the guitar to bust stress

There are some bosses who pull at different threads to make a mark. Isuzu Motors India’s Ken Takashima pulls guitar strings. The deputy managing director of the Japanese motor firm is quite the music buff, having performed a song from the band Oasis for 600 employees for the company’s annual day event.

“I started playing the guitar when I was 18 and have been playing it for more than 35 years now. I use it to de-stress after a hectic day, it is part of my life. My children are fed up of me playing the guitar while watching television,” he said, with a laugh.

Ask him his favourite kind of music and he says he has 'Beatle mania'. Recalling his days as a part time musician in a bar, Takashima said he used to play at least 40 to 50 Beatles songs daily.