The punk band he was in, called Switch Style, signed with a major Japanese record label. "I choose to go to the moon, with artists," Maezawa tweeted both in Japanese and English.(Source). Annual sales totaled more than 98 billion yen ($890 million) in the fiscal year that ended in March. "When I saw this painting, I was struck with so much excitement and gratitude for my love of art," Maezawa said at the time. Such flamboyance is uncommon in a country where even very rich men often keep a low profile.3 million.MUSICAL BEGINNINGSMaezawa’s trademark defiant but disarming style may be rooted in his start as a musician, playing drums in indie rock bands.9 billion.The Japanese billionaire who Tesla chief Elon Musk says plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial space trip aboard the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket often makes headlines in Japan. Customers first order a black, body-hugging outfit covered with white dots. In a nation where billionaires are relatively rare, he gets attention for his celebrity friends and for zipping around in a private jet and fleet of sports cars. He hasn’t said who they might be or how much he is paying for the trip.SPACE TRIPMaezawa says the planned trip to space is a way "to inspire the dreamer in all of us., which he founded in 1998 as a CD sales business when he was still in his 20s. Maezawa says he has often wondered what Basquiat might have drawn if he had traveled into space." He plans to take six or eight artists, architects and designers with him.PERSONAL LIFEMaezawa recently has been dating Japanese actress Ayame Goriki. He previously had a widely publicized relationship with model and actress Saeko, the ex-wife of major league baseball player Yu Darvish. The idea is for those creative minds to see the moon up close and planet Earth from afar. The SpaceX mission, set for takeoff in 2023, is just the latest exploit in tycoon Yusaku Maezawa’s colourful and ambitious career:FASHION BRANDMaezawa, 42, is the chief executive of Start Today Co.THE MONEYForbes magazine estimates Maezawa’s wealth at $2.ART COLLECTIONMaezawa has invested lavishly in art, collecting works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, among others, and in designer-brand furniture from abroad.5 million for Basquiat’s 1982 painting of a graffiti-like black and blue rendition of a human skull, a record price for an American artist, at a Sotheby’s auction last year. The company pioneered e-commerce in Japan and now runs the popular fashion mall Zozotown, selling various, relatively affordable clothing brands. He paid $110. The name of his company was inspired by the title of an album by the American punk band Gorilla Biscuits."THE SUITMaezawa has recently shown off a wearable technology called the Zozosuit, the centerpiece of his Zozo fashion brand. He had set the drying machine Suppliers previous auction record for a Basquiat, in 2016, when he paid $57. He opted out of attending prestigious Waseda University in Tokyo to pursue music and then started his own business selling imported CDs. They then take a smartphone photo wearing the outfit which is used to do a full body scan, determining shapes and sizes with a special app. Choices are still limited to basic pants and shirts for now, but that could change. In a recent tweet, when someone asked whether he was going to get married soon, Maezawa replied, "No.