His albums earned reasonable critical acclaims but the commercial success was limited.
His unique style of story-telling marked by non-sense, irreverence, and slapstick is influenced by Kamigata (Kansai) Rakugo and Jidaigeki (samurai dramas).
Some critics link him to self-destructive I Novel writers before the World War II such as Kamura Isota and Chikamatsu Shūkō.
On June 14, 2007, Machida got into an argument with his friend and rock musician Tomoyasu Hotei about a band they planned on forming together.
[1] There was a physical altercation and after learning that his injuries would take two weeks to heal, Machida filed a police report on June 18.