Yoshiki oh Yoshiki....
Q: And now we’re looking at bigger and better things because of it. I’d like to introduce Justine - she has a couple of questions that she’d like to personally ask.
Justine: Okay, so we recently met with Shinya of Dir en Grey. He let us know that you have been a tremendous influence upon him. Is that rewarding, knowing that you’ve assisted other talented musicians like yourself to follow their dreams like you have?
Yoshiki: Aw, thanks for the sweet words, and thank you to him for saying that! I love Dir en Grey - I produced the majority of their first album, but also Dir en Grey inspired me.
Q: How so?
Yoshiki: Well, because they started touring the U.S. several years ago, right? They were one of the first bands to play here.
Q: That is true.
Yoshiki: Yeah, I went to see their show a few times and I was like “Whoa!”
Q: They put on an amazing show.
Yoshiki: They do! So I may have inspired them in the beginning, but now they are inspiring me as well.
Q: So it’s like the student surpassing the teacher -that’s probably the greatest thing in the world.
Yoshiki: I was a bad example for teachers though (both laugh.)
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Q: Either there’ll be crickets or there’ll be people. No, I can tell you right now that there is going to be a lot of people, and they’re gonna be outside sleeping on the street for days, waiting, and it’s going to be awesome! You’re gonna be leaving your bus in the morning to go get Starbucks, and you’re going to see a group of people camped outside the venue.
Yoshiki: I will have to drive by!
Q: Oh, you should; that would be really cool! I think that would make them really happy.
Yoshiki: Actually, I will! (**Editor’s Note: true to his word, Yoshiki not only stopped by, but he had his camera crew deliver hot chocolate to concertgoers waiting outside the Wiltern Theater in California.
source: www.jerseybeat.com/xjapan.html
See why I adore Yoshiki so much?
Who said that Yoshiki is nothing more than an arrogant bastard?
Justine: Okay, so we recently met with Shinya of Dir en Grey. He let us know that you have been a tremendous influence upon him. Is that rewarding, knowing that you’ve assisted other talented musicians like yourself to follow their dreams like you have?
Yoshiki: Aw, thanks for the sweet words, and thank you to him for saying that! I love Dir en Grey - I produced the majority of their first album, but also Dir en Grey inspired me.
Q: How so?
Yoshiki: Well, because they started touring the U.S. several years ago, right? They were one of the first bands to play here.
Q: That is true.
Yoshiki: Yeah, I went to see their show a few times and I was like “Whoa!”
Q: They put on an amazing show.
Yoshiki: They do! So I may have inspired them in the beginning, but now they are inspiring me as well.
Q: So it’s like the student surpassing the teacher -that’s probably the greatest thing in the world.
Yoshiki: I was a bad example for teachers though (both laugh.)
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Q: Either there’ll be crickets or there’ll be people. No, I can tell you right now that there is going to be a lot of people, and they’re gonna be outside sleeping on the street for days, waiting, and it’s going to be awesome! You’re gonna be leaving your bus in the morning to go get Starbucks, and you’re going to see a group of people camped outside the venue.
Yoshiki: I will have to drive by!
Q: Oh, you should; that would be really cool! I think that would make them really happy.
Yoshiki: Actually, I will! (**Editor’s Note: true to his word, Yoshiki not only stopped by, but he had his camera crew deliver hot chocolate to concertgoers waiting outside the Wiltern Theater in California.
source: www.jerseybeat.com/xjapan.html
See why I adore Yoshiki so much?
Who said that Yoshiki is nothing more than an arrogant bastard?