I am still at a loss for words at this heartbreaking news. I am confused as to whether I should be writing this message as YOSHIKI or as the leader of X JAPAN.
I received the news about HEATH’s passing right after a performance and event in New York. I flew immediately to Tokyo to say farewell to him.
HEATH joined X JAPAN in 1992 through an introduction by HIDE. The announcement that he joined the band was made at Rockefeller Center in New York, our first concert together was at Tokyo Dome, and our first TV performance was NHK’s year-end Kohaku Utagassen. Despite having to jump in during such high-profile events and the pressure he must have felt, HEATH always gave it his all as a phenomenal bass player.
After our band reunited, we went on a world tour in the U.S, Europe, South America and Asia. When I suggested HEATH to play bass together with TAIJI in what became the latter’s final show, he happily accepted. He was such a wonderful bass player, a band member, and a wonderful human being.
HEATH and I got closer than ever over this past year. On my birthday last year, he appeared as a guest on my program, and we talked endlessly afterwards in my dressing room. There was also a time after that when we talked on the phone for hours until daybreak.
This summer, on August 20th, HEATH performed as a guest at my dinner show. How could I have known that that would be my last performance with him?
I couldn’t help make HEATH’s wishes come true, and for that I feel fully responsible. I apologized to him when I bid farewell.
Speaking as YOSHIKI personally, I am so mentally and physically drained, so drenched in sorrow, that I don’t know what to say right now. I feel that if I stop now, I won’t be able to go any further, so I’m immersing myself in my busy schedule.
But as the leader of the band, there are still some things that I must do. HEATH’s family conveyed his words to me: “Don’t be sad,” he said. “Cheer up, and say goodbye to me with a smile.” HEATH also requested that I, YOSHIKI, be in charge of his memorial concert.
I will discuss this further with his family to make sure that that is accomplished. There are also several things I need to fight for in order to make that happen.
My story with HEATH keeps going on and on. I wish I knew how to express the depth of my feelings here, but first I need to learn how to live with this profound loss. I will have more to say in the future.
Thank you for everything, HEATH. And may you rest in peace. I hope that someday we can play music together again.
11/11/2023
#YOSHIKI
#XJAPAN #HEATH @XJapanOfficial
We are thrilled to announce the return of drummer @MikePortnoy to Dream Theater! We will be going into the studio to begin working on our 16th studio album and the first with MP since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings!
昨日は、夢を見ているようだった。
I felt like I was dreaming yesterday😱
#YOSHIKI
“Yoshiki’s legacy, etched in stone – literally.
The international superstar has been immortalized in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, making history as the first Japanese artist to receive the honor since the tradition began in 1927.”
- ABC News
https://t.co/pLVdHijqVV
「文字通り、石に刻まれたYOSHIKIの遺産。
国際的スーパースターは ハリウッドのTCLチャイニーズ・シアターでセメントで不滅の名を刻まれ、1927年にこの伝統が始まって以来、この栄誉を受け取った初の日本人アーティストとして歴史を刻んだ。」
- #ABCニュース
@ABC7@ChineseTheatres@yoshiki_uts
#ChineseTheatre #Hollywood #TCLChineseTheatre #XJAPAN #ABCNews
Now come see me live!
#TokyoGardenTheater Oct 7th, 8th, 9th
#RoyalAlbertHall, London Oct 13th
#DolbyTheater, Los Angeles Oct 20th
#CarnegieHall, New York Oct 28th
5月2日
#hide Memorial Day 2023
hideが旅立って25回目の春を迎えました
hideソロデビュー30周年を迎える今年は、25年ぶりのhide with Spread Beaver ワンマンライブを開催します
雲の上のhideとライブを通して沢山の笑顔に出会えますように
ever free
Michelle Yeoh is perhaps the most famous but isn't the only high achieving Msian in global filmmaking.
Ever heard of Tsai Ming Liang?
He is a world renown arthouse director based out of Taiwan. An arthouse giant.
He is Msian.
Tsai & Yeoh hv 1 thing in common.
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