Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Hey all.

2nd May,Its not the date of the birth of any president or king but rather a unique character that once lighten the stage and the Japanese Music Industry with his charisma and music.Yes its the date when Matsumoto Hideto passed away.So today,i wont be blogging about myself but instead write about his life from the information i have know thus far.

Hideto Matsumoto (Matsumoto Hideto, December 13, 1964 May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (always spelled with lowercase h and pronounced hee-deh), was a Visual kei J-Rock musician. After achieving stardom as a guitarist in the influential visual kei group X Japan, hide also took part in the American collaboration Zilch. hide enjoyed additional (and considerable) success as a solo artist, in which he provided his own vocals in addition to songwriting and playing guitar. He also organized and creatively managed the group hide with Spread Beaver.

hide passed away on May 2nd, 1998. After a night of drinking, hide was found the next day strangled by a towel hanging from a doorknob. Although police declared his death to be suicide, friends and fans alike have openly disputed this claim. The hide museum in Yokosuka was posthumously constructed in hide's honour. It opened on the second anniversary of his death on May 2nd, 2000. The museum features many of his costumes, guitars, and personal possessions. The hide museum has closed on September 25th, 2005

he was also involved in various medical aid foundations, and was a marrow and blood donor. When a terminally ill girl wrote the Make a Wish Foundation that her last wish was to meet hide, he visited the young girl in the hospital. Not long after the visit, the girl began showing signs of improvement, and began recovering from her illness.

hide was a certified beautician. He attended cosmetology and fashion school, and was aspiring to become a hairstylist when Yoshiki asked him to join X Japan. hide became recognized in X Japan for his alternative fashion, reflecting on his knowledge and eye for visual aesthetics.

he was known to be upbeat, a joker and party-loving, adding to the confusions as to why such a person would choose to escape his problems through suicide.Not to mention,it is said that hide is ranked 4th as the world's greatest guitarist and still currently ranked 1st in Japan.I would have to agree as i dont find guitarist in the Japan music industry that can even be near footsteps much less be on par with him.

This will be his 8th year since his death.May he find peace in heaven and his music live on among fans like myself.

hide,a wallpaper im currently using.

All right peeps,i really dont want to blog about myself so im going to end here today.

Currently listening to hide - ever free
Psst,if anyone wants his song ask me.

Phew.. I'm still alive...