В чикагском Sun-Times появилась новая статья об Иксах, написанная Thomas Conner:

X Japan: They're huge (really), and they're (finally) coming to the U.S.

В ней есть кое какие новые подробности, в частности слова Йо...

After Lollapalooza, X Japan will launch its first U.S. tour, hitting 10-15 cities. They won't be selling out or even playing arenas like they do at home.

And that's OK with Yoshiki.

"We'd like to play clubs or small venues. We cannot do that in Japan anymore," he says, noticeably excited by the prospect, and maybe a little relieved. He misses the old days, pre-mobs, pre-stadiums. "When we were an indie band, right after we graduated high school, we were performing for 50 people, maybe 200. That was a great moment. By the time we were signed to Sony [in 1988], we were already performing for 10,000 people or bigger. ... We weren't supposed to make it big, you know? We were -- how do I say? -- the black sheep of the family. The Japanese scene was very poppy. We were playing speed metal. Nobody thought we could be mainstream. Then it got very, very big."

И еще...Очень интересное заявление Йо....

For the U.S. jaunt, Yoshiki says X Japan will be "back to basics."

"The bigger we got, the bigger our personalities," he says. "We just want to go back and focus on the rock. Either way, you know, you don't see good rock shows anymore. Rock doesn't sound mainstream these days. We'd like to contribute something to help bring rock back. Rock doesn't have enough drama now. Rap, R&B, dance music has taken that. Our band wants to be a part of bringing that back to rock." He laughs. "But our band has enough drama."


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