X Japan set for American debut at Lollapalooza
Story by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
SoundSpike Contributor
Published August 3, 2010 05:29 AM
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"I think we have great fans," Yoshiki told SoundSpike. "That's what we are proud of. We have the best fans. We've gone through ups and downs, a lot of drama. A lot of fans would, like, leave the band, but they've been very loyal."
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"I'm very excited," he said, adding that he is looking forward to seeing Soundgarden and Arcade Fire. "It's something exciting. I can't find the words. We're going to play something pretty heavy in these songs. Then we may play a ballad as well. The combination may be interesting. Also, I play the piano. One of the guitar players plays the violin. So we do a classical version of one of our songs. Then, right after, we may just start doing really heavy songs. It's an interesting combination."
In the days leading up to Lollapalooza, X Japan has been in Yoshiki's Los Angeles recording studio working on the band's U.S. debut. Yoshiki said he is not sure which label will release the album, as negotiations are in the works.
"It's a combination of 50 percent new songs and 50 percent from our old hits," Yoshiki said. "Then we have changed the lyrics to English, 90 percent. We intentionally left 10 percent in Japanese. This is our debut album outside of Japan.
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