![]() ![]() ![]() Hide's death shocked the nation of Japan. An hour later, at 7:30, hide's girlfriend returned to the apartment and found hide suspended from his bathroom doorknob by a towel tied around his neck. On May 2, 1998, after a night of drinking and partying with his girlfriend, hide returned to his apartment around 6:30 in the morning. In 1995 hide formed a band ZILCH in USA where he was the lead vocalist and guitarist, and later also teamed up with other artists in Japan and began working on his 3rd solo album, but just before the completion of these projects a tragedy struck. Two years later, he recorded the album PSYENCE, which is regarded as hide's best album due to its remarkable versatility, and thus began the PSYENCE a Go Go tour. He recorded his first album, HIDE YOUR FACE in 1994, and played all guitars (including bass guitar) and performed all vocals. Hide set off on what would become a remarkably successful solo career. But after ten years together as a band, lead singer Toshi announced his official departure from X, and the band dissolved. ![]() Their wild costumes, sky-high hairdoes and in-your-face sound quickly attracted crowds, and they became the first band in history to completely sell out the Tokyo Arena, not once, but three consecutive nights. X's sound was nothing like anything currently existing in the Japanese music scene. He became the lead guitarist and secondary composer, while YOSHIKI was the main composer and drummer. But hide's talent couldn't stay hidden for long, and not long after, he was discovered by a man named Hayashi Yoshiki, and in 1987, hide joined Yoshiki's band X JAPAN, then called simply X. In 1981, hide formed the independent rock band SAVER TIGER, where he served as both lead guitarist and songwriter. KISS' commanding sound and wild visual aesthetics enthralled him, and later that same year, his grandmother bought him a Gibson guitar, a gift that would forever change hide's life. But everything changed when he was 15 years old, at a friend's house, and heard " Alice" by KISS. hide was overweight as a child, Hideto was known as the shy bookworm who had trouble interacting with other children. ![]() Matsumoto Hideto, known as hide, was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on December 13, 1964. Bands: SAVER TIGER, X JAPAN, hide with Spread Beaver, MxAxSxS, zilch.Birthplace: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Nickname: hide (always spelled with lower case 'h' not to be confused with L'Arc~en~Ciel's HYDE).This DVD was also released as a Limited Edition Box Set on the same day. DVD release of hide in late 2009 features 20 PVs on one disc, and over 20 minutes of unreleased footage on the second disc. ![]()
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