X JAPAN: Yoshiki Interview

X Japan announces that their will release the NEW album by Next summer and new World tour

 Yoshiki interview:

“We are in the best shape ever over our almost 35-some years of history,” he said. “We’re completely getting along. … I’m not sure about physically, but mentally we’re in the best shape ever.”

“We are aiming to finish the album by next spring, then release the album by next summer and start touring almost the same time. That could become earlier or little later, but that’s the plan at this moment.”

At the MSG show, there were five songs played that have not been officially released on an X Japan album or record. Those included “Jade” “Born to be Free” and “I.V.,” among others. In fact, it’s been many years since an entire album of new material has been released by the band.

“The album we’re working [on] I’d say 80-90 percent in English, and then we’re going to leave 10-20 percent intentionally in Japanese,” he said.

The type of show delivered at MSG is not something Yoshiki sees himself doing for the rest of his life, but he seems to be excited over this new “chapter” in X Japan’s long history.

“I don’t know how many years I can be playing like that,” he said. “But at the same time, the Madison Square Garden show was not the goal. It was just another chapter. I don’t know how many chapters we have left, but we’re going to that next era of X Japan.”

Conplete interview: http://www.hollywoodsoapbox.com/?p=12695



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