hide Interview Part One, May 1998. English subtitles.

[@jaeha7886]

He's truly a gem. You rarely have artists nowadays that say out loud what they think, so blatantly like he did, and be absolutely charming while doing so. I'm still sad that I discovered him so 'late', my teenage self would have loved him.

[@おがまつりあみ]

話してるhideを見るのも大好き。声のトーンが癒される。空の上にいってしまう前日だなんて信じられない。彼女がいることも即答している所が俄然カッコいい★☆

[@bambam4118]

HIDE is the greatest guitarist in Japanese history. He is a legend. His solo work was so different from being in X Japan. You can tell he was much happier as a soloist and doing his thing. He was the show no matter what he was doing. Such a musical magician and obviously a heart throb to those women who saw him. The fact he liked Ace Frehley of Kiss, Jimmy Page of Zepplin, and came here in the 90's to get a better understanding of twin guitars just amplifies his stardom. He was willing to learn from the best because he wanted to be the best and he is ranked #1 by so many guitarist experts of the Japanese culture. Pata close 2nd. Sugizo also right there. R.I.P. Hide you are sorely missed

[@Monika-bc3dq]

No one ever acknowledging him on any 'best guitarists" list is pure crime on music history (same goes for Yoshiki and his drumming skill - these two are god of guitar and demon of drums). I would also like to add Syu from Galneryus to your list - that dude has some mad guitar skill as well (not surprising, since he said he's hugely inspired by hide).

[@lennefujimura]

He'd probably want you to mention someone not generally known as well, someone whom he considered absolutely incredible: Yukihiro Fujimura ("The Legendary guitarist of Kansai"), more generally known as Chachamaru - for the last two decades Gackt-sama's main guitarist and musically speaking, his right hand. But, I've been made aware of him through hide himself, when he mentioned the somewhat obscure band GERARD and Yukihiro-sama specifically.

[@bejita08]

OMG! I went from a very sad video about his death and now this clip. I agree that it is so much easier to celebrate his wonderful inspiring life, rather than keep grieving for his passing. I know it hasn't been easy. He is such an inspirational musician. RIP hide. We'll never forget you!

[@jellissa]

Totally agree. But the annyversary of his death it's always a bitter sweet one... everybody is sad, everybody watches his videos over and over and we can't help but to cry over and over and over again and to wish he was still alive and to wonder how big of a star he would be today or if his children will wear pink hair too. LOL And then, it doesn't matter how much we try to make ourselves feel better by saying "let's celebrate his life instead", we are still grieving his lost. We just don't like to admit it because we don't want to be the only one in the crowd with sad puppy eyes. On May 2nd I will let my emotions flow and cry my eyes out if I want to, then I will smile back at him and rejoice in the fact that he is probably making the angels dance with his music and God smile with his pink hair. LOL Yes, we'll never forget him! My respects to Hide-san.

[@VeLvEtGuNs]

5:19 His shoulder is in discomfort, in which Yoshiki claims his death was accidental as he was trying to alleviate the pain (from the guitar strap) with a towel tied to the doorknob but he reckons he fell asleep due to being intoxicated.

[@wanpenrugcheeb9059]

I agree.

[@ECW5320]

Even Hiroshi said that his shoulders would be stiff every time he massaged them.

[@jessicazh3353]

I agree

[@snwhhwwhwaja1171]

Didn't Taiji teach him that exercise?

[@MoldyBreadWorld]

I just discovered hide not even a week ago. When he died, I was only 4 years old. Why do I feel so guilty for not knowing what happened or being there to help him? Sometimes my thoughts rabbit trail into thinking that I'd rather give up my life for his. I know it's the wrong way of looking at it, but it's an urge that's just there. hide, I just met you and I already miss you.

[@JasonX00]

There's no one who can come close to hide. He was a beautiful, intelligent, talented man. He had love for others. In return we love him. Miss you hideto, my hero 💙

[@tifynayusof]

Its sad watching this now and make it more worse is find out that this interview held a day before his death. Omg.. if the time turnel is exist I'll definitely wana be back to that day and save him. But reality check he is gone now. I've been listening to XJapan 6 years now. And yea like any others fans out there, I MISS U SO MUCH HIDETO MATSUMOTO. R.i.P

[@krungys]

I have no strong opinion on whether his death was accidental or intentional, and I think the constant focus on that question is missing the forest for the trees. One could argue his regular heavy drinking appeared to be a symptom of un-wellness. Some speculate it was the cause. Either way, he died due to attempting to alleviate his pain, either physical or mental, and the line between those two things is negligible. Though only one of them is unfairly stigmatized... Many are spreading myths about how suicidal people look/act by saying there's no way he could have those thoughts due to appearing at ease in certain moments. There are multiple examples of celebrities conducting 'happy' final appearances, even recently the Korean idols Sulli and Jonghyun, who both uploaded images of themselves smiling and laughing in the weeks leading up to their suicides. Not to mention the collectivist mindset of countries like Japan that encourages people to keep quiet about their problems in public and never 'rock the boat.' It is not unthinkable that hide had these thoughts. Instead of denying the possibility so easily, try thinking about why you even feel the need to do so. Would it make him a bad or foolish person if it were intentional? (the answer is no.) And what of a number of his fans, who killed themselves in the wake of his death? For them, at the very least, hide's death could've been used to have a national-level conversation in Japan about confronting prejudices surrounding mental illness, and then one positive thing would've come out of all this. Instead people would rather pretend depressed individuals are 100% miserable 100% of the time, thus continuing the situation that makes it so difficult for struggling people to seek help with their pain and resort to 'self-medicating', like hide's departed fans did. It is totally lacking in compassion and is a fucking insult to their memory and his.

[@mue_xoxo]

Ur not wrong

[@NF____]

exactly. I have suffered from depression (diagnosed) for decades, however my friends think that I am the happiest person they know. mental illness is complex. one should not make assumptions either way.

[@Mari-kb7jb]

So beautifully said

[@lyjaugs]

4 years later , i'm coming back to this video just to see the last look of him before he left us . What a huge and tragic lost , we miss you hide . if only you were here today , Rock In Peace . once again we miss you .

[@jayned.3004]

"I'd screw around like a motherfucker" I made a good choice when I chose him as my role model.

[@Junk_story]

これ見たら、絶対絶対、自ら命を絶つ人なんかじゃない！!

[@pikachugoth2]

I've only been a fan of X-JAPAN for a few weeks. But I cry every time I listen to Hide's interviews or watch their old lives. I love you Hide

[@maggymakigo6432]

永遠に大好きだ　Hideさん Hideのファン　from Thailand

[@Rainielovealways]

I wonder why there arn't more interviews that are subbed, i only learned about hide today and i'm kind of sad that i can't watch and understand the other interviews and learn more about him, thank you for subbing this one i really appreciate it :)

[@Mellie]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Japanese and English are so different from each other it's a tough translate for anyone who isn't fluent in both. I didn't actually do the original translation on this, I re-translated it from a transcript so it made more sense and flowed like it should. I do know some Japanese but not enough to translate myself. If I did, there would be a lot of his interviews translated to English.

[@Rainielovealways]

Well i appreciate you doing that without you even doing that us non japanese fans wouldn't have been able to know more about hide :) i guess even someone fluent in both languages would need to know how to translate and write it down in a video i don't even know how to do that, i learned hide had a diary but even thats gone now, thankfully he'll live on in the videos people like you upload which i'm thankful for :)

[@sickpup820]

He says his shoulder hurts. This may prove Taiji's theory to be accurate.

[@Missvisualk]

So sad.. watching this interview and knowing he died the day after

[@Ugh0hhZuu]

For once the interviewers werent annoying..especially the lady, shes cool...people like hide only come once in a lifetime...R.I.P....we still remember you, forever and always

[@kohide9272]

今日も元気もらいました！！！！！

[@srtacunha]

Oh shit, i love this man ):

[@97Grimsta]

He was such a badass.

[@VillexxsYn]

its so weird to see hide's last act in his career is being in an interview. Not that theres anything wrong with that, its just so unreal that he dies the next day. Still, he still rocks in our hearts. hide is

[@asadepriest4310]

RIP Hide..so beautiful

[@Jemmybeans]

*sigh*...it's so painful to watch this....hide seems to be in such a good mood...yet we know that just a day after this he left us forever T___T death comes so suddenly and unexpected...*sigh* At least he will live forever in the memory of his dear fans...I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU

[@ゆえちゃん-c2h]

これの次の日にhideちゃんはお星様になっちゃった。。。。全然そんなオーラないよね。。。人間って本当にどうなるかわからないね。。。

[@NuttJang]

Thx for English subtitles.... hide.. I luv you..... forever...

[@shimizukai]

Awwwww Hideko and Rie, beautiful names

[@PatrickLewOfficial]

End of an era. :( RIP Hideto Matsumoto (1964-1998)

[@rossothecrimson7]

He had been drinking with his brother later on this day. Sometimes too much alcohol wasnt good with Hide, he would get into confrontations with his bandmates but always apologize afterwards. I believe he took his own life sadly, but it was under the influence of alcohol. Sucks. I still idolize him to this day. Very creative, very a head of his time, and influential. A damn shame, the music industry would've beem very different. I remember his Pink Spider song being used on a music channel in WA called The Box. RIP Hide.

[@maeve488]

5:19 From here you can see that he had the pain on his shoulder..

[@lesleylee3564]

Millie, thank you for translating this interview😎 I wish more Hide videos had subs, he was an incredibly talented man. If you get a chance check out Eng translations of his book (also Taiji autobio)

[@Tokugawa-Shiba14]

I miss him so much 😭

[@Ziggy_stardust0]

Hide was looking so good in everything 💗 he was so kind hearted and polite person 😥💗

[@porcelaindollxx]

11 years today. R.I.P.

[@KamumuraButterfly]

and 23 years soon. How time flies.

[@ピカピ-t9j]

すきだーーー

[@mocking4127]

確かにhideさんの曲は四文字熟語とか格言とか多いよね(^^) 知らないものはさりげなく辞書で調べてしまう・・笑。

[@Lanzafan1]

Mellie you are an absolute star !!! Thank you so much for these subs - priceless !! Thanks, thanks and thanks again :)

[@kmost0]

"i'll screw around like a mother******" hmm, i begin to love this guy :)

[@MyDearKyoKun]

Isn't this like - the day before he died? R.I.P. hide - you'll forever be loved.

[@ichaichaparadice]

THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS WITH SUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your colours will never fade, hide! we love you!

[@MrUrakin16]

あなたはいつも私の意識の中にいるでしょう。

[@xXxIMMORTALxXx]

2 days ago I was in the X Japan final round World Tour. My heart, mind and soul are still in the concert up untill now. That's why I came here to see Hide. And another reason I came here is because Yoshiki was telling a story in the concert about how they established the band and all the pain they went through when they lost beloved Hide and Taiji ; ( ...@StarlightDreamer12 Thanks for looking up the meaning of that proverb. So, I don't need to look it up myself. Lol

[@kingerty5574]

Back when VK musicians didn't have to hide there personal lives like idols.

[@wanpenrugcheeb9059]

And hide has very open interview,love you so much hide.

[@daoyang223]

Hide was always level headed.

[@BVBNingakid182]

lol the camera man is pissing himself laughing a some points in the interview!!!

[@bun223]

yeah I speak french too, but I'm not fluent. On a conversational level, I'm ok but to work with French professionally, I would need to travel more to boost my vocabulary and my hearing skills (etc.) But to teach Spanish or French in the school setting, you really don't need much, and that's what I'm about to do, in the meantime. I'm really impressed with Yoshiki's English however, and from the way he speaks, I can tell he was an avid studier and good at foreign languages.

[@nikkiclanprincess]

He died just like every GREAT musician...not by natural death (like John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Freddie Mercury...) sad but true. I miss you a lot Hide. R.I.P. *sorry for my crappy english u,u*

[@layon99]

Maybe hide reincarnated like a girl named Rie :)

[@maluse227]

thats why well never see the end of the jo bros if zilch had gone as far as hide wanted wed all be lisning to him right now

[@emeraldwolves]

A day after this show, Hideto is no longer in this world

[@AllRiiseBlue]

yeah, you're right . i'm impressed as well, i think he had took english classes as well !!

[@fi0rella]

No way in hell he committed suicide. Was def. an accident

[@marshabarrett1669]

no he did not commit suicide, it was a horrible accident,

[@mielthesquid6536]

the suicide rumor was popular only because it happened in pre global Internet era. Nobody thought it was a suicide in Japan (the recently released DVD about X japan history is clear about that)

[@jennifercraig4556]

Completely agree. If for no other reason (and there are many), remember how hide viewed his fans. He cared far too much to do such a thing. It's Japan after all; he certainly knew some fans would try to follow him when he left. I blame alcohol and nothing--and no one--else.

[@ashcatt6734]

I Love him...

[@zoty]

Hide i miss you a lot ... so sad T.T

[@oliwiaannna9345]

He said he was in x japan for Yoshiki, for what bound them together?

[@Hayri2011]

Evidence of the fact that he was doing the shoulder relief towel thing when he died!?

[@beccagoesRAWRR1]

If you know what the rest of the members said, they said it was a stress relief thing that they all did, Hide just happened to stay there too long.

[@xhideto9701]

missyou... RIPHIDE

[@tsubasa1988]

this video makes you think his dead was definitely an accident

[@TheEvasivegirl]

happy Birthday Hideeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@curbowman]

Thanks a lot!!

[@karenwon]

yes, they can. U can search on youtube.. hide made few songs in English such as Electric Cucumber... Yoshiki can speak fluent English as well

[@KamuiMiha]

break my heart ;____;

[@yu313smile]

hide's cute...he's funny when the part of this vid that he said he wanted to be a girl,wow! super fun

[@Mellie]

It was actually. I know it's hard to believe but it was. He was found in his bathroom the next morning.

[@marshabarrett1669]

he had been out drinking the night of this interview, with members of spread beaver and his brother hiroshi, who brought him home around 6:30 am. he got ready and went to bed, his girlfriend went in about 30 minutes later and found him slumped against the closet door with a towel under his chin, the towel was not in a noose around his neck, he was in cardiac arrest, he died at the hospital a little before 9 am.

[@Amarila1990]

Hide as a girl .. a slut xD damn i love this man, RIP hide :)

[@AllRiiseBlue]

french is easily harder than english, yoshiki himself said it. and i know it since i speak french

[@tengiscool]

Hide rocks

[@haru-zq7es]

画竜点睛も結構響きがガキがきしてると思う。

[@深煎りごま]

1:25

[@Jun3Awzme]

When i die i really want to meet him. But what if i can't find him or he isn't there? I'm worried now -.- ....

[@20yearwith59]

もしかして・・・これは・・・hideが永遠の眠りにつく数時間前の映像ってことですか?あれから20年のhideの日はこの映像を見ながらワイン飲みます・・・この映像が見れて嬉しいです。ありがとうございます。

[@実梅]

僕は、(-.-)y-~しながら見てます、可愛いしゃべり方しますね😉

[@ああ-e4b6r]

亡くなられる前日のはずです。

[@Mattii1234]

Obviously it's impossible to know, but from this interview it does not seem like he is suicidal. Maybe his mindset changed quickly but in my mind I find it more likely that it was an accidental death now that I've seen this interview.

[@Hidekowin]

I freaked out with that cause my name is Hideko xDDDDDD

[@dan020350]

❤️

[@halfgenieboy0610]

It was the last interwiew that he did right?

[@Mellie]

Yes.

[@rie192007]

my name is rie!!!!!

[@myukirob2705]

He looks withdrawn here..

[@staffycool3985]

this interview was filmed a day before his death

[@konomi-mk]

その通りです！ 彼の死は、自殺ではなく、事故死だったという事が、よく分かる映像だと思います

[@kueller917]

Female version of hide? My body is ready. (I would've also picked the girl).

[@seasondyes1990]

funny enough i was thinking the same thing

[@PyroVK]

does that personality look like someone who would commit suicide?!?! more reason to believe that his death was by accident :(

[@seungeunlee7281]

감사합니다

[@bun223]

yes

[@sony150]

omg i love u soo much hide-san ^^

[@leila9624]

사자성어는 한국에도이고 중국에도잇을텐데. 히데노래쫌 더 들어봐야겟당

[@Thegamingground]

That Information I diden´t know of. So thanks for sharing that info with me =) But what a way to take care of stress... Never heard of that solution before. But what a great loss -_-

[@queentsareena]

eh? the interview was done one day before hide's death?? oh god...

[@SoundOfSilence1981]

@0625chao domo arigatou, I just wondered what they ment

[@melrissa219]

#hidememorialday

[@TheEvasivegirl]

I Love u...

[@motoko241]

for sure was an accident...

[@irupemontoya7710]

Una pregunta Hay chicas que les gustaba Hide como hombre ? Porque en su funeral las mujeres lloraban de tristeza pero al mismo tiempo como si todas estuvieran enamoradas de el Que alguien me explique

[@ahsvdhsbssz4207]

Hide al final de cuentas era una estrella de rock muy famosa en Japón, obviamente había chicas que lo seguían también porque era muy guapo y carismático, por ende Hide tenía muchas fans que estaban enamoradas de él.

[@irucortez2041]

Dicen que la novia y pareja de hide era su estilista Es verdad?

[@qtandem]

Bueno, yo te puedo decir que me parece uno de los tíos màs atractivos que he visto en mi vida. No era guapo al uso, aunque tenía unas facciones peculiares que a mí me fascinan (y además el ideal de belleza en Japón también es distinto). Pero sobre todo tenía un carisma y un magnetismo excepcionales.

[@qtandem]

@@irucortez2041 sí, yo también lo tengo entendido así, pero es algo que en todo caso se habría llevado con mucha discreción. Y es lógico, porque supongo que lxs fans le habrían hecho la vida imposible.

[@irucortez2041]

@@qtandem pero tiene cara de arrogante Aparte se le nota en la entrevista que se molesta cuando se ríe el hombre que está detrás de cámara

[@chappedlips7919]

I

[@Mr420rush]

@LuminaBlade seriously it was 16 hours?? O'O

[@Thegamingground]

Say what! Really? Hide toke his life the day after this interview? Shit...I wonder what was bothering him really. I mean, he diden´t seem like a sad, down or suicidal person. But...that´s pretty insane imo.

[@marshabarrett1669]

he did not take his life, he wasn't a suicidal person,

[@maluse227]

one night he got drunk and accidentally hung himself with a towel on a doorknob

[@Momolinlin]

the right side of his face (from our view) looks so strange could be he had a stroke? or he had cancer? but him talking is looking so different from "normally", in earlier interviews one side of his face is kinda dropping and he touches it several times

[@LakuClockworkJrockBand]

I have the whole vid of HIDE his invincble deluge evidence and i need someone to sub it if you can i will email it to you

[@GIIHIDE]

T.T...

[@jasmines2537]

he was a kid LOL *-*