Written by JORDAN BRANDES Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Every so often you get lucky enough to witness history. This year's Lollapalooza set the stage for a lot of comeback痴 and, in the case of X Japan, a new beginning. X Japan, Asia痴 most popular rock band, made their U.S. debut during the final day of the weekend long music festival. Founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu 典oshi・Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi the band has been on the road to superstardom since they first hit the airwaves 28 years ago. A little bit metal, a little bit classic rock and a little bit just plain classical the genre bending band has been conquering the ears of people all over the world for over two decades.
And yet they have never toured America. Not until now that is. Their performance mid-day Sunday at Lollapalooza attracted not just the long time superfans but those that were hearing the band for the first time. The result was surprising. Not only did the band make a successful debut to an American audience they also created a very stable fan base in the process.
After the show Lumino was lucky enough to sit down with Yoshiki, the drummer and pianist for X Japan.
This is your first tour in America. What do you think of America and what do you think of Chicago?
Chicago rocks!
How long have you guys been in town?
We just arrived yesterday. Or, maybe it was last night. No it was yesterday. We haven稚 had time to look around but we love it here.
What did you think of playing for an American audience?
I had a great time it was amazing! I was so excited to finally be playing in America. We were all excited.
What was your favorite part of the set?
Everything kept building and building and we all felt it. That痴 how I like it. You could see the excitement in the audience near the end. That was my favorite.
If you weren稚 the lucky ones to be in Chicago that day never fear, the band is finally starting a full fledge tour of the states starting at the end of the month. Click the link to find a city near you ・ www.xjapan.de/main.htm
