TeamRock: Exclusive Interview With Yoshiki from X Japan

X Japan mainman on Kiss, Visual-Kei, Dir en Grey…and buying Metallica’s studio.

Yoshiki Hayashi is an extremely busy man. He co-founded X Japan – one of the East’s most influential metal bands, was a pioneer of the image-led visual kei movement, inspired a comic book, created his own jewellery line, wrote a theme tune for America’s Golden Globes and even has a collection of lavish crystal pianos that Axl Rose would be envious of. But ask him about his early ambitions and he giggles coyly: “I...