“I would kill myself to complete my art”: Interview with Yoshiki, X Japan’s legendary drummer

During lockdown, Numéro continues to engage with artists who guide us through our daily life with their music. Today, the legendary drummer and founding member of the Japanese rock band X Japan – pioneer of the Visual Kei movement in which visual effects are as important as sound – tells us about his deep love for classical music, his several surgeries and his latest collaborations with Marilyn Manson, Bono, Will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson.