This whole thing was absolutely crazy, in a good way. We got word from the press office that someone major would be stopping by ACEN and to keep some time open. Then I we got word it was Yoshiko of X Japan, and he would be skyping with us. Skype my ass, the man appeared in the flesh and everyone went wild. There were even tears. This guy has everything I love, incredible talent, a fierce sense of style and great personality.
When asked “when did you realize your were famous?’ Yoshiko gave a big grin, shrugged his shoulders and answered with “I dunno……now?” Again the ACEN crowd roared. Originally the press was going to have a closed session with Yoshiko, but he insisted on the session being open for everyone. This was a rather brilliant move as X Japan will be performing at Lollapalooza this year which will be his first stateside performance. Yoshiko said he was “honored” to be performing with the heavy hitting line up. He also added “I always wanted to come to Chicago, you have nice pizza right?” And with that, Yoshiko seduced the entire nerd population of the Windy City.
Although it was a short visit we did find out his favorite instrument to play is the drums and he can’t see himself doing anything but music. When asked how he likes Anime Central he replied with “So far so good.” All in all it was a great combination of mystery, intrigue and down right fabulousness.
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