Hideto Matsumoto: Difference between revisions

 

'''Provides Examples of:'''

* [[Angrish]]: "Doubt." Much of the song is arguably screamed in Angrish.

* [[Anyone Can Die]]: One reason hide's death made such an impression and was such a shock. He seemed to be the least emotionally damaged ex-member of X at the time, had a public face that appeared lively and interested in life, and even seemed to be planning for the future in an interview he did the day before he died.

* [[Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie]]: While hide has a grave in Japan and his funeral was held at the Hongan-Ji temple, his ashes were scattered off the Santa Monica Pier and Marina Del Rey Pier in [[Los Angeles]].

* [[Careful With That Axe]]: "DOUBT/Tell Me." Epic metal screaming in that performance of "Doubt." Also, on backing vocals for "Sadistic Desire" with X.

* [[Cool Shades]]: His yellow wraparounds. Rather unique to say the least.

* [[Cover Version]]: hide has done work on many covers, but the two most notable are "Ace of Spades" done at one of the Extasy Summits, and "New Rose" at one of his solo lives. "New Rose" is notably [[Covered Up]] since hide's version is likely the second most known to the version done by [[Guns N' Roses (Music)|Guns N' Roses]]. "Light My Fire" by [[The Doors]] is also somewhat notable.

* [[Dye Hard]]- hide's hair is either red or pink.

** Sometimes it was blonde with a pink or red streak in the early days of the band. Which could be confusing to n00b fans seeing a redhead....and therefore confusing hide and [[Tomoaki Ishizuka|Pata]], who had *entirely* red hair off and on from around 1989 to 1991.

* [[Elvis Lives]] / [[He's Just Hiding]]: Some vociferous and heavily in-denial fans subscribe to a [[Conspiracy Theory]] that claims hide didn't really die and is still alive somewhere. [[Elvis Presley|This sounds familiar....]]

* [[Epic Rocking]]: hide's guitar parts in "Art of Life" and "Rose of Pain" with [[X Japan]], and for almost all of his solo music, though "Oblaat," "Junk Story," and "Dice" are all some of the best examples. "Dice's" vocals are especially epic for the rapid-fire delivery and breakdown.

* [[Guide Dang It]]: Understanding some of hide's lyrics or expressions, or the meaning in some of his songs or [[Performance Videos]].

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Yoshiki and with Pata, also with Sugizo.

* [[Hot Blooded]]

* [[Indecipherable Lyrics]]: Much of "Doubt," "Bacteria," and "Fish Scratch Fever." "Dice" is a little better, but the rapid-fire delivery pretty much necessitates having the lyrics there too.

* [[Performance Video]]: While the technology of the time dates some of hide's performance videos, almost all are very unique and very artistic. The art of the video actually creates its own scene, its own comparison piece to the song for almost all of the songs that have a [[Performance Video]]. Especially interesting are "Misery," "Eyes Love You," "Genkai Haretsu," and "Bacteria."

* [[Persona Non Grata]]: Banned from more than a few bars and hotels.

* [[The Red Stapler]]: Fernandes guitars (pretty much every one of his guitars was a Fernandes), Necromance (a shop in Los Angeles where he tended to buy jewelry and magickal items), and Mild Seven cigarettes.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: This quote on the [[Refuge in Audacity]] article sums up hide's career and life:

''This isn't Getting Crap Past The Radar. This is crashing the crap through the front doors and out the back doors of the radar installation in an armored car with sunglasses-wearing flaming skull decals on every flat surface and a Hieronymus Bosch reproduction on the door, hood-mounted machine guns blazing, Motörhead blasting on the jury-rigged PA system, the tires leaving tracks painting sex and violence on the floor and walls and one arm hanging out of the window making a rude hand gesture.''

* [[Religion Rant Song]]: "Easy Jesus" with Zilch.

* [[Rule of Drama]]: Invoked it by dying.

* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Arguably, his life from 1997 onward. The pressures of his solo career, his alleged drug use catching up to him, the pain of the band that had made him famous and his friendships from said band breaking up, and his increased need for alcohol all pointed to hide's being in somewhat of a downward spiral toward the end.

* [[Sanity Slippage Song]]: "Drain" for [[X Japan]], and solo: "Doubt," "Hurry Go Round," "Genkai Haretsu," "Breeding", "Lemoned I Scream," "Drink or Die," and "Sold Some Attitude"

* [[Shout Out]]: The target of quite a few, including a NSFW manga featuring the Yokosuka Pink Spiders, inspiration for Shuichi Shindou of [[Gravitation]], and a partial one (along with Nikki Sixx of [[Motley Crue]] ) in [[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hcWoltq-c.

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: hide was a rather notorious tobacco addict, who once posted a blog whining about not being able to smoke indoors in California, and who would occasionally even smoke ''while performing.'' He provided quite the free advertising for his preferred brand, too.