Hotei is best known internationally for his song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" , which has been used in numerous films, commercials, and video games, most notably Quentin Tarantino's feature film Kill Bill.
Born to a Korean father and a Japanese/Russian mother, Hotei first began playing the guitar in junior high school. In high school, his band Blue Film finished runners up in a school contest to Death Penalty, a band led by Kyosuke Himuro. Hotei was expelled shortly before graduation. The reason was that, when warned about his long hair he replied “Jesus had long hair!” Shortly after, he went to Tokyo where one day he received a phone call from Himuro. The two had never really known each other but hit it off and went on to hold auditions for a new band, which in 1981 became the six-member BOØWY. The band became major stars in Japan, in 1985 played the Marquee in London, and in 1986 had their first million seller, Beat Emotion.
When the band broke up in 1988, Hotei established himself as a solo star, as did Himuro. Hotei also made two albums with Koji Kikkawa as Complex, both of which went to number one in the national charts. Hotei frequently records overseas and has collaborated with many foreign musicians, including playing on The Stranglers Hugh Cornwell’s 1993 solo album, on stage with David Bowie at Nippon Budokan in 1996, and at the closing ceremony of the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games with Michael Kamen.
He later recorded “Guitar Concerto” with Kamen. He has also worked with Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, guitarist Chris Spedding and Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones. Hotei also sometimes plays in Europe, including a number of major festivals. His regular drummer in recent years, Zachary Alford, has previously played with Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie. Hotei's 1998 album Supersonic Generation, recorded in part with Apollo 440 and Ofra Haza, was released in 14 European countries.
In addition to many bestselling solo albums, Hotei composed and performed the score for Hiroyuki Nakano’s Samurai Fiction, as well as starring in the film. He composed the score to Terry Gilliam’s feature film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas together with Ray Cooper. Hotei's song “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” was used in the Quentin Tarantino’s feature film Kill Bill, the PlayStation 2 version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA,and Michael Bay’s feature film Transformers. Hotei recorded a cover of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” for Merry Axemas, an instrumental guitar Christmas album featuring tracks from guitarists including Jeff Beck, Joe Perry, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai and Steve Morse.
The Nintendo DS game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan features his song "Thrill". The game's sequel, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii, features another Hotei song, "Bambina". (Both songs are cover versions.) Hotei is featured in “Grace” on the Apocalyptica album Worlds Collide. The song is featured in the game NHL 09.
Wild Love
布袋寅泰 Lyrics
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最後の恋と誓った俺が...
醜い悪魔の DESIRE
言いなりに堕ちる DESIRE
偶然さえも 二人を呪い
全てがうまくいかなくなった...
心を裏切る DESIRE
絆を切り裂く DESIRE
戻れないんだろうね俺達
あまりにも愛し愛されて
壊れた WILD LOVE
壊れた WILD LOVE
OH! BABY もう少し時間があれば
判りあえてたかもしれないね
あまりにも愛し愛されて
壊れた WILD LOVE
壊れた WILD LOVE
壊れた WILD LOVE
壊れた WILD LOVE
壊れた WILD LOVE
WILD LOVE...
The lyrics to 布袋寅泰's song Wild Love speak of a love that was intense, but ultimately destructive. The singer asks how many times they hurt their lover and laments the fact that their love, which they once swore would be their last, was destroyed by their own desires. The singer describes their desires as a "hideous devil" that they fell prey to and which cursed their relationship. Despite their initial promise of a final love, all things started to fall apart and the singer's heart was betrayed by their desires, which also tore apart the bonds between them. The lyrics repeat the phrase "OH! BABY" as the singer wonders if they could have understood each other better if they had just a little more time, but it is now too late.
Overall, the lyrics of Wild Love explore the theme of intense and consuming love that ultimately leads to destruction. The singer expresses regret and wishes they had handled their love better, acknowledging that they were the ones who caused its downfall.
Line by Line Meaning
何度お前を傷つけただろう?
How many times have I hurt you?
最後の恋と誓った俺が...
I, who promised it was my last love...
醜い悪魔の DESIRE
The desire of an ugly demon
言いなりに堕ちる DESIRE
Giving in to the desire and falling
偶然さえも 二人を呪い
Even chance cursed the two of us
全てがうまくいかなくなった...
Everything stopped going well...
心を裏切る DESIRE
The desire that betrayed my heart
絆を切り裂く DESIRE
The desire that tears apart our bond
OH! BABY もう二度とあの頃には
戻れないんだろうね俺達
Oh baby, we can never go back to that time again
あまりにも愛し愛されて
壊れた WILD LOVE
Our love, so intense, broke
壊れた WILD LOVE
Our broken wild love
OH! BABY もう少し時間があれば
判りあえてたかもしれないね
Oh baby, if we had a little more time, maybe we could've understood each other
WILD LOVE...
Wild love...
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: hotei tomoyasu
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
山本拡幸
布袋最高！ 久ぶりにこの曲をきかせて頂きましたが、感動して涙がでてしまいました。いつも心にしみる曲を聞かせて頂き有難うございます。
晴天の辟易
学生の頃初めて聞いたWild Love、時間が経つほど、聴くほどに深みの増す歌だったんだなと気付きました。guitarhythm forever...
Pe_jun
今までのWILD LOVEで一番のアレンジだと思う！
貴浩塚本
日本全国WILDだらけでさぁ〜。
guitarhithm wildを何度も聴いたよ…。
恵子 小山
布袋さんのギターはとても心に響く音色で好きです🎉🎉🎉
Hi R
布袋さんのミディアム・ナンバーでは１番好きな曲かも知れません。
GRETSCHは使わなくなったんですね。あの乾いた独特の音が今も耳に残っています。
Hi R
Still Dreamin' Tourで使用されてました！
新しいホワイト・ファルコンなのかも知れませんが、何度もギターに目が行きました
BLAST CULT
Love the song!!!! and the Blast Cult Batavia guitar looks and sounds so great on you!!!!
ヒクソン
今まで聞いたWildLoveで一番かっこよくて、好きかも。
るんるん
すごくかっこいいです...！！✨
やはり布袋さんのギター素晴らしいです👏👏👏👏👏👏