1) Japanese rock artist, first… Read Full Bio ↴Hide is the name of more than one artist:
1) Japanese rock artist, first known as a member of X Japan.
2) Chicago-based industrial noise duo featuring Heather Gabel and Seth Sher.
3) Drum & Bass artist, also known as Computer Genius.
1) hide松本秀人(born on December 13,1964 - died on May 2,1998) was the self-titled 【hide】solo project of X JAPAN's lead guitarist. He released his first album, HIDE YOUR FACE (on which he arranged and played most of the instruments), in 1994 to huge success. hide's music generally consisted of heavier, speed-oriented songs and pop efforts, incorporating elements of electronic rock and pop to form a unique blend of sound.
hide's real name was Matsumoto Hideto. hide (pronounced 'hee-deh' ) is simply a shortened form of his first name, Hideto.
When he reached his high school years, he formed the band Saver Tiger (also called as Yokosuka Saver Tiger, not to be confused with Japanese band Saber Tiger). The formation did not last long and they disbanded. In his senior years he completely abandoned music and decided to enter beauty school to become a hair stylist after graduation.
Before that career could take off, Yoshiki gave hide a call, looking to fill one of two guitar positions in his band, X. He mentioned that he had heard hide's amazing skills, and wanted him to join. hide had a while to think about it, and he eventually accepted.
The band was first known as 'X' before being re-named X JAPAN. After years of performing and 4 albums, X JAPAN took a break to focus on each of their solo careers. hide took this opportunity to express himself and became massively successful. What stood out most was his unique voice and guitar riffs, updated appearance, and lyrics that identified themes such as sex, drugs, and violence (notably Hi-Ho and Genkai Haretsu).
Well into his solo career, he collaborated with guitarist Ray McVeigh from The Professionals and bassist Paul Raven of Killing Joke to form the band, zilch, meaning "zero". This band was somewhat successful, releasing albums such as 3,2,1 zilch, and bastardEYES. During his collaboration, his lyrics became more dark and sadistic, the songs were more industrial rock than the alternative rock sound as seen in his solo career.
hide handpicked several members to perform with him during his first two tours: HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY and PSYENCE A GO GO. After the disbanding of X JAPAN, hide named his live band Spread Beaver, and together their band name was hide with spread beaver in which hide was vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter.
May 2, 1998, Hide was found dead, hanged with a towel tied to a doorknob in his Tokyo Apartment. While authorities deem the guitarist’s death a suicide, several of Hide’s friends and colleagues stated that they believed in an accident, this was supported by the fact that there was no suicide note.
Because of hide's abrupt death post production of their first album, hide with spread beaver and Zilch, had to be done by I.N.A (who was a member of both bands). The tracks appeared how they were intended (except HURRY GO ROUND, which was a combination of several songs) as hide recorded most of the tracks before his death.
His guitars were mostly from the Fernandes MG series.
In the latest song I.V. from X JAPAN, it is reported that unreleased guitar riffs by hide were used so that it would be a 'complete' X JAPAN production.
Also, HIDE (allcaps) is the moniker used by one Hideyuki Takahashi (高橋ひでゆき), one of 菅野よう子's many collaborators, on the songs cream and run rabbit junk.
A previously unfinished song by hide called "Co Gal" (子 ギャル Ko Gyaru?) has been completed by INA utilizing vocaloid technology to mimic the deceased musician's voice. The song was originally written and demoed for Ja, Zoo in 1998, took two years to finish and will be included on an album by Universal Music set to be released on December 10, 2014.
2) HIDE is a Chicago-based multimedia industrial noise project of artists Heather Gabel and Seth Sher, who began a recording career with the 'Resurrection' EP in 2015. Hide have recorded three full-length albums on Dais Records, Castration Anxiety (2018), Hell Is Here (2019) and Interior Terror (2021) alongside several EPs and singles.
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Kanashikunaishi ureshikumonai monogatarinimo naranaiyo
Kireidane ano keshiki kyokusaishiki tobikau Memory
SHAVADA DUBI DABADA
Ai nara machi de kaeru yume nado ashita kawaru
Nanimonai nanimo iranai tada kono kioku keshitaidake
Shumi warui fuku kite HIGH-SO na RESUTORAN e yukou
SHAVADA DUBI DABADA
Shumi warui fuku kita natsukashii akuma ga utau
" Kesenaiyo MUDA na koto waruagaki wa oyoshinasai "
Erase my life, my memory
Hakushini modoserunara
Erase my head Erase my mind
Matomona uta utauyo
SHAVADA DUBI DABADA
Kiokudane ano keshiki kyokusaishiki tobikau Memory
Erai koto shiteshimouta yarinaoserunara mou nidoto
BAKA wa shinai to chikaimasu hontouni hontouni uso janai
Kimi wa dare? koko wa doko? asu ga kinou kinou wa dare?
Boku wa neko kimi wa hana hora boku ga kieteyukuyo
" Mi kara deta SABI akahhaji jinsei madamada yoi no kuchi "
Erase my life, my memory
Hakushiki modoserunara
Erase my head Erase my mind
Matomona uta utauyo
Nanimo nai nanimo iranai
Tada kono kioku keshitaidake
Erase my head Erase my mind
Matomona uta utauyo
SHAVADA DUBI DABADA
The song Erase by hide carries a lot of emotions and feelings. The lyrics talk about the desire to erase certain memories and aspects of life which evoke pain, regret, or confusion. The opening lines "Kienai no hidoi kotoba, michitarita keno tsuzuku" mean "The harsh words that won't disappear, an endless succession of scars". The singer of the song wishes to erase these memories so that they don't keep haunting him/her. The next lines, "Kanashikunaishi ureshikumonai monogatarinimo naranaiyo" mean "It's not a story that evokes either sadness or happiness". The singer is trying to simply erase the memories without feeling any sadness or joy associated with them.
The chorus, "Erase my life, my memory, Hakushini modoserunara, Erase my head, Erase my mind, Matomona uta utauyo, SHAVADA DUBI DABADA" basically means "If only I could return to that blank slate, erase my head and my mind, and sing a meaningless song, shavada dubi dabada". The song suggests that starting afresh could be the way to avoid the pain of memories.
The lines "Shumi warui fuku kite HIGH-SO na RESUTORAN e yukou SHAVADA DUBI DABADA, Shumi warui fuku kita natsukashii akuma ga utau 'Kesenaiyo MUDA na koto waruagaki wa oyoshinasai'" mean "Let's go to a fancy restaurant wearing our worst clothes and sing shavada dubi dabada. The devil in nostalgic bad clothing sings 'Don't erase the useless things, cherish the struggles'". These lines suggest that instead of trying to erase the memories, one should accept them and learn from them.
Line by Line Meaning
Kienai no hidoi kotoba michitarita keno tsuzuku
These cruel words won’t disappear, they continue to fill up my ears
Kanashikunaishi ureshikumonai monogatarinimo naranaiyo
It’s not a story where I’m neither happy nor sad
Kireidane ano keshiki kyokusaishiki tobikau Memory
That beautiful and rhythmical memory flies away
SHAVADA DUBI DABADA
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Ai nara machi de kaeru yume nado ashita kawaru
If it’s love, then even a dream of returning home can change tomorrow
Nanimonai nanimo iranai tada kono kioku keshitaidake
I don’t need anything, I just want to erase this memory
Shumi warui fuku kite HIGH-SO na RESUTORAN e yukou
Let's put on some bad clothes and go to a high-class restaurant
Shumi warui fuku kita natsukashii akuma ga utau
A nostalgic devil sings with bad taste clothes
" Kesenaiyo MUDA na koto waruagaki wa oyoshinasai "
"I won’t erase anything, pointless actions are all good"
Erase my life, my memory
Please erase my life and my memory
Hakushini modoserunara
If it can be restored to blankness
Erase my head Erase my mind
Please erase my head and my mind
Matomona uta utauyo
I will sing a serious song
Kiokudane ano keshiki kyokusaishiki tobikau Memory
That memory filled with a beautiful and rhythmical scenery flies away
Erai koto shiteshimouta yarinaoserunara mou nidoto
If I could redo the great things I did, I’d never hesitate again
BAKA wa shinai to chikaimasu hontouni hontouni uso janai
I swear I won’t be foolish, it’s really, truly not a lie
Kimi wa dare? koko wa doko? asu ga kinou kinou wa dare?
Who are you? Where are we? Who was yesterday, and who will be tomorrow?
Boku wa neko kimi wa hana hora boku ga kieteyukuyo
I'm a cat, you're a flower. Look, I'm going to disappear.
" Mi kara deta SABI akahhaji jinsei madamada yoi no kuchi "
"The rust that came from my body, a shameless life. It's still a good mouth."
Nanimo nai nanimo iranai
There’s nothing, I don’t need anything
Tada kono kioku keshitaidake
I just want to erase this memory
Erase my head Erase my mind
Please erase my head and my mind
Matomona uta utauyo
I will sing a serious song
SHAVADA DUBI DABADA
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Contributed by Ruby Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.