Imai Hisashi (BUCK-TICK) about hide - hide BIBLE excerpt, 2008 (English)
[T/N: the pic above wasn't featured alongside the interview, it's originally from a 1990 photoshoot]
Imai Hisashi (BUCK-TICK/guitar)
Q1: When was the first time you met hide?
- When he came to see a Buck-Tick live. It was at Dome in '89, I think? Huh?
Q2: Please describe your first impression of him at that time.
- Sunglasses. Witch. Alcohol.
Q3: Please tell us a hide-related episode that remains in your memory.
- The pork & fried beef restaurant with Super Schaft, drinking together etc... That time we spent 7 hours in a car traveling from Tokyo to an event launching in Osaka...
Q4: According to you, what kind of person was hide?
- The more he did, the more he felt at peace.
Q5: If you have seen him live, please describe your reaction.
- I had fun- !
Q6: Please tell us which of hide's compositions is your favourite and give us the reason.
- "Doubt", because it's cool.