HIDE Inspiration Talk 50 (# 10 - 11) - Translation
Masculinity and Femininity
I think femininity, too, is very valuable. But when I said so to my parents, they only got angry. They lost their temper. Several times, I had the posters of JAPAN and such, where guys were wearing make-up, torn to shreds, was told things like, “Act more manly!” or “Do club activities and become more like a man!”, and I really hated that, but when I see a girl, I just tend to use words like “feminine”. When I enjoy a tasty meal made for me by a girl, I feel her femininity (laughs). But it’s mainly just that, I think, isn’t it? My sense of masculinity comes from enjoying a meal made by a girl. And that’s probably it already.
I’ve been made to stand in the hallways during my time in school, but there was never anything more dramatic than that. Because during my school days, I was thoroughly obedient. I don’t think I did a lot of bad things. Even though there are countless stories of doing stuff like sinking a vending machine into the sea while drunk, I don’t think such things are all that terrible. During my time with Saver [Tiger], we often hung out until morning in Yamashita Park [in Yokohama] and did all sorts of stuff. Later, long ago, when I was already with X, I was crazy about throwing fire extinguishers. I’ve had negotiations with all the fire extinguishers in town. Well, it’s sour if you get it in your mouth, and it hurts your skin if you get it in your face. Clothes are taken out at once, and if they are hung up, it's already over. One time, a guy from some band was doing something censored, and he got incredibly angry because the stuff got on his thing and it was very painful (laughs). When I watched Tsuyoki Nagabuchi’s TV show yesterday, they flipped a vending machine over in it, and I thought that was unintentionally nostalgic (laughs). But it’s only ever stuff like that that’s not very bad. I’m all cute.