Gackt claims MM disbanded because they couldn't write original songs

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https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2018/08/08/hanging-out-with-the-michael-jackson-of-japan/

“I used to be part of Malice Mizer but they kicked me out. After a year, the group disbanded because they could not produce original songs. I wrote almost all the songs ever since I joined Malice Mizer. Shortly after the band disbanded, my best friend who was the drummer suddenly passed away. It was a tough time for me. But I used all the negative feelings to create something positive. I wrote more songs and conceptualized my first concert arena tour ‘Mars’ which was launched in 2000, and ‘Requiem Et Reminiscence’ a year later. It’s a mix of film, concert and theater play.”

Random: we do know Gackt lives somewhere in Davao because when their mayor became our new president, he made a video congratulating him and admitting to living there. Filipino fans from Davao also recognize certain locations in his photos.
 

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If he actually said that he's not doing himself any favors.
How absolutely narcissistic of him to make those claims.
Sure he wrote lyrics. So did Tetsu, Klaha, Közi and Mana.
But the music...nope.
I'm so going to enjoy DSVI and the great singers that will be performing.

Ha ha ha! The caption of the photo...from the left...
from the left.JPG Freudian slip on the part of the author? lol~
Hubby's about to be replaced

Off to listen to Bara no Seidou. Because it's so "unoriginal"
 
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How reliable is the source?

But, as Ethereal said, if he really did make such a claim...disgusted.
 

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I'm sorry, I refuse to accept that from the only Malice Mizer member to plagiarize an entire Mariah Carey song :lol:
To say nothing of plagiarizing "Josie and the Pussycats" on his own time XD
 

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I'm sorry, I refuse to accept that from the only Malice Mizer member to plagiarize an entire Mariah Carey song :lol:
To say nothing of plagiarizing "Josie and the Pussycats" on his own time XD
You know this is one reason he is the main topic of Cursed JRock Images? It's true.

Checking social media and not seeing fans in Japan writing anything but international fans? Oh boy. No one believes this new version from Gackt except for one very young person. In fact, it's turning a few fans of his against him. He should have let sleeping dogs lie.
(fans in Japan may not know about the "interview" yet. or they may be writing on 2chan but no way am I checking that)

Interesting that her FB post about hanging with Gackt doesn't mention "I wrote most of the songs" or him claiming again that they kicked him out of the band. And the stuff she claims is an exclusive to her about Kami passing away and Gackt's reaction, not exclusive. He's been going on about that for years.
https://www.facebook.com/gisellesancheztvhost/
 
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I was just gonna post about it, because holy crap talk about delusional.

And it is a legit source AFAIK; it's a daily national paper.
 

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The timeline doesn't make any sense though...right? MM didn't disband before Kami passed away. They certainly didn't disband a year after Gackt left, either.
 

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The timeline doesn't make any sense though...right? MM didn't disband before Kami passed away. They certainly didn't disband a year after Gackt left, either.
I think he counts "disbanding" as the time he, the great Gackt, left them XD Like, they surely couldn't function as a band after that ::gaku::
 

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I wish there was more context in this article. At least in America, the better sites do provide that so you know what the situation was when the person was being interviewed. Along with having the questions that were asked. This one just sticks his "quote" in the middle of it. No idea if that was in response to her questions. They went to lunch, were they drinking? Or was it when they were out on that boat that she showed in her FB video?

It would be interesting if someone who was to interview him in the future did ask him about his statement. However I don't think the interview got any attention in Japan, possibly because it is in English. So the odds of someone following up on it not likely.
 

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Looks like somebody's eating too many bananas...

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