Interview with an ex-visual kei record executive

[Geisha]

Except, he claims Yoshiki owns the majors as well.

Yes, of course! Fully. They always work together, since day one. ’85, ‘86. Yoshiki’s companies include major labels, not just visual labels, and he also has the Japanese license for bands like, say, Queen or other international rock acts. But since Yoshiki started as the drummer for X Japan, the inventors of ‘visual rock’, he’s always going to keep that as part of his empire.

I don't think he means that Yoshiki owns the major labels, as in Sony or Warner. They are publicly listed companies; he could only own shares in them. However, his statement that Kamijo only "recently connected to Free Will with SAS" contradicts his claim that you can't set up your own label without a license from the "main guys" since it implies that he wasn't connected to them before.

 

[Mademoiselle Folie]

gosh! i got tooo much stuff to read now.... i think i'd better print the interview..

 

[Taku]

I'd better had used time to study... whatever

I really like the terms the interviewer uses for visual kei artists

I really don't get why he mentions Malice Mizer that often when mana obviously doesn't play an important role at all (according to his scheme)

I suppose some of the things he mentioned especially the fan stuff is true (just look at the 'I want to find Klaha'-thread in the main section srsly this is scary)

who cares if this satoh-san really was part of the VK-scene at least the interview (and the discussion) was fun to read


I can imagine these ANTIFANS: "OH MY GOSH THIS MANA GUY LOOKS SO GAY" honestly I just wanted to use this emoticon once / ignore this