Already some time ago I had the opportunity to lead an e-mail interview with HIZAKI himself! ^___^ I'm writing reports for the German internet page animePRO, and our co-chief is able to ask the management of the artists for accreditations.
So, this time I had the luck to get in contact with 33Degrees and got the chance to send in some questions already before the upcoming European solo tour.
You can find the German version of the interview here~
Please do not repost/copy etc without my permission!
To everybody who doesn't understand German, here are the original answers as I got them in English:
AnimePRO: Thank you
for taking the time to answer to this interview, and congratulations for your
first solo tour! In the following, let us talk about the tour, your musical
career and also about Germany:
HIZAKI: Thank you!
HIZAKI: Thank you!
AnimePRO: In general you’re a band musician. Why are you going on a solo tour now, and
why do you start in Europe instead of Japan?
HIZAKI: I always wanted to do solo project. And luckily I have got offers from EU this time.
HIZAKI: I always wanted to do solo project. And luckily I have got offers from EU this time.
AnimePRO: You’ve been in Germany for some times already. Do you like something best of this country, or
do you have some positive memories of something?
HIZAKI: I like the gentle and kind personality of German people!
HIZAKI: I like the gentle and kind personality of German people!
AnimePRO: Do you know German music and/or musicians?
HIZAKI: Michael Schenker is my guitar hero! German metal bands are very popular in Japan as well.
HIZAKI: Michael Schenker is my guitar hero! German metal bands are very popular in Japan as well.
AnimePRO: You’re in the music business for a long time now and can already look back on
a successful career. Is there a phase or band which has shaped you most or more
than others?
HIZAKI: I think my character as musician has not much changed over the years of my music career, but if there is anything which shaped me as I am now is Versailles time.
HIZAKI: I think my character as musician has not much changed over the years of my music career, but if there is anything which shaped me as I am now is Versailles time.
AnimePRO: You’ve been working on solo projects earlier. Especially with HIZAKI Grace Project you’ve
focused on your guitar play. Can we expect you to experiment with solo projects
in the future again?
HIZAKI: I want to do a world tour and I am also planning to release new songs!
HIZAKI: I want to do a world tour and I am also planning to release new songs!
AnimePRO: You’ve announced we can look
forward to songs of all epochs of your career. Will you tell us some previews,
or shall it stay a surprise?
HIZAKI: It will be a surprise for the fans who comes to my live, but I will be playing many songs from the new Album of Jupiter!
So please come to the live in Germany and France!!
HIZAKI: It will be a surprise for the fans who comes to my live, but I will be playing many songs from the new Album of Jupiter!
So please come to the live in Germany and France!!
AnimePRO: Thank you very much for taking
the time for this interview. Now we wish you lots of success for the first
concert of your very first solo tour! We are looking forward to it and let
ourselves surprise!
HIZAKI: Thank you! Let’s have great moment together in EU!!
HIZAKI: Thank you! Let’s have great moment together in EU!!
Big thanks to 33Degrees again to making this interview possible!
And thank you very much for reading! ^___^
Junsui~
