Heath, bassist of X Japan, dead at 55
nypost.comtheir own individual tributes to Heath, which are written in Japanese. Frontman Yoshiki wrote, “He was such a wonderful bass player, a band member, and a wonderful human being.”“Heath and I got closer than ever over this past year,” he continued. “On my birthday last year, he appeared as a guest on my program, and we talked endlessly afterwards in my dressing room.
There was also a time after that when we talked on the phone for hours until daybreak.”“This summer, on August 20 Heath performed as a guest at my dinner show.
How could I have known that that would be my last performance with him? I couldn’t help make Heath’s wishes come true, and for that I feel fully responsible.
I apologized to him when I bid farewell,” Yoshiki concluded. The group formed in 1982 with Heath joining a decade later. He played on the band’s albums “Art of Life” and “Dahlia” which both topped the Japanese album charts.X Japan, which has sold over 30 million albums and singles worldwide, split in 1997 but reformed in 2007.
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