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Japanese musician (1964–1998)

This article is about the former guitarist of X Japan.

Hideto matsumoto biography of michael jackson

For the guitarist of Buck-Tick, see Hidehiko Hoshino. For the vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel, see Hyde (musician).

Hideto Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 秀人, Hepburn: Matsumoto Hideto, December 13, 1964 – May 2, 1998), known professionally as hide,^[a] was a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

He achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1987 to 1997 and rose to prominence in Asia as a solo artist from 1993 to 1998, until his death. He also formed the United States–based rock supergroupZilch in 1996.

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Hide sold millions of records, both solo and as a member of X Japan. X Japan rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, credited as founders of the Japanese visual kei movement. When they disbanded in 1997, he focused on his solo career which started four years prior and went on to enjoy significant po