Please Laugh Gackt...
Gackt Heyx3 08.11.2004
Uploaded by Tenshin26100
..Early life
Gackt has never released his real name or birth date. Since his Malice Mizer era, Gackt jokingly claims to have been a vampire born on July 4, 1540. Media speculation suggests that he was actually born on July 4, 1973.Gackt was born in Okinawa, Japan, to very strict traditionalist parents. At the age of seven, he nearly drowned in the sea of Okinawa. According to his autobiography, ??(Jihaku), Gackt developed paranormal abilities after being saved, seeing things and people that others could not. As a result, he was sent into isolation at a mental hospital. In the same autobiography, Gackt claimed that he did not want to have children so he wouldn't pass these problems on to them.Gackt is and has always been extremely competitive and has stated, "It's not that I want to win; it's just that I don't want to lose." His parents, both musicians, began his formal lessons in classical piano when he was three, even though it was physically impossible for him to play at that early age. After many years of having no real interest in these lessons, his competitive nature made him want to master the piano after seeing a friend play better than him. His musical preference later shifted to brass instruments after seeing his father play the trumpet. When Gackt turned seventeen, his taste in music changed from classical to rock. As a result of this, he began learning to play instruments that deviated from the classical standards of music, eventually focusing on contemporary rock.
