Panthere Noire

Well, about me . . . I could quote Sting and say "I'm a legal alien," European female in Tokyo though and not an Englishman in New York.
What brought me here to myspace - I'm not very much active online anymore, though I used to be for quite a long time (though with another nick than this one) was the rediscovery of a long lost love: not a personal love (as in reciprocal relationship), that is, but one with a band and music and the man who created it all and then completely disappeared for far too long a time . . .
It's good to see that both his music and Yoshiki himself are back. Well worth having to deal with the trials and tribulations of myspace.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Other Yoshiki and X Japan fans.
And other open-minded, intesting people.
Well, Yoshiki, too, naturally, should be just so happen to be in the neighbourhood. ;)
I'm interested in writing when not reading; books are my addiction - well, my biggest addiction, I could say I have a few more; non that are substances, though: I prefer to get high mentally more than anything else.
Scuba diving and sailing when I can, though unfortunately, these days time is too limited to do it often.
I love rich red wines and dry Nihonshu - outside of Japan knows as "Sake" which here is the generic term for alcoholic drinks - and good food, best during long, leisurely meals with family and friends, that turn into afternoons or evening of long talks and other shared activities.
And lazy weekend afternoons at home, looking out over Tokyo from the balcony, thinking about the million stories going on there. I love this city.
What comes next to me to books is music, I guess, and in that, in particular Yoshiki's, during the unforgetable X Japan years. "Forever Love" is something that applies to my feelings about those guys, Yoshiki and Toshi in particular, and the gift that their existence was and is. If I could I would like some day to say "thank you" for that in person. I guess I can dream . . .
But for that music, for all the things he's been through and maybe most of all for turning all that pain not only into beauty but then share it, yes for all that and for similar experiences despite very different backgrounds, Yoshiki is definitely one of my heroes. Probably the most personal one.
Though I have others, like Stephen Hawking and Freddie Mercury, for never giving up.
Or Willy Brandt, a former German Kanzler, for living up to and sacrificing a lot for his believes, up to risking his life.
Back to music, he only other J Rock group - aside from X JAPAN - I can say I love is Buck Tick, though naturally I used to listen to Luna Sea and the others in Yoshiki's "stable" at Extasy as well, when they were around. Among more current groups I've started to explore are Onmyouza and Girugamesh.
For solists, I have to admit that by now, I like my former favourite peacock Gackt a lot. NOT Malize Miser Gackt, Gackt since 2004, roughly. I adore the 2005 Diabolos tour.
Western Rock: Pink Floyd, Genesis, Procul Harum, The Who, Kiss, Queen are others that come to mind, but it's in no way limited to that.
Well, and there is a slightly guilty not quite addiction to a number of guys from a certain Japanese agency, but that's rather more because they are eyecandy than because they can sing.