hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1964)

Hide (musician)

Japanese musician (1964–1998)

Hideto Matsumoto , known professionally as Hide, 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,…