Yoshiki, the driving force behind X Japan, speaks at length in Tokyo

Japanese rock icon Yoshiki spoke at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Thursday, touching on his band X Japan's first studio album in 21 years and ongoing battle to make it big in the United States.Below are some highlights from his wide-ranging press conference.On being the second most famous person on his flight to Japan:"I just arrived a few hours ago in Japan from Los Angeles. I was recording in LA until the last minute and was supposed to come back yesterday, but I was recording so I stayed up two nights and came here. Luckily, I slept on the plane, but the funny thing was wh…READ FULL ARTICLE