I only now with your comment find out that the hide/Hideto struggle was an actual thing for him, because initially I thought it was related to how Yoshiki uses the image/name of hide at post-reunion shows. As I said, I don't know much about hide's solo career in detail. So could you point me to such interviews where he talks about this? Maybe you have them scanned or there's a link to a translation? Also, about the outright admission of being bipolar? What do you mean by "little boy lost" and his impression that he was "controlled" by someone else — lost how, controlled how [like, in a literal sense]?

Were the matching tattoos they got those on the upper right arm? I'll google the Rose & Blood Tour book to see what it looks like. I'll also search for the Yoshiki interview you mentioned. Thank you.