(01-18-2010, 07:16 AM)VAMPkito Wrote: Yeah, when you actually see HYDE appearing so tired, you really tend to think of how over-demanding the fans can be. Celebrity or not, he is still a human being. As much as I look forward to a new work from anything with HYDE in it, I always feel concerned about the timing of the new material. Most musicians only release a new album every two years, so the fact that they're releasing ANOTHER full-length album after only a year's time leaves me with lower expectations for the quality and furthermore makes me worry that he's pushing himself a bit harder than he can handle. Of course, since I'm obviously not involved in HYDE's life in any way, the only thing I can really do is hope he gets plenty of rest and has as much fun making the music as much we have fun listening to it. (Though from some interviews with HYDE, I think that's probably the most frustrating part to him, lol)

Okay, sorry for that. I just tend to think that the fans can be a bit too hard on him and demand too much for him. It's not unexpected at all, but when you think about all the things he does for his fans, not just including making music for them, and how the fans talk about him and complain about this and that whenever he releases something or does something that is less than what they want without providing any kind of constructive contribution. (Granted, I have done this before myself, so I'm not claiming to be any better than them) HYDE, unlike many musicians, is one that truly cares about his fans and has been known to go out of his way to ensure that they're happy, so I think the least we could do is show some appreciation for his effort.

(This rant can also apply to K.A.Z, tetsuya, yuki, and ken, but HYDE being the most well-known of all of them, I think he might have the most pressure on his hands, but I'm not sure. I stupidly haven't been keeping up with the fan reactions to tetsuya's solo work, nor ACID ANDROID, nor ken's solo work, nor OBLIVION DUST, so I don't know how the fanbase is for them.)

Okay, rant over. I'm starting to feel like Chris Crocker defending Britney Spears now. Sorry DX

Actually I really didn't need the rant- I was probably quite busy that day quite honestly and have been since to come back and adjust anything in that post but I really didn't believe it would misunderstood. My school schedule right now has made me very busy.

I know how demanding the new schedule is for VAMPS considering the back to back releases. I was commenting on how tired he was because I felt horrible that he was doing probably ANOTHER interview when he could've gotten fifteen minutes of rest somewhere in there instead. I realize that he's completely stressed out and I'm more worried for his health in the tiredness than anything else. I don't want him getting ill like Miyavi did on his World Tour. I'm even more worried for what's going to happen if they continue pushing themselves, considering L'arc~en~Ciel is still pushing out a couple of singles here and there, and now VAMPS is going to do their own World Tour RIGHT after releasing all this stuff. I've been doing my best to keep up with everyone else and the main person working on releases that I've seen is Ken, Tetsuya has been working on new songs for a while and Acid Android is doing a tour in February- unfortunately I do not keep up with Oblivion Dust though so I don't know anything about them at the moment.

I myself am a musician and really do know how hard it is to get a piece right, and how many times it has to be practiced and practiced over and over until it even sounds decent- and I used to play stuff off the page. I know it's even harder when you create it yourself- which I've only done a couple of times so far in my life but I want to do more. I can see how hard they work on their music- even if I maybe don't like some of the songs personally- I understand how much work goes into each song and how hard it is to work on in the first place because of how close that piece can be to you in some cases, so I definitely appreciate how hard all of them work on their music, and I hold so much respect for them for allowing themselves to be out there as musicians, allowing their music to be heard and criticised when they've worked on it so hard.

I'm sorry if I took your post wrong or something but I can't help but rant back when I'm ranted to.