There aren't too many people more musically talented than Yoshiki of X Japan. As the central leader of X Japan, Yoshiki's vision led the band to become an international phenomenon, so we were thrilled enough to sit down with the multi-instrumentalist for an intriguing round of 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?'.

In this segment of our signature game, Yoshiki speaks about turning to rock music after his father's suicide, the beginnings of X Japan, an interesting encounter with Michael Jackson, Yoshiki's studies of utilizing music for medical advancements and much more.

Catch X Japan performing a special one-off concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Oct. 11 (tickets here). In the meantime, enjoy our episode of 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?' with Yoshiki of X Japan in the video above!

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