With only about a month away before L’Arc~en~Ciel's famed singer Hyde and Oblivion Dust's K.A.Z. perform live together in the United States as VAMPS, we got a chance to talk briefly with the band. Get to know the band a little more before seeing them in concert!

HYDE: Four lives in America were fabulous. That's why we could come this time again. I'm excited to visit cites for the first time and try new things. First of all, I look forward to lives in front of the American audience.

K.A.Z.: I look forward to meeting many people.

HYDE: We make our album to have our own tours. And it's great to have a drink after a performance. It tastes even better after a good performance. Period!

K.A.Z.: After sweating a lot, the beer gets really penetrated into the body [laugh].

HYDE: Perhaps there is a difference in national characters: American audiences are good at expressing themselves, so it's fun to perform in front of them. Japanese people are not good at expressing their emotions, even though they are moved.

K.A.Z.: American audiences are wider than Japanese audience, so I can feel their cheers and excitements much more directly. Their cheering voices are so loud! We get excited by that. I think American audiences are good at having fun.

HYDE: K.A.Z. likes spicy foods very much, but he is not good at handling them, so it was funny to see him screaming while eating.

K.A.Z.: I used to watch and got inspired by King Crimson, Cheap Trick, and TOTO.

HYDE: Probably, Mötley Crüe, and others.

HYDE: We created songs from the viewpoint of vampires. By doing so, we could draw more objective figure of human-being.

HYDE: K.A.Z. plays the guitar and I do the singing. We work hard on melody together.

HYDE: Well, we compensate for what we lack each other. No argument or fight.

K.A.Z.: We are adults, so we respect for each other.

HYDE: We use the exciting moment that a band usually has at the beginning. We take advantage of the good part of being a band, I guess.

HYDE: SEX BLOOD ROCK N' ROLL.

K.A.Z.: I love them all! If I have to choose one, maybe "COSMOS."

HYDE: Can't wait to see you. Wait for a little bit more; I will bite your neck!

K.A.Z.: Let's have a fun party!

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