- Born
- December 13, 1964
- Died
- May 2, 1998 (aged 33)
- Place of birth
- Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Hideto Matsumoto, 松本秀人, Matsumoto Hideto
- Titles
- 3 titles
Biography
Known as HIDE (with capital letters) he was a guitarist with X JAPAN. As a solo artist he was known as hide (hide with Spread Beaver/zilch). His ideas regarding music, concerts and events were very innovative and original.
