Yoshiki from the Japanese band X Japan wears a neck brace while attending a press conference in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
Yoshiki from the Japanese band X Japan wears a neck brace while attending a press conference in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
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X Japan drummer Yoshiki says headbanging is dangerous after undergoing urgent surgery

Japanese heavy metal band’s drummer says he plans to play the piano instead of the drums at X Japan concerts next month after undergoing surgery to implant an artificial cervical disc

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 3:26pm, 21 Jun, 2017

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Yoshiki from the Japanese band X Japan wears a neck brace while attending a press conference in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
Yoshiki from the Japanese band X Japan wears a neck brace while attending a press conference in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
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