Trivia / Taiji Sawada

• Creator Breakdown: Taiji went from being one of the most successful and acclaimed rock musicians in Japan to, at one point, being addicted, divorced, homeless, and severely depressed. He got into fights while living on the streets, suffering from a broken jaw and other facial injuries that gave him a speech impediment and permanently changed his appearance. Then, hide, who had been one of his closest friends, died in 1998, adding grief and Survivor Guilt to his depression.

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