Sublime | Seirra Dickerson

In the early 80's, a band named X-Japan hit the Japanese music scene and blew people away with their visual rock style. They evolved and performed for over fifteen years, and then decided to break up. They held one last concert in Tokyo; a farewell of sorts. What's sublime about any of this? Watching Yoshiki, the drummer and leader of the band, break down in tears halfway through the concert, knowing this would be the last time he would be playing with his band. Toshi, the lead singer and Yoshiki's best friend, starts singing one of their best known ballads, "Forever Love." Yoshiki staggers toward the stage and falls into Toshi's arms crying. For me, there isn't anything more beautiful or sublime than people who live, sleep, dream, and bleed music.