X Japan's Yoshiki to undergo emergency neck surgery in U.S.

Yoshiki, the leader and drummer of Japanese metal band X Japan, will undergo emergency surgery to replace a damaged disc in his neck next Tuesday, according to an announcement from his management team.Yoshiki, whose full name is Yoshiki Hayashi, will have the cervical artificial disc replacement procedure in Los Angeles, where he has been living for the last two decades.The statement said that the damage to the musician's neck was as a result of his "intense drumming style," and had caused numbness and paralysis in his left hand and arm.It added that a neurosurgeon in Japan had told Yoshiki…READ FULL ARTICLE