I didn't know ToshI at all. It happens he had to pass through very painful years particularly from 1998 to 2010, and he wrote an autobiographical relation of it ("Brainwashing - 12 years of hell"), published in 2014.

Metroandroid translated this relation and put it online.

https://pastebin.com/JYnkiqBb

 

Edit : the translation seems to be from ‘yasashiikisu’ on xjapantranslations.com. 

Even if his voice doesn't click with me I do respect very much, that he was able to overcome that sort of systematic brainwashing cults do and do what he loves. Reuniting with X and continuing solo stuff. 

 

Seeing him fall deep into fanyudom last year at FaOI was kinda cute to witness (and he's still gushing over Yuzu like the rest of us). 

Somehow I'm imagining him dragging the rest of the band to see Yuzu live at some point.