Yoshiki is EXTREMELY introverted. He plays piano, and he writes lyrics, though some may seem a little too violent and angsty for some. He has composed many classical pieces and heavy metal songs.His musical style can only be explained as his very own, though traces of Mozart can be inferred here and there.He's always wanted to form a band and be the drummer/pianist, but because of his shyness and quietude he hasn't got the people skills to let anyone know. He has some mood problems too, when he's got a song he's trying to write in his head, you'd best stay far away from him, as he can get into violent mood swings. However, he is very romantic and most of the time very gentle - except to himself. He likes to cut himself (not on his wrist, mind you, the top of his arm). No one can really place why he does it, other than the rumour he is an "emo-head". The blunt truth is that he is a masochist. When he can, he walks around in just his pants and no shirt, or a shirt that opens revealing his chest. It is an outward sign of an inward feeling of shame, and it is a subconscious attempt to expose that shame. He is very kind most of the time, and is a man of few words. He does have a playful side, but it takes a special kind of person (i.e., his childhood friend Taiji Sawada, or else someone very close to him) for him to reveal that side.