Heath (musician)

Heath 森江 博
Heath performing with X Japan in São Paulo, Brazil 2011
Background information
Birth name	Hiroshi Morie
Born	(1968-01-22)January 22, 1968[1] Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan[1]
Died	October 29, 2023(2023-10-29) (aged 55)
Genres	Rock heavy metal
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter record producer
Instruments	Bass guitar vocals
Years active	1986–2023
Labels	Primitive, Polydor
Formerly of	X Japan
Website	www.heathproject.com
Japanese name
Kanji	森江 博
Hiragana	もりえ ひろし
Transcriptions Romanization Morie Hiroshi

Hiroshi Morie (Japanese: 森江 博, Hepburn: Morie Hiroshi, January 22, 1968 – October 29, 2023), known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as bass guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1992 to 1997, and again from 2007 until his death in 2023.

After performing in bands such as Paranoia and Media Youth, Heath joined X Japan in August 1992, replacing Taiji who had left earlier in the year. They released two number one studio albums, Art of Life (1993) and Dahlia (1996), before disbanding in 1997. Heath then focused on his solo career, which he started in 1995, before forming Dope HEADz with X Japan guitarist Pata and former Spread Beaver percussionist/programmer I.N.A. in 2000. The group ceased activity after its second album in 2002. Heath reunited with X Japan in 2007 and continued to perform and record with them sporadically for the next 16 years, until his death from colon cancer in October 2023.