History YMMV / DavidSylvian

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: This is the general consensus about his album ''Manafon'', which is truly divisive. Some consider it a masterpiece, others consider it pretentious noise.

* FriendlyFandoms: Thanks to his collaborations with Robert Fripp on ''Gone to Earth'' and ''The First Day'', a sizable overlap exists between Sylvian's fanbase (and by extent Music/{{Japan}} fans) and that of Music/KingCrimson. It also helps that former Japan keyboardist Richard Barbieri is a member of fellow ProgressiveRock band Music/PorcupineTree.

* FriendlyFandoms: Thanks to his collaborations with Robert Fripp on ''Gone to Earth'' and ''The First Day'', a sizable overlap exists between Sylvian's fanbase (and by extent Music/{{Japan}} fans) and that of Music/KingCrimson. It also helps that former Japan keyboardist Richard Barbieri is a member of fellow ProgressiveRock band Music/PorcupineTree.

* OldShame: He feels this way about some of his work with his band Japan, particularly their debut album ''Adolescent Sex''. Sylvian believes it took him several years to find his experimental sound.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: This is the general consensus about his album ''Manafon'', which is truly divisive. Some consider it a masterpiece, others consider it pretentious noise.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Whilst he's had considerable success elsewhere, he is a huge star in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}. It started with his band Music/{{Japan}}, who quickly became popular thanks to their name and their dress sense, which was a chief influence on the VisualKei genre. Sylvian strengthened his relationship with Japanese audiences by being good friends with musicians such as [[Music/YellowMagicOrchestra Ryuichi Sakamoto]] and former Japan guitarist Masami Tsuchiya, and having a Japanese girlfriend during the '80s, Yuka Fujii, who is responsible for many of his photos. Many special releases of his were only released in Japan.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Whilst he's had considerable success elsewhere, he is a huge star in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}. It started with his band Music/{{Japan}}, who quickly became popular thanks to their name and their dress sense, which was a chief influence on the VisualKei genre. Sylvian strengthened his relationship with Japanese audiences by being good friends with musicians such as Music/RyuichiSakamoto and Music/MasamiTsuchiya, and having a Japanese girlfriend during the '80s, Creator/YukaFujii, who is responsible for many of his photos. Many special releases of his were only released in Japan.

* AwesomeMusic: ''Secrets of the Beehive'' is widely considered his best work.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Whilst he's had considerable success elsewhere, he is a huge star in Japan. It started with his band Japan, who quickly became popular thanks to their name and their dress sense, which was a chief influence on the Visual Kei genre. Sylvian strengthened his relationship with Japanese audiences by being good friends with musicians such as Ryuichi Sakamoto and Masami Tsuchiya, and having a Japanese girlfriend during the 80s, Yuka Fujii, who is responsible for many of his photos. Many special releases of his were only released in Japan.

* OldShame: He feels this way about some of his work with his band Japan, particularly their debut album ''Adolescent Sex''. Sylvian believes it took him several years to find his experimental sound.

* OldShame: He feels this way about some of his work with his band Japan, particularly their debut album Adolescent Sex. Sylvian believes it took him several years to find his experimental sound.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: This is the general consensus about his album Manafon, which is truly divisive. Some consider it a masterpiece, others consider it pretentious noise.

* GrowingTheBeard: David brought some strings and piano in, toned down the androgyny, and started getting all Serious Business about his art.