Robert Trujillo Quotes
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The first album I ever bought was Santana's 'Abraxas.' Obviously, I was a huge fan of Carlos because he had the unique guitar sound, and he had incorporated a lot of the percussion and really, really fun rhythmic bass lines in there, too.
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I went to jazz school. Not to say I'm a great jazz musician, but I studied under some great teachers. It was an important part of my life.
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One thing about being in Metallica is I've always felt challenged.
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'Mama I'm Coming Home' is one song that I think is incredible. One of his best songs ever written. Lemmy wrote the lyrics to that.
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We just like to make great songs and have fun, and if people want to nominate us for a Grammy and celebrate it, then we'll take it.
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Each album you make, each body of music, you just never know how the world's going to relate to it.
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I knew Rocky George, the guitar player, 'cause I went to junior high school with him, so I've known him for many years.
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That's all I ever do, just try and do the best I can and cater to the song, cater to the music.
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Bill Ward, when you hear his beats, he's not just playing a straight 4/4 beat; he's doing almost a hip-hop beat. There's a song called 'Sweet Leaf.' The drum beat that he's playing, he's trying to kind of swing and funkify it. Now, is he doing a great job of it? Maybe not. Maybe.
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You just go out and do the best that you can. I think people feel that, and they embrace it, and it's a part of what makes Metallica special.
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One of the things that I've noticed since I've been in the band is that, as players, Lars, James, and Kirk truly enjoy making music and performing.
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As long as there is communication, everything can be solved.
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That's what I find so special: when you actually imagine something. But really, when it comes to you in a dream, and then you can bring it to life on the screen, it's very powerful.
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For me, the most important thing that I tell young people is to have fun.
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Back in the day, being a young, inspired bass player, I started to gravitate toward jazz fusion. I almost would have called myself an elitist. I got to the point where, for a little bit there, I was more interested in instrumental music.
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I'm always pulling and really feeding off of my inspirations. I think most musicians do.
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There were a lot of different styles in the house - Motown, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, jazz - and my dad played flamenco guitar. Soon I realized that bass was what was really grooving me.
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Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when you can get a player that can actually bring in a lot of presence and also a visual presence, too.
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Playing with Ozzy was a dream come true.
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Being able to surf in Tahiti and places like Brazil was unreal.
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With our producer, Greg Fidelman, it was really a joy to work with him and to try different things and experiment.
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I think Slayer is a funky band.
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It's really, really great; it's special when people embrace your music.
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I've been a baseball fan in the early part of my life, so through the '70s and the '80s, I was a huge fan. I actually followed the Dodgers back then, back in the Kirk Gibson years, Steve Garvey.