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Playing bass for Metallica is like having free speech in Cuba.
Robert Trujillo Black Label Society -
It's really a rush and a thrill to feel you've been part of a body of music that's inspiring.
Robert Trujillo Metallica
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'Tallica Parking Lot' is, basically, roughly about a four-minute animated short which is centered around the parking lot of Metallica, and that can be anywhere in the world.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
I think every Metallica album is unique in its own way.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
'Frayed Ends Of Sanity' off the 'Justice' album is a song that I really wanted to play with the band, and for years and years, I was always like, 'Let's play this song!' But I'll tell you something: I started working on that song almost from the very first time I joined the band.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
My first gig with Metallica was at San Quentin State Penitentiary.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
What we're doing is special and unique in its own way but still keeping it heavy. For me as a listener, part of the journey I'm on with Metallica, there's just a certain edge that needs to be there.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
It's always nice, no matter what style of music, as long as it's grooving and you feel that, I feel that's what makes... part of what makes a great song, for sure.
Robert Trujillo Metallica
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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.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
The great thing about Metallica's music and the lyrics, it's always going to be hopefully a motivating experience.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
I believe in rock and roll and heavy music in general.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
When Lars said, 'We want you to be in Metallica,' I was blown away.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
Joe Walsh is somebody who... he's a writer, obviously, and he's a singer-songwriter, whatever, but at the end of the day, when it comes to the Eagles, he's there to play guitar, and he's there to supply whatever is needed for that band, and that is what I feel with Metallica.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
The great thing about Santa Monica civic auditorium was it was a place you could ride your bike to. In this case, my dad dropped me and my friends off, and we'd go see Ronnie James Dio or Jean-Luc Ponty or Weather Report or the Pretenders.
Robert Trujillo Metallica
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When I first heard the song 'Eruption,' which is Eddie Van Halen's most famous solo composition, I was confused because it sounded incredible, but I didn't know what it was. I didn't know if it was a guitar. I didn't know if it was a synthesizer or a keyboard. I couldn't figure it out.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
We absolutely cherish our kids. But the fact that we all have them - it's definitely created an additional bond. It's not just Metallica - it's our families. And we also have Metallica.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
We enjoy playing small shows, big shows, whatever. There's the energy of the visual production, and all that stuff starts to happen, so when you see it come to life, it's pretty exciting.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
I always say, 'Hey, I'm in Metallica, but I wasn't on the Black Album.'
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
I'm a person that takes on situations from passion. I get passionate about things, and I try to help.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
I call it a process of elimination. You're nurturing ideas, and that takes time. What happens is there's so many, what I say, 'great ideas.' What you have to do is try to consolidate them and put them into one song, and then your song becomes eight minutes long.
Robert Trujillo Metallica
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A lot of the hardcore fans wanna hear the deep cuts - songs like 'Orion' or maybe like a 'Disposable Heroes' - you know, songs that we don't play all the time - and then, of course, they wanna hear 'Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters' and some of the hits.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
Don't make music to make money, because that's not why you should be doing it. Have fun, be creative, and embrace the past.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
We all grew up with Black Sabbath. I mean, there's no secret there. Any of us, any of the members of any band I've ever been in, or anyone I've ever worked with.
Robert Trujillo Metallica -
'Justice' is the biggest challenge 'cause it's also complex in the arrangements.
Robert Trujillo Metallica