Robert Trujillo Quotes
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I feel that music is such an inspirational form of energy, as baseball is. And especially with Metallica, believe it or not, our shows are very physical. Sports is a very physical thing, too.
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It's all about the experience and having a good time and connecting with the fans.
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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.
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Flamenco was probably the first music that I may have heard as a baby, because my father played flamenco.
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When I was younger, I was trying to create from attitude more than anything else.
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I play in Metallica, and I have fun in Metallica. I tell you, I am the luckiest man on the planet because we have a good time and we're happy. When we put on our guitars, we're teenagers again, and that's where the fun comes in.
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I always say, 'Hey, I'm in Metallica, but I wasn't on the Black Album.'
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James Hetfield, I mean, the minute he plugs in his guitar and adjusts the tone knob, he comes up with the world's greatest riff.
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I'm a person that takes on situations from passion. I get passionate about things, and I try to help.
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I was fortunate to not get wrapped up too hard in anything that was too dangerous.
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I just wanted to experiment with the bass, and my main influence from Jaco Pastorius inspired me to write music in a certain way.
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With Metallica, it's hard. I tend to like it all, but the older stuff, when we get into the deeper cuts, it really excites me personally.
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I think that young people should embrace artists like Lemmy from Motorhead but also be open to different styles.
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You've gotta be careful because art is really important to most people, and you wanna respect that as much as possible. So I live by that rule.
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If you choose to take care of yourself, you're going to get more mileage for your career.
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Mike Clark, who's a really amazing surfer, got me back into surfing. I surfed a lot from '82 to '86, and then I kind of started slacking.
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Lars Ulrich is not a jazz drummer, but he grew up listening to jazz. Why? Because his father, Torben - an incredible tennis player - loved jazz. Jazz musicians used to stay at their house.
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I like that Metallica has found a way to have these non-pedestrian arrangements but then the vocal melody is strong and intense. I've always appreciated that as a fan.
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'Justice' is the biggest challenge 'cause it's also complex in the arrangements.
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You listen to a Metallica song, and you listen to the drums, and they're not necessarily swinging, but the arrangements are different. Why is that? Because it's more in tune with jazz arrangements. It's very different. It's not a traditional rock and roll production, in terms of the drums.
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We like to challenge ourselves, and having new material and presenting it to the world is fun and exciting and fresh.
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You need to find a way to propel this creativity to the masses. People get brainwashed and they start to forget what's good.
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In a lot of ways, Metallica is like a fusion band. It's not necessarily jazz or any of that, but the music is grooving.
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You want your fanbase and new fans too, to embrace the music, the new music.