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I've been wearing Vans since I was a little kid. I wear them on stage, and I grew up skateboarding and surfing.
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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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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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My first impression of Van Halen was that David Lee Roth was a god, and that so was Eddie.
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The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV or radio, we still have a huge underground following.
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People are always spewing this horseshit about how age doesn't matter. Well, it does matter! I'm thirty-five, and I'm happy to be thirty-five. I can't pretend I'm still a snot-nosed 21-year-old.
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It's all about the experience and having a good time and connecting with the fans.
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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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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race.
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'Dying, dying, someone told me just recently, dying is easy. Living is hard. for everyone.'
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I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
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I'm not a great singer.
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Mogami cable is durable and flexible enough to practically build a suspension bridge with but I'll settle for using it for my guitars and amps!
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Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?
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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 don't remember doing anything else; I don't remember not living in the studio. I'm itching for people to hear this album because I'm sick of hearing it myself.
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Penelope Spheeris is a wonderful lady.
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When I got my first Marshall amp, it was so empowering. No one ever forgets their first Marshall amp if you're a guitar player pursuing a big powerful sound. I mean, no one ever forgets their first Marshall amp.
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Metallica's the only band i've ever been in. I'm not sure that when it ends in five, ten years, I'm going to put an ad in the paper saying, 'stupid drummer looking for stupid people to play music with,' Metallica is it and I think when that ceases, that's it.
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There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.
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When I was younger, I was trying to create from attitude more than anything else.
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As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.
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I always say, 'Hey, I'm in Metallica, but I wasn't on the Black Album.'
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One thing I've noticed over the years is that young players - I mean 10- and 12-year-olds - really like my guitar style. There's something in my guitar style that they totally can latch onto and learn quickly, and then go from there to your Yngwie Malmsteens or your Steve Vais or whatever.