Metallica Quotes
- All Quotes
- News Quotes
-
Sharing's only fun when it's not your stuff.
-
Much of my playing is rhythmic and choppy; I use a lot of double stops. The wah just accents all those stops and chops and brings out the rhythmic aspect that much more.
-
I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.
-
'Justice' is the biggest challenge 'cause it's also complex in the arrangements.
-
You need to find a way to propel this creativity to the masses. People get brainwashed and they start to forget what's good.
-
Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and guys like Cat Stevens and Elton John.
-
You can make an album, and people won't get it. Or won't connect with it. Or won't - whatever is going on in the universe at that time, it doesn't really register.
-
We see kids out there on their parent's shoulders rocking out. And that's really special.
-
I just wanted to experiment with the bass, and my main influence from Jaco Pastorius inspired me to write music in a certain way.
-
Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want.
-
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.
-
Jaco Pastorius gave the bass a new voice. I mean, he was very inspired by singers like Frank Sinatra. And in a lot of ways, maybe he wanted to be a singer himself.
-
My lifestyle determines my deathstyle.
-
I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.
-
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.
-
I think it's morally wrong to keep someone away from what keeps him happy.
-
Let's put it this way: I did not get in trouble every time I drank, but every time I got in trouble, I'd been drinking.
-
I feel like I've always been a great mediator.
-
Metallica's the only band I've ever been in and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.
-
Between 'St. Anger' and 'Death Magnetic,' we had, if I'm not mistaken, five kids born. And, of course, that would allow things to take time.
-
I would say [Lamar] Kendrick, it`s always fun to see what happens when Kendrick takes the stage. And my two oldest kids are huge fans of him.
-
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.
-
If you choose to take care of yourself, you're going to get more mileage for your career.
-
I would have to say I'm bored with the standard rock, guitar solos, but I've done it for five albums now, and this time I wanted to go in a completely different direction. I wasn't interested in showing off any more.