Metallica Quotes
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Metallica's the only band I've ever been in and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.
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I treat people the way I want to be treated, which makes me odd.
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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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Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want.
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So Far,So Good........................So What?
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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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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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I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.
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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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It's all about the experience and having a good time and connecting with the fans.
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Sharing's only fun when it's not your stuff.
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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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You want your fanbase and new fans too, to embrace the music, the new music.
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We got a new song called 'Ashes in Your Mouth,' and it is NOT about a joint falling apart.
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As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.
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There's a lot of personality in Lars's drumming. That's what makes it unique.
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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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Pop and metal aren't friends. Each knows exactly where the other lives and tries to keep its distance. They choose different streets, neighborhoods, zip codes.
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No, I care more about what God knows than what man says.
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I didn't write 'Enter Sandman.'
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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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I was pretty quiet as a child.
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It's good to listen to lots of different stuff, just whatever you like. The first two records I ever bought were Alice Cooper, Killer and Jethro Tull, Aqualung. That's two weird records to begin with, but I think they hold up well.
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If you're into what you're playing, that's the most important thing.