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Every time I'd go out drinking I was looking for something new. But it was the same every time. I'd wake up in some bed with some person, I had a hangover and a show to do. And the truth is, it was the same every time. But now life is... pretty interesting without the alcohol.
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I was fortunate to not get wrapped up too hard in anything that was too dangerous.
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Music was the voice I didn't have.
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I think it goes without saying that a lot of big horror fans are just nerds and geeks.
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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.
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You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.
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What Metallica always tries to do, as we go around and play a lot of the same cities, over and over again, year after year, is to give a different experience. We try to never play the same venues, or if we play indoors, we'll play outdoors, and all that type of stuff. It's always about just trying to do a different kind of experience.
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Clearly see you can't see Clear.
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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.
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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.
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Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.
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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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You want your fanbase and new fans too, to embrace the music, the new music.
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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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It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.
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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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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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My father had a friend who actually had a hollow-body bass guitar and didn't work through an amp, but because it was hollow body, I could play it. So I kind of played on that for about a year, learning scales and all that. And here I am.
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I think it's morally wrong to keep someone away from what keeps him happy.
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There is a lot of energy between Lars and James, and sometimes that energy can erupt. I know that before I was in the band, Kirk was the guy who was often in the middle, and it was important at that time. And now I feel like sometimes I'm the guy that's in the middle between not just James and Lars, but even Kirk.
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Trios aren't really geared for slide unless you're gonna play chords, or play that simple George Thorogood style. It gets pretty thin when you play single note lines.
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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.
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If you shake my hand, better count your fingers.
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I've been friends with Jaco Pastorius's son since 1996 - Johnny Pastorius, the eldest son. And I remember when I first met him, I said, 'Some day, you've gotta make a film about your father,' because his influence is so broad.