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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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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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A lot of the hardcore fans wanna hear the deep cuts - songs like 'Orion' or maybe like a 'Disposable Heroes' - you know, songs that we don't play all the time - and then, of course, they wanna hear 'Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters' and some of the hits.
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I feel like I've always been a great mediator.
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I treat people the way I want to be treated, which makes me odd.
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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've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.
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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 and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.
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I love playing the melodic stuff. I love adding textures and colors.
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Sharing's only fun when it's not your stuff.
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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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No, I care more about what God knows than what man says.
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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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I'm just sitting here trying not to be unhappy.
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You want your fanbase and new fans too, to embrace the music, the new music.
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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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As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.
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I was pretty quiet as a child.
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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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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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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.