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	I've never believed in singing about Satan and thinking he's cool, because he's not.   
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	Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when you can get a player that can actually bring in a lot of presence and also a visual presence, too.   
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	Being able to surf in Tahiti and places like Brazil was unreal.   
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	I think Slayer is a funky band.   
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	'I don't want to grow up', Tom Waits said it. I live it. I put myself in a position to be a kid as long as I want to. I play loud music and scream for a living.   
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	I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, I'm the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store.   
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	The Big 4 tour was really great.   
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	I thought I'd do something nice for the band... I'll hang myself.   
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	If you guys are going to be throwing beer bottles at us, at least make sure they're full.   
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	'Lars would talk his way into their pants. Kirk had a babyface that was appealing to the girls. And Cliff; he had a big dick. Word got around about that, I guess.' James Hetfield - Playboy April 2001.   
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	When you've got somebody who's a flaming liberal like Bill Maher calling you out, something's wrong.   
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	If there are people that are dumb enough to use Metallica to interrogate prisoners, you're forgetting about all the music that's to the left of us. I can name, you know, 30 Norwegian death metal bands that would make Metallica sound like Simon & Garfunkel.   
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	Everyone has a side to them that's kind of unexplained and feels misunderstood.   
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	These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives.   
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	I've learned that there's a signature Metallica sound, and if we stray too far from that, our fans get impatient, or they just don't understand, or they miss the point. And I'm not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing; it's just something we have to contend with.   
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	There was so much good and different music back then and you'd just keep moving through it and discovering more new stuff. I went through my Black Sabbath phase before I even started playing guitar.   
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	Next thing you know they'll take your thoughts away.   
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	I feel really fortunate that, in playing guitar and surfing, I've found two things that mean so much to me, and which really complement each other. There's definitely a spiritual thing to both of them; they totally connect you to a higher realm.   
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	The music business, or what`s left of it, is obviously a very - it`s like a wild west now.   
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	Don't look back, because that's the sign of failure.   
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	I'm busier than a busy person. People aren't scared to play this raucous, harsh music over radio speakers, so I think it's the perfect time to get in with some real serious, heavy bands.   
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	As the world gets smaller and communication spreads further and further out there, you try to find the right balance.   
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	'Tallica Parking Lot' is, basically, roughly about a four-minute animated short which is centered around the parking lot of Metallica, and that can be anywhere in the world.   
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	When I started, I decided to devote my life to it and not get sidetracked by all the other bullshit life has to offer.   

 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					