Metallica Quotes
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When people are confronted with something they've never seen before, they really don't know how to react.
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race.
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We all grew up with Black Sabbath. I mean, there's no secret there. Any of us, any of the members of any band I've ever been in, or anyone I've ever worked with.
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When mankind goes back to treating people the way you want to be treated, things will settle, I don't see that happening. I treat people the way I want to be treated, which makes me odd.
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When I first heard the song 'Eruption,' which is Eddie Van Halen's most famous solo composition, I was confused because it sounded incredible, but I didn't know what it was. I didn't know if it was a guitar. I didn't know if it was a synthesizer or a keyboard. I couldn't figure it out.
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I've been wearing Vans since I was a little kid. I wear them on stage, and I grew up skateboarding and surfing.
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I went through a whole blues period in the Nineties, and that had some influence on 'Load' and 'ReLoad.'
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The great thing about Santa Monica civic auditorium was it was a place you could ride your bike to. In this case, my dad dropped me and my friends off, and we'd go see Ronnie James Dio or Jean-Luc Ponty or Weather Report or the Pretenders.
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We absolutely cherish our kids. But the fact that we all have them - it's definitely created an additional bond. It's not just Metallica - it's our families. And we also have Metallica.
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Life is for my own to live my own way.
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I've always been a fan of animation. As a kid, I used to watch a lot of the Saturday-morning cartoons, and I was always a fan of even claymation and that whole medium.
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Don't make music to make money, because that's not why you should be doing it. Have fun, be creative, and embrace the past.
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Besides, the bass isn't a difficult instrument to play. It's like one step up from the kazoo, isn't it?
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Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar.
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My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasn't a man made a big difference.
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I'm not generally a big solo guy, because I'm not into showing off that way.
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I feel that music is such an inspirational form of energy, as baseball is. And especially with Metallica, believe it or not, our shows are very physical. Sports is a very physical thing, too.
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People are always spewing this horseshit about how age doesn't matter. Well, it does matter! I'm thirty-five, and I'm happy to be thirty-five. I can't pretend I'm still a snot-nosed 21-year-old.
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I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
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I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on your chest, wearing a stupid hat, playing the same solo for an hour.
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Megadeth doesn't sound anything like Metallica.
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It's all about the experience and having a good time and connecting with the fans.
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I associate times with certain music. It still is that for me. It's telling the story of our lives.
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I treat people the way I want to be treated, which makes me odd.