Kirk Hammett Quotes
- At the audition the guys kept smiling at each other. I was like, “Do they think this is funny? Or are they perpetually happy people? - View Quote Details on At the audition the guys kept smiling at each other…
- I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it’s music that blows the tension away. I think that’s why people who have had really bad childhoods are attracted to heavy metal. It allows people to release aggression and tension in a nonviolent way. Also, heavy metal seems to attract all sorts of scruffy, lost animals, strays no one wants. - View Quote Details on I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it’s music that…
- We’re the underdogs. We haven’t had a Top 10 hit, and we look like a bunch of bums out there. Amidst all this glam and this huge production, we’re going to stick out. But that’s what we’re here for–and that’s what put us here in the first place. - View Quote Details on We’re the underdogs. We haven’t had a Top 10 hit,…
- He was always against looking too pussy, he was always into just looking natural. - View Quote Details on He was always against looking too pussy, he was always…
- I had seen Cliff in this band called Easy Street when I was like 16 years old at a club called International Cafe in San Francisco… It always stuck in my mind. This guy with wild, wild red hair flying all over the place and a Rickenbacker and a real distinct bass style and I thought to myself, “This guy is fuckin’ wild!” - View Quote Details on I had seen Cliff in this band called Easy Street…
- [about Nothing Else Matters] “James always wanted to be perceived as this guy who is very confident and strong. And for him to write lyrics like that - showing a sensitive side - took a lot of balls.” - View Quote Details on [about Nothing Else Matters] “James always wanted to be perceived…
- In Denmark while recording Master Of Puppets, we hung out a lot. We’d go out and play poker for 8 hours straight after being up for 24 hours. We’d find a seafood restaurant that was open, eat raw oysters and drink beer, scream at the natives while we were drunk… that’s some of my best memories of him. - View Quote Details on In Denmark while recording Master Of Puppets, we hung out…
- My guitars are my umbilical cord. They’re directly wired into my head. - View Quote Details on My guitars are my umbilical cord. They’re directly wired into…
- The only person who was able to figure out a time and write it on a piece of paper was Cliff. He had an immense knowledge of timing, musical harmonies and music theory in general. - View Quote Details on The only person who was able to figure out a…
- If we had hung it up, Cliff would’ve been so pissed off. - View Quote Details on If we had hung it up, Cliff would’ve been so…
- To this day, I think of him (Cliff Burton ) every day. It’s really strange. It’s something that pops into my head every day and I’m constantly reminded of it because he played such a large part in our lives. - View Quote Details on To this day, I think of him (Cliff Burton )…
- Cliff was a very smart guy, a reader, very eloquent. I just don’t understand why he went, and not one of us. - View Quote Details on Cliff was a very smart guy, a reader, very eloquent…
- I’m not into that whole Satanic thing. It’s just something to fall back on if you don’t have much imagination. Singing you fiftieth song about having lunch with Satan–I’m not into it. It’s silly.” - View Quote Details on I’m not into that whole Satanic thing. It’s just something…
- Basically I just had to say, “Screw everyone around me - from now on I’m just gonna play what I think is important to me and our music.” So I gave the big finger to all the current trends in technical wizardry, and just went off and did what I felt was best for the songs. - View Quote Details on Basically I just had to say, “Screw everyone around me…
About Kirk Hammett
Kirk Lee Hammett (born on November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist in the band Metallica. Hammett is one of the better-known students of guitar virtuoso and instructor Joe Satriani.
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