The metal drummer riffs on ‘St.
LARS ULRICH:The new album is the best album weve ever done.
Its destined to make lots of people happy and a few people upset.
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In 1981, James Hetfield responded to your ad in theRecyclerthat was seeking people to jam with.
What were the other ads you placed in that issue?
Were you selling an Atari?
I did not have anything of that status at the time.
Has there ever been a moment where youdidntthink, You know what this song needs?
More double bass drum!?
Mostly live, at the end of the set, on warm, humid nights.
Why the f did I step it up here?
I should have taken the easier way out in the studio!
When youre in the middle of a kickass drum solo, where do your thoughts drift off to?
I should have taken lessons.
I hope the sound man has turned this up so loud that the volume is masking my inability.
Every late great drummer is currently turning over in his grave.
After playing in Antarctica in 2013, you released the mini-documentaryFreeze Em All.
How on earth did you not call itChill Em All?
Given that a therapist pitched you guys lyrics forSt.
I would keep smother out of any attempted rhyming pattern.
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Metallica has had five consecutive studio albums debut at No.
What would you do to ensure that this one goes No.
Would you be willing to, say, give back the Grammy you won forSt.
[Pause] Did we win a Grammy forSt.
Winning a Grammy forSt.
Since we have more Grammys than No.
1 albums, for the sense of balancing those out, yes, I would give theSt.
AngerGrammy back, to get those numbers closer together.
You received a lot of flak for the sound of your snare inSt.
What was your favorite insult?
Metallica music was played by American troops in Afghanistan to repel the Taliban.
Would the war have been over much faster if theyd used Nickelback?
Forget about Nickelback the war would have been over even faster if theyd stuck to onlySt.
You fought what turned out to be a very prescient battle with Napster
Very what?
Big word forEntertainment Weekly!
I dont even know if they use that inThe Atlantic!
Lets get you in a fight with another digital company.
Your choice: Uber, Bumble, or Airbnb.
So, f Uber.
Youll see them in court.
I dont get mad anymore.
Im 52 years old.
I have since found a way around this particular issue.
Whats one thing youve always wondered about yourself but were too scared to ask?
In no particular order: Whats with the accent?
Whats with the big forehead?
Do I really look like an olive on a toothpick like Kirk Hammett says?
Why am I so stubborn?
Why am I so contrary?
Why the extra chin?
Shall I go on?
Id like to quote you out of context.
Being quoted out of context is not anything new to me.
Why should you feel like you have first dibs on that?
Youre an art collector, and you sold the Jean-Michel Basquiat painting Boxer for $13.5 million.
Lets use that money to design the most amazing drum set of all time.
Have you ever tried to play one of your platinum records?
I would like to proudly and officially go on the record on the record!
