Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett just lately participated in an interview for Steel Mayhem ROC, a celebration of the fortieth anniversary of their iconic album Kill ‘Em All. Whereas discussing his musical influences, Hammett revealed a long-held admiration for the British laborious rock band UFO, and his awe-inspiring encounter with their former guitarist, Paul Chapman.
Regardless of by no means witnessing Michael Schenker‘s legendary tenure with UFO, Hammett was initially skeptical about seeing them with Chapman. Nonetheless, Chapman‘s efficiency utterly blew him away.
“I had by no means seen UFO with Michael Schenker. The primary time I noticed UFO, which was my favourite band of all time, was with Paul Chapman. I confirmed up somewhat skeptical to that gig, however then I noticed Paul on stage and he blew me away. It wasn’t truthful to match him to Michael Schenker, as a result of they’re two utterly totally different gamers.”
Assembly Chapman years later was a dream come true for Hammett, permitting him to “shut that circle” with a key determine who formed UFO‘s sound.
“I felt like I used to be lastly closing that circle; assembly everybody who was instrumental in shaping UFO‘s sound. Once I met him, I used to be simply so stoked. I can play numerous his stuff, not simply Michael Schenker‘s licks, and particularly on Kill ‘Em All. Now that I give it some thought, there are Paul Chapman licks all all through Kill ‘Em All.”
Hammett‘s admiration extends past inspiration, as he contemplates studying from the grasp himself. “I requested him, ‘What do you do these days?’ And he mentioned, ‘I play in native bands and I give guitar classes,'” Hammett recalled. “And, for a second, I assumed, ‘Possibly I ought to get a guitar lesson.'”
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