In a latest interview with American Songwriter, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett delved into the band’s enduring journey and the profound essence behind their long-lasting success. Hammett opened up concerning the band’s dynamic, describing it as a “musical love affair” among the many members and their collective ardour for the music they create.
“I’ve by no means mentioned this earlier than, nevertheless it feels proper saying it: It is a musical love affair among the many 4 of us and the music that we’re making. It brings out the love among the many 4 of us. It is an extremely bonding factor. It is actually highly effective. It goes past us.”
Hammett mirrored on Metallica‘s evolution, acknowledging that the band has grown bigger than any particular person member might have imagined. He described it as each a blessing and a problem, highlighting the absence of rulebooks in navigating their unprecedented journey.
“Metallica has turn into larger than we as people will ever be capable of turn into. It is loopy. All we are able to do now could be preserve it and persevere in the direction of it, respect it, and simply attempt to information it. It is a larger factor than us now. That is a blessing, and on the similar time, it is exhausting to deal with. There are not any rule books or something. So we’re simply going to proceed what we’re doing as a result of what we’re doing appears to be working.”
Hammett expressed Metallica‘s unwavering dedication to serving their viewers by music, recognizing its intrinsic worth in folks’s lives. He debunked the notion of an endpoint for Metallica, likening its potential demise to the tip of music itself — a notion he adamantly dismissed.
“The band appears to get larger. I assume that is a very good factor. We’re simply going to proceed to do the constructive factor, which is make music that brings folks collectively and helps folks. That looks like it is the M.O. for the band, and we’ll proceed to serve that. As a result of it is gone past so many different issues. It is past standing, past funds, past petty fucking competitors.
“It is tradition in its highest fucking kind, in that it helps and evokes folks, and will get folks by their day. It continues to do that, and there is no actual finish. It is not like somebody might get up and say, ‘That is the tip of Metallica.’ No. It is like saying that is the tip of music. That may by no means occur. Music is simply a kind of issues that is wanted in life, and thank God we have now it.”
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