Metallica: Yes, we do sell out, every single time, everywhere we play.
Metallica: Metallica is going to be one of the bands you look back on in the year 2008, that people will still listen to the way I still listen to Zeppelin and Sabbath albums.
(According to Jason) Metallica: I'm still a big Metallica fan. I've gotta say that Metallica are the hardest working, most dedicated and determined band around. As an outsider I thought so, and now I'm an insider, I think the same thing.
Metallica: 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.
(On Blues Musicians) Metallica: B.B King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy - these are guys who did it when there wasn't even much of a living they could make out of it. I have a tremendous respect for them sticking in there and hanging onto it, and it finally paying off in their later years, thank God.
Metallica: There's a lot of nonmusical things that demand our attention right now, like family being the number one thing, having a life outside the band, you know? Having enough private time that isn't consumed by the band.
Metallica: There are actually quite a few bands not necessarily in our genre, that reflect what's going on nowadays. Public Enemy, N.W.A.-two rap bands I can think of that are the best examples-their lyrics are so heavy! Bands like them or us are simply a reflection of the times, a statement on our world. It's an ugly place and the sad thing is that the world doesn't seem to get any better as the years go by.
Metallica: It's so strange and completely needless that so many people become caught up with the whole idea of selling image rather than accepting people for who and what they really are.
Metallica: In Denmark while recording Master Of Puppets, we hung out a lot. We'd all 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....
Metallica: Doing things the way you see it, going by your own heart and soul, that is pure artistic integrity. Whatever the hair is six or sixty inches long, the eyes have make-up or not, the riffs are in 'E' or 'F' sharp, the amps are Marshall or not, all those things don't matter if you are doing it for the right reason, which to me means doing it for yourself!!
Metallica: We formed this band when we were 18-19, we couldn't play...we were just like 'Let's get together and play some cover songs, drink some vodka'...A year and a half later we were touring the world, releasing records.
(In reference to playing the Grammies for the first time.) Metallica: I think a lot of people probably thought there'd be satanic cross-burning and ritual sacrafice!
Metallica: There's always the odd letter or comment like, 'If you don't play ten Metal Militia's on every album then it's not Metallica and it's not good.
Metallica: Isn't that the whole integrity of this fuckin' band to do different shit? We've always tried to avoid following what everyone else is doing. It's a challenge to come up with things that are original. It's not easy, but that's part of the fun.
Metallica: The whole way that me and James write songs together...that was very much shaped when Cliff was in the band, and was very much shaped around Cliff's musical input. The way he really taught us about harmonies and melodies and all that kind of stuff...his vibe is always with us, and he was certainly a big part of the whole way that we got our chops together in the early days, about our attitudes and our musical vibe and our everything.
Metallica: How can I put it? If you've got a piece of meat, a steak or whatever, you remove the fat and the bits of meat you don't want, and what remains is a high quality steak. We did the same with the songs. The result was nine songs which in comparison to the old material are more compact, thought out, and mature.
Metallica: We're very lucky that we have our own plane, which makes things a lot easier. I'm sure people understand we're not too comfortable in a bus after the accident. (refering to the loss of Cliff due to the bus accident)
Metallica: We hope that Metallica will be remembered or looked upon as a band that cut through all the political and business bullshit. So then people will realize that it's possible to control yourself and gain a certain level of popularity without having to cater to anyone else's ideas or thoughts other than your own. If that's all that Metallica will ever stand for, then that's news enough.
Metallica: We've been a victim of rigid categories. A lot of the time, people approach Metallica with a bit of caution. Once they see us live or hear our records, they usually come around. But until then Metallica is one of these bands they hear about and go 'Hmmm...I dunno.' Our music has to be experienced before people make up their minds.
Metallica: We're no different from them (fans). We see the world like other people. We don't live in mansions, and we're not hiding behind fences and making our own pretentious fantasy world with chicks and mountains of drugs. We live in the real world, and the real world's an ugly place.
Metallica: We always wanted to be different from the rest of the music business. It's too classic: You make a record, you make a video. We were the first to give the finger to the music industry in America.
Metallica: We know certain groups out there figure, 'These are the current trends-how do we milk the market for the most we can get at the moment?' I think the music business nowadays is becoming such a fake thing; there's much more emphasis on business than music.
Metallica: Well, without getting really political, I think there have always been people who have been afraid of music and its potential for, I guess, social breakouts, or whatever you want to call it. You know, young kids are looking for something to grasp onto, whatever it may be. When you're that age, there's a lot of that feeling of needing to belong, whether it's wearing black lipstick and cutting the ass out of your pants, or whatever -- people are looking for things to grasp onto.
Metallica: Lars was always nervous on stage, so he'd play faster and faster. Nobody wanted to wimp out and tell him that he was playing too fast. We just figured, 'Hell, we'll just play faster too. (on some of their concerts)
Metallica: You know, it's not as different as I thought, which is kind of disappointing. But it's fine. Everyone said, 'Oh, your life is going to be totally different,' and it's the same. Which is good, in a way. We discovered how much money influences certain things and discovered how things work in the United States. How things might seem okay on the outside, but internally, they're corrupt. (James opinion on married life)
Metallica: This shit (AIDS) scares us. You know, one time and you're dead! Touring is the dangerous part. A lot of bands are going to be in trouble the way they carry on. (James added) I mean, we've been pretty bad, but on the last tour, no way! It was kinda, 'Screw that!' Some of the roadies are pretty sick, as far as wearing rubbers or whatever. I don't know. I've never done that before...ha ha ha...and that's only MAYBE safe. It's very unhappening, this whole thing.
Metallica: We sit there and we go 'Oh God, what am we gonna write?' and all of a sudden, it happens. The first line's down and all hell flows after that.
(regarding their shows in LA and SF) Metallica: People were throwing shoes at us in SF and LA. I don't know why. It's like 'You guys are great. Here's my shoe.' People must have been walking around with one shoe.
Metallica: We know certain groups out there figure, 'These are the current trends-how do we milk the market for the most we can get at the moment?' I think the music business nowadays is becoming such a fake thing; there's much more emphasis on business than music.
Metallica: (How Metallica open a lot of their shows) We've come here, TO KICK YOUR ASS!!! ...That's why you're here, right?
(Regarding the type of music they make) Metallica: We'd record a song that people liked and wanted to hear on the radio, and the radio wouldn't play it because it was too long. Or they wanted to edit it, which we wouldn't allow.
Metallica: We've always known that there's been a need or a want for a band like us. We've fought back and broken through all the bullshit of the business, and now it's great to be able to say 'Fuck off' to the whole business, and 'We did it our way' and blah blah blah. We've always had our own way of doing things...
(Regarding some of the things they do on stage). Metallica: I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
James Metallica: I remember back when I stood in line for 3 hours waiting for autographs, and when the star just hopped into his limo, and took off, I'd think 'You dick, I hate you.' I'd go home, rip down all his posters...
Metallica: 3 reasons why James said that his Black Sabbath record was important: "First it scared the shit out of me. Second, it crushed the fuck out of all the peace'n'love'n everything's groovy bullshit that was still hanging around in the early seventies. And third, my friends' moms wouldn't let them own it!
About the antics that go on when they are on tour. Metallica: It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see.
In reference to fan reaction to the songs and language. Metallica: Less jaws drop now, but I still see some and I like that
Metallica: Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn't mean you have to use them all in a solo. from Guitar World, November 1988
Metallica: What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don't listen to me, don't listen to James, don't listen to anybody, look within yourself for the answers.
Metallica appeared on the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2003.
In Metallica first album Kill Em All their songs were shorter and heavy on vocals. But as the band progressed they began to play longer songs that had much more instrumental sound.
In a kind of a twist of music Metallica has a song featured on the soundtrack of Biker Boyz.
Metallica latest DVD release is called Some Kind of Monster which was released in 2005.
Metallica had a release of 2 of One DVD that was released in 1989.
Metallica sued Victoria’s Secrets in 1999 for putting out a lipstick called Metallica.
The Ecstasy of Gold written by Ennio Morricone is used on every intro tape that Metallica uses to play on their pre show tapes. The song was taken from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
VH1 lists Metallica as #5 of the top 100 artists of Hard Rock.
Metallica started their group in Los Angeles, California.
Metallica hit the charts in the early 1980’s being labeled as a Trash, Metal band.
Only Dave Mustane and Jason Newsted are the only members to have been removed from Metallica.
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