METALLICA guitarist KIRK HAMMETT 2011 interview on Hendrix and heavy metal | Raw & Uncut 

it's his ADD

He suffers from high anxiety.

I also think when he talks, it brings up things that are close to his hart, very complicated guy. Cliff isn't far from his thoughts in any conversation, that's got to be tough.

"cry baby" too much....😉🤣

Not really. I mean a little bit, but have you listened to Bob Rock talk lately?

That's because he is the hippie in the band. He's like the Grateful Dead or Plant in Led Zeppelin. Always mellow, respectful and nice to other people. He's the one who was nice to Jason while the others played the role of vicious SOB's while he was improving the band and doing his best. Yup Kirk is cool and of COURSE he love´s Hendrix. Hippie #1. Hard metal = Hendrix + Zeppelin + punk. There all good to me! As Ozzy would say ' Peace and love!'

@R Skip Was he? I thought cliff was a nice dude

Robert Trujillo seems pretty chill and no ego too

Not Javhian haha dead

Apollostic I didn't expect to get a potential Kirk meme from this interview.

Not Javhian When your teacher asks you a question in front of the class that you don't know

Not Javhian Extreme Closeup Garth!

Dun Dun Dunnnnn

he always came across as a regular guy I could hang with and have a good time without the over the top rock star persona

Nihilous nailed it

Couldn't agree more.

Yeah he's one of my favorite too but is he up there with the best guitarists ...yeah i think he is....people on the internet just shit on him to much because he's not dave mustaine or he doesnt play it exactly the way they want him too...the worse is when they don't even play guitar or gig. Its inevitable that humans make mistakes but also need to explore creatively especially if your musician because as a musician your an artist... If your not playing with different tones and exploring different ways to play your stuff you might as well be a robot.

if just the solo on 'One' isn't enough to put him up there in the major league of guitar heroes..idon't know what is.? Hamet/Hetfield = Lennon/Mcartney of electric guitar

I mean he’s literally playing lead guitar in the biggest metal band in the world.

@@drmedwuast exactly I’ve never heard anyone say Kirk is “Underrated”!?!

@@irishjoe2941 people say he sucks so much to the point where he's a little underrated

railcamp09 he is bounded by blood

Hell to the fuck yes! RIP Paul Baloff

Exodus is HIS band. It started because of him.

LOL i remember that!

XD I fucking lost it when they zoomed on Kirk like that. What the fuck camera man? XD

extreme close up

+Matthew Lenczewski WOAHHHH....

Wayne's World, Party Time, Excellent!!

You're into Lupe Fiasco?

He's been dragging the band down for ages now... Hetfield has evolved, Kirk and Lars stood still and didn't figure out anything new in the last 25+ years. His solos on Hardwired go from "Heard that one before" to "You call that a solo?"

LMAO yeah okay. You do know that happens when you have over a hundred solos on your phone, you don't know about how to back up your phone and you lose your phone and have to come up with shit at a moments notice. Good luck trying that. He had some great solos on Death Magnetic and Hardwired actually had some pretty decent one's as well given the circumstances.

Basically all music ever

Unfortunately, he didn't really contribute to it, except the solos of course.

daniels8790 yea and too bad his solos these days suck compared to 1983-1991

True dat, death magnetic had pretty mediocre solos.

daniels8790 Unforgiven III ? This solo is amazing man

St Anger too, epic solo

same. hes living proof that metal is not about being the best or pleasing everybody, its about doing what you want.

When people talk bad about his playing, listen to the solo on To Live is to Die. So much emotion, and the tapping and finishing of the solo always amazes me. 30 years later never gets old.

Thanks man!

been watching everything you guys put out...never boring and always informative...so thank you banger....\\m// \\m//

@KingLouisV Hah! It _is_ possible, I’m proof of it! It’s actually much worse: I can’t name a song by Rush, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, AC/DC, Radiohead, or the New Sith…. but I’m working on it. Seriously, rock on! 😃

I was just about to ask that. Did they think he was gonna start crying?

They probably did it just to check the focus of the camera

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David Soule I thought the same when I heard this first time. I dont get this ...

David Soule They probably didn't like how he lost 200 riffs or ideas on his phone.

Everyone mentions the lost phone, but I say that's horseshit.. Just because he didn't show up day one with 250 riffs, they toss him under the bus? He's practically an original member of the band. IMO that's just not how a band should create music. One or two guys write the stuff, the other two are just puppets. That's like Megadeth style... He's obviously capable, just listen to some of his lead work on the album. Hopefully they don't dick him over next time. Makes me sad to see that Metallica seem to be creating a product to sell, not a collaborative work of art like the old days.

David Soule I agree.

David Soule Kirk has has several writing credits through the years, but it's always been a predominantly Hetfield/Ulrich show when it comes to songwriting. I mean, it's their band, after all. That said, Kirk's solos on the new record, unfortunately, are nothing new or interesting, which is a shame because i otherwise really dig the new album. If the weak solos are any indication, then maybe whatever ideas Kirk did bring into the sessions just weren't good enough?

Ooh I m in love the best guitarist and person ever I so understand, it s been since the beginning

JEFF!!!!!!!!!!! \m/

so true....\\m//

Dude he’s contributed to lots of song lyrics of Metallica and bob rock was only there to help.

Of course, they use his riffs. Enter sandman. Master of puppets, Creeping Death, Disposable Heroes, Hero Of The Day, I believe My Apocalypse was his also! Kirk is undoubtedly my faborite guitarist, but saying his band cuts him out isn't fair my man!

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Did u get Hamster to sign your Metallica albums?

What's the khkd set up