Biographies


Kirk Hammett
"My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head." Instrument: Guitar Specialty: Kick-(beep), full-blown lead guitar vocals Birthday: November 18, 1962 From: San Francisco, California Vitals: 5'7" & 134 lbs; brown hair & brown eyes Marital status: Divorced Drives: Porsche, Land Cruiser, mountain bike Drinks: Martinis, Guinness Stout Eats: Sushi and martinis Sports teams: None ("I hate sports!") Before Metallica: Played in Exodus Likes: Mountain biking, tattoos, piercing, collecting old horror-movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft Listens to: Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple. Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Joe Satriani Heroes: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Jimi Hendrix First concert: Day on the Green with the Eagles, Steve Miller, Heart, and Foreigner Describes self as: Smelly, ugly, happy.



Lars Ulrich
"The minute you wake up, it's there. That feeling in your stomach...Like, it's noon, and you wanna go on stage and get going, but you got nine hours of sweaty palms ahead of you." Instrument: Drums Specialty: Pounding, driving rhythms Birthday: December 26, 1963 From: Gentofte, Denmark Vitals: 5'7" & 130 lbs; blond/brown hair & blue eyes Marital status: Divorced Drives: Porsche, Chevy Blazer, Range Rover Drinks: Coors Light, Bombay Sapphire Martinis Eats: Taco Bell, cheese, mayonnaise, French food Sports teams: San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Before Metallica: None Pre-Metallica career: Paper boy, gas station attendant Likes: Scuba diving, skiing, movies, fashion, art, music with a capital "M" Listens to: DiamondHead, Motorhead, Deep Purple Heroes: Guillermo Vilas (Argentinian tennis player), Ritchie Blackmore, Ace Frehley First concert: Deep Purple, 1973, Copenhagen Describes self as: Anticipating, stubborn, spontaneous, sarcastic, talkative, silly .



James Hetfield
"I sit there and go, 'Oh God, I think what am I gonna write?' and all of a sudden it happens. The First lines down and all (beep) flows after that." Instrument: Vocals, guitar Specialty: Angst-ridden, soul-rending, growling, loud-(beep) vocals Birthday: August 3, 1963 From: Los Angeles, California Vitals: 6'1" & 180 lbs; blond hair & blue eyes Marital status: Single Drives: Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram Eats: Coors Light, Pacifico, Bombay Gin Martinis Food: Mexican, meat-n-potatoes, beer Sports teams: LA Raiders Before Metallica: Played in Obsession, Phantom Lord, Leather Charm Pre-Metallica career: Worked in sticker factory Likes: Hunting, fishing, contemporary fiction, anonymity Listens to: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Ted Nugent Heroes: Older brother David, Clint Eastwood First concert: Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California Describes self as: Rugged, honest, stubborn .



Jason Newsted
"I went to see Metallica when they came to Phoenix. It freaked me out. I stood in front of Cliff in total awe of the way he played. I became a fan instantly." Instrument: Bass Specialty: Making sure Metallica thumps harder than ever Birthday: March 4, 1963 From: Battle Creek, Michigan Vitals: 5'9" & 150 lbs; brown/red hair & blue eyes Marital status: Divorced Drives: 1967 Ford Mustang, LandCruiser Drinks: Fine, thick, red wine Eats: Anything BBQ-ed Sports teams: NBA: Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls; NFL: Detroit Lions, L.A. Raiders Before Metallica: Flotsam and Jetsam Pre-Metallica career: Burger-flipper, pizza-maker, and truck-driver Likes: Mountain biking, shootin' hoops Listens to: Kiss, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Machine Head First concert: Ted Nugent, 1975, South Bend, Indiana Heroes: Gene Simmons, Al Pachino Describes self as: Energetic, caring, goofy .