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I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.
But people are now realising why I was playing bass with Hendrix.
It's great to hear someone really care for the soprano saxophone.
It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.
The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose.
One thing about being in Metallica is I've always felt challenged.
My first gig with Metallica was at San Quentin State Penitentiary.
When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance.
Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.
When Lars said, 'We want you to be in Metallica,' I was blown away.
I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.
Hypnotically haunting sounds from a true artist that dares to dream.
This one time I stayed up way past my bedtime... man that was scary.
My name means 'hope' in Spanish and it's a name I want to live up to.
You know there was always a confusion that punk was a style of music.
Before you do anything, whatever it is, figure out who you are first.
Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.
I like writing for individuals with really rich musical personalities.
Punk is not really a style of music. It was more like a state of mind.
I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame.
I don't want to produce anyone that doesn't want to be produced by me.
Art that serves an artist best is an experiment in expanding awareness.
The search for a meaningful painting subject is a search for ourselves.
It's really, really great; it's special when people embrace your music.
I always say, 'Hey, I'm in Metallica, but I wasn't on the Black Album.'
I had to go to Europe to tour and he died on the second day of the tour.
You're one of the most natural, great singers I've heard in a long time.
I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.
If someone has been escaping reality, I don't expect him to dig my music.
My encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll is a millstone around my neck.
It would be difficult to do art without music (music subsidises the art).
The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.
I took up violin because my best mate had taken it up, so I did likewise.
My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well.
For me, the most important thing that I tell young people is to have fun.
I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.
If you listen to what's on the pop charts, everything is machine oriented.
I put my phone on airplane mode and it didn't fly Worst. Transformer. Ever.
If I ever wanted a gnome, I guess Id just stand out on my lawn for a while.
If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. I love your voice man, you give me chills... Brilliant.
My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.
You want your fanbase and new fans too, to embrace the music, the new music.
At the age of nine, playing the violin at school, and then onto the mandolin.
I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.
There's a lot of personality in Lars's drumming. That's what makes it unique.
Kiss an angel good morning and love her like the devil when you get back home.
Well, I'd had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that.
I'm a much healthier eater and I've lost quite a bit of weight over the years.
Jazz is something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live.