Kirk Hammett On Recording "Master of Puppets"

[@joecrowaz]

I used to record a lot of Metal Bands in the 80s and 90s. I had a Band that I had never worked with, come in one day. The Bass player handed me a cassette of Master of Puppets and said, this is how we want to sound. The Band was called Flotsam & Jetsam. The Bass player, Jason Newsted.

[@BEARDEDCLAMUSA]

Flotsam & Jetsam🤘

[@michaelzell5905]

I worked with their singer at a gas station. Fun times.

[@joecrowaz]

@@michaelzell5905 Eric is a good guy.

[@JetJX]

And I used to have tea with Abraham Lincoln on the moon

[@joecrowaz]

@@JetJX That would explain why you are brain dead.

[@Patrick-mg3jp]

I love Kirk, hes such a gentle kind soul. His heart is always in the game and hes so genuine.

[@garydickson8405]

I agree,he comes over as a really nice,down to earth guy..

[@CapnFlags]

Learned his parts for a tribute band. KH-Ouija is my #1 dream Guitar. I appreciate the man and what he’s done for me. I’m also a little curious if Kirk was drinking during this interview?

[@MainPrism]

Killer guitar!!! I was wondering the same thing...​@@CapnFlags

[@zachcerniglia2008]

@@CapnFlags I don’t think so, he’s always like this

[@YukonDemon]

I saw them in Calgary Alberta in 2012 on their Death Magnetic tour. My best friend worked for a hotel so I got a good deal on a luxe room in the hotel they were at. Met Rob Trujillo in the elevator and then after the concert ended up at the same bar as the boys and met Kirk and Lars briefly. Kirk is easily one of the nicest human beings I've ever met, and Lars is a lot nicer than many people think.

[@T82486]

It’s heartwarming to see Kirk so humble it’s like he’s fighting back tears. He understands his journey🙏🏿

[@kedrprao]

I felt that too, man. Especially when he talks about his poor family around 4:12. Kirk is definitely holding back a few tears there. Especially when he just chuckled as he spoke about carrying guitar in garbage bag

[@thebob01]

He's definitely blessed

[@kevinsnyder9047]

Yes he his very humble. And knows he's lucky to be where he is. He truly still misses cliff. I believe he was the first to find him

[@philsbs2007]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sipnscoot3049]

I hope Rick has a chance to interview James one day

[@impheris]

yeah...

[@MikeCzak87]

​@@impheris 😂

[@lautaroriveiro1469]

Underrated coment​@@impheris

[@IzunaSlap]

@@impheris hey hey YEAAAH

[@noahsjogren4887]

@@impheriswell said

[@danielwhite7380]

What a lovely man Kirk seems to be, genuinely emotional speaking about his playing and career so cool to see. Very happy for him. Great interview as always

[@jasonlange6439]

❤No doubt.

[@whatshisface4343]

He sounds like he's off his face on something

[@danielwhite7380]

@whatshisface4343 yeah man jawz seem overly relaxed. Blasted on downers

[@vincecastillo6554]

He sounds like a different person. Total douche now.

[@huskestativ]

@@whatshisface4343yea I was gonna ask if I had missed any news if he had a stroke in the meantime or sth. not trying to shit on him, but it’s honestly hard to watch

[@StonyBlazestation]

Kirk always seems so humble and nice in interviews. Metallica has been my favorite band since I was 12 and I never cease to be amazed when I learn something new about them in interviews like this.

[@SvenElven]

He was the only one who came out of «Some Kind of Monster» not looking like a total baboon…

[@RoeJogan-uk2mx]

He's gay

[@yalnbamac7936]

He's not humble. He just knows how overrated he is.

[@oliviasukamto947]

@@yalnbamac7936jealous much ? I bet you are broke lol

[@2760ade]

@@yalnbamac7936 Yep! Can't believe his luck that he is somehow in one of the biggest metal bands on the planet, but has very limited talent!?

[@mrdrd633]

Thank you Rick for being a music historian. These interviews create legacies that will live on forever.

[@ddy3smptr]

It’s never been lost to me how humble Hammet is, I love listening to him just honestly explaining how appreciative he is.

[@soculese]

Kirk is just one of those guys that must be so much fun to interview. He’s a great storyteller.

[@AlLunacyQing]

Kirk and James' playing was a huge influence on me growing up. The emotion Kirk put in those solos on those first 3 albums was amazing!

[@PhilomathBret]

*first 5 albums

[@stg6004]

@@PhilomathBret2nd - 5th album*

[@AiiZStudio]

I absolutely adore how appreciative Kirk is of where he’s at and how emotional he gets about the gift of being able to share music with others. What an absolute hero. -Toby

[@shka-n1t]

It may have only taken 45 minutes but it’s one of his best. Completely fits with the song, it’s brilliant

[@jani14jani]

Kirks best solos seem to be the ones he was put under pressure. These days they have all the time in the day they want and his solos aren't what they used to be.

[@-FAFO-]

@@jani14jani Guess when you're that far settled into life and family you lose a lot of the hunger and edge you had as a younger adult. They pretty much conquered the world as a band, i probably would fall off pretty hard too after a peak like they had.

[@jingles34]

It’s one of the best ever. IMO.

[@midnight347]

​@-FAFO- sure they've fallen off compared to master of puppets but that is an impossible high to sustain even for a band like Metallica. With that said they still crank out badass tracks to this day imo.

[@redrick8900]

@@midnight347 They've had like three better albums since.

[@Chris-xu6wy]

true that kirk, my 9 yr old daughter is non verbal and she loves music / dance . it makes us connect and gets her up and into it and learning . i leave the esp laying around so she tinkers with it, and gets excited about the sound the guitar makes.

[@negativeindustrial]

That’s so awesome. You’re a great father and that’s one of the most important things in this world. God bless you and your daughter.

[@singkitchocoleit8964]

Thank you Rick for supporting these new musicians/KZbinrs to showcase their potentials to the world.

[@Jiraiya7394]

That album STILL hits me in the face like an angry serenade. It is THE most singular moment in the history of metal. A turning point for music as a whole. A pin in the map of 6 string ferocity. A horror film sound track played on the devils ribs and skull. ... Yet it is tranquility among chaos. Order in bedlam. Soothing to the wild beast. The "Metalhead". I mean.... I like it anyhow. \m/

[@bloodysmurf]

Agreed. And their live shows at that time were also at their peak... absolute ferocity of youth melded with matured songwriting and innovation.

[@megamasa77]

Any Megadeth album is better

[@Pusfilth]

Gay 😂

[@lookupverazhou8599]

@@Pusfilth That's nice. What else can you do?

[@Pusfilth]

@@lookupverazhou8599 bum you

[@cmfranklin1079]

That he's sitting there casually running warmup chords and scales with THAT guitar is freakin' awesome. That LP could be in a museum but it seems like it has become his go-to guitar to play in any situation. It's just highly admirable.

[@tsibren]

Kirk is such a beautiful soul. Thank you for this, Rick!

[@pighut]

As an Atlanta Native I'm so proud of Rick. Dude brings consistent S+ TIER material. He's cemented his legacy in music.

[@billybloggs3214]

16 yo 1986 and my friends and I would drink, smoke weeeeeeeed and listen to Puppets all night. Over and over. It was magical

[@GoldTop57]

Agree, MOP was their best blend of writing, musicianship, creativity, and production. The album sounds just incredible.

[@brutallica2944]

So true

[@thebob01]

It's a MASTERpiece

[@umainebearman]

Kirk such a cool dude man. Love hearing him just talk music .

[@triciariddle1418]

I just love watching these interviews. He's so reflective and listening to him speak there is this uncomfortable feeling.

[@skidrowe68]

That guitar has been repaired so many times, one more neck break won't change a thing.

[@Uncle_Mark2600]

Master of Puppets is my favorite record ever. I remember walking into work one day and found a Master of Puppets songbook for guitar with tablature just sitting there on a table, i took it home. I thought I was a good guitar player... It took me 3 days of practicing several hours a day to get just the opening riff to Master of Puppets down and to speed. My fingers couldn't do it! Needless to say, I learned so much! That Master of Puppets riff to this day is one of my favorite riffs to play. And believe me, my guitar playing just skyrocketed lol

[@negativeindustrial]

Hey! That was my tab book! I wondered what happened to thing.

[@jackdonkey22]

It's true i gave it to him on his 12th birthday, very sentimental.

[@kartikchandrasekhar7393]

''KIRK HAMMETT: James would show Cliff and me the riffs, and we'd build the songs from there. Some I'd already be familiar with. The main riff in ''Battery'', for instance: the first time I heard James play that was in England, on his acoustic guitar. We were watching THE YOUNG ONES on the BBC, and all of a sudden he started messing around with this sort of galloping rhythm. I said, ''Wow, that's cool''. And so when it came time to start learning stuff, I'd often hear a riff and say, ''Oh, okay. I know that one."" "JAMES HETFIELD: The ''Battery'' intro happened pretty much out of boredom. I remember sitting on the couch at Carlson, not being able to sleep. Back then, when channels signed off at night, they'd play the national anthem, but Channel Four in the Bay Area played a classical piece [Faure's ''Pavane'']. It was such a great melody. I'd grab an acoustic, play along, and eventually wound up with a chord progression that got me thinking, WHAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE INTRO? I wanted something with a lot of build that would raise your hair up and give your goosebumps. The acoustic part starts, and it's building like an approaching storm. Something's coming. You can feel it. It starts off soft and quiet, then boom! The heaviness takes you to another level. I thought, 'Oh, man. This is how I want to start the record. This is how I want to start the show.'" "KIRK HAMMETT: We were drinking at the Carlson house one night, and Lars turned on the tape deck: "Listen to this, man. Fostex Multitrack Mesa/Boogies with James playing the heaviest riff ever!" It was the main riff to 'Master of Puppets', which had been quadrupled on all four tracks and sounded super heavy. And I knew it immediately as this joke riff that James would always play on the D string. He just dropped it down to the low E string and it was suddenly this whole other thing." "KIRK HAMMETT: I remember getting home and working religiously to improve my technique. I was still living at my mom's in El Sobrante, but spending quite a bit of time up in Sonoma. I knew a guy with a recording studio there, so I'd hang out with him, play guitar, and just gather ideas together, one of which was the pre-chorus to "Master of Puppets", the "come crawling faster" part."

[@thescream1868]

lol cant believe you took the time to write all of that...nonsense....you were expecting to make people laugh???

[@kartikchandrasekhar7393]

@@thescream1868 How is it nonsense? These are from a book about Master of Puppets.

[@thescream1868]

@@kartikchandrasekhar7393 ohhhh, my bad...i thought you were making up gen z style story replies....

[@kartikchandrasekhar7393]

@@thescream1868 It's fine. I did have quotes around them. It's from Matt Taylor's book about Master of Puppets, called 'BACK TO THE FRONT'.

[@arthurraleigh5812]

I laughed

[@ArronP]

nice to hear Kirk talk about Cliff like that!! he seems like he had a few drinks ha!

[@sombojoe]

What an absolute privileged to be allowed into a moment in time of such a successful and humble person who remembers where he came from.

[@canyonproductions7683]

This choked me up. I grew up in the Bay when it was actually an amazing place. When I was about 10 or 11 I heard Master… Changed my LIFE! There was NOTHING like that before it. One year later the Whitesnake 87’ album came out… Changed my LIFE again! Then in 93 Alice released Dirt… once AGAIN mind 😮 blown. We need new bands! Kids deserve it

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

My middle school teacher owned a local bar. Master of Puppets just came out and my teacher was talking about when Metallica played his bar during the Kill Em All era. I had just discovered Metallica at that time. Master of Puppets was the reason I got into metal. Back then mainstream radio refused to play them. They didn't start catching on until the song One video hit MTV. Hard to believe it's been 40 years. It was a lifetime ago.

[@BENNYB-ze4dw]

Kirk is so underrated and such a cool dude. He has epic solos like Fade to Black... I would love to just hang out with him.

[@neiloyer4624]

The better ive got at guitar the less i care to impress people and look cool, i play for my own enjoyment and i think thats prolly a common thing… Kirk is an icon, and one of the many guitar gods! He doesn’t have to prove a thing to anyone… his chops are still there when he needs them i’m sure!

[@BenevolentBees]

An emotional conversation for sure; wow. Thank you!

[@Jrush-v8o]

My favorite memory of that album is when I, not for the first time but for the first time realy tuned in and heard cliffs bass solo of Orion. It had always blended in with the song but when I realized realy what it was I was amazed. Still one of my favorite pieces of any song I had ever heard.

[@vorpalblades]

Intro to Damage Inc. is Cliff at the height of mastery.

[@BarbaraHammett-gj6xn]

I just love all of Kirk's interviews

[@bondalero0074]

I got to meet Kirk H. and got his autograph I still have on a “Wild Boar Saloon” flyer on Bourbon St., N.O. in 92’ before Metallica/Gn’R concert was a moment frozen in time!#MasterofPuppets🎸🔥🤘🏻

[@kevinb7126]

That solo on Thing That Should Not Be is his greatest work on one of their greatest songs . Just so damn heavy the riff, the story just insane .

[@slickbama8322]

I just saw the shoes! Rock legend status complete!

[@PooNinja]

Golden

[@Kardall]

I idolized Kirk when I was learning guitar while playing drums in a band and was introduced to Kill Em All by the other band members. I had never heard of Metallica before, and they told me that they wanted to play a song called Seek and Destroy while we were playing music for a backyard party on an acreage. So they took me out to the car an popped the tape in and played it for me. I listened to it and they said, just follow along but that's generally how it sounds. We played it horribly but I will never forget that moment. After that I went out and bought the album. Then I bought Master of Puppets. ...And Justice For All and then Black Album. I bought Load and then kind of stopped. But I still enjoyed listening to it, still do. I still can't play like him, I am not a solo player. But I basically pretended I was him and just did James' rhythm parts as I played along with the songs and pretended like I was playing along with him in Master of Puppets. Such good times.

[@AlexisKleidaras]

got to love the golden shoes and leopard scarf combo

[@thebob01]

Fancy

[@davidstockdale4187]

I've seen this interview in its entirety, but I still enjoyed watching this clip of it. Rick Beato does a great job, keep em coming!

[@TRose-hc9pv]

What the? Second channel? Didn't even realize it. Great stuff Rick! Keep it coming!

[@hussamrazaofficial5478]

Kirk always looks like he's about to burst into tears while talking, especially about Cliff or the old days. Guy seems like he's been battling depression most of his life, especially with the tough childhood he had.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

People might assume he is drunk slurred speech etc Wonder if its meds or something else

[@cattycats4]

@@JamesCraigWhoop probly meds but Kirk was the only one of the classic lineup who never quit drinking if I remember right so it invites speculation

[@jeovanygodoy666]

@@JamesCraigWhoop hes a pothead hes always high

[@tristansmith2721]

He's high as a kite.

[@jho2646]

He's always sounded a bit like this. Though it does seem to have gotten worse. I wonder if it affects his playing

[@cherrytreepermaculture756]

Master of Puppets is the high water mark for metal IMO. Kirk Hammett slayed on that album.

[@thebob01]

100%. Metallica was firing on all cylinders on that record

[@LeSpocky]

Kirk is so humble and down to earth. It's always a pleasure hearing him talk.

[@cwidd1929]

Bro dropped extraterrestrials into the conversation outta nowhere

[@karatekid1975]

I love Kirk. I'm not a guitar player (drummer), but he's such a kind-hearted soul. I can't play a guitar lick if I tried. I did, but I was horrible LOL. If he taught me, I probably could. I'm used to having sticks in my hands, not a guitar LOL. He's a legend. The whole band is!

[@normanwhaley3024]

Rick is keeping his eye on that guitar....Hold it tighter Kirk !!

[@johnfitzgerald1344]

Kirk appears mildly blitzed you know you know great player aliens aside

[@whifta]

Seeing Kirk play basic warmups is something else. Goes to show that there really is a reason why teachers say that you need to play those exercises every day ;)

[@modoZaffa]

I LOVE the fact Greeny gets used by Kirk and not wrapped up in cotton wool or in some museum 👍

[@TheNomadicHandpan]

It’s such a valuable guitar, the risk of having it out constantly is so high! But it’s great that he uses it daily!

[@Aycejay]

Yep. Absolutely agree. Guitars are meant to be played.

[@GerryBlue]

I don't think he takes the original one on tour all around the world, of course I could be wrong, but it wouldn't be a great decision

[@modoZaffa]

@@GerryBlue he does!!

[@gav25x]

Gary would be turning in his grave

[@Trom5464]

I got to say. I've always been hard on this guy. But sincerely, the guy is a sweetheart as you can tell from this interview. One of a kind.

[@sicknashty3837]

"Y'know" -Kirk Hammett I'm teasing, he seems like a cool guy.

[@barneyba]

Agreed. Seems like a good dude, but it’s painful to watch and listen to him speak. 😋

[@DS-db3hf]

Kirk is a very kind person. You can simply see and feel it. When on stage he shouts out “Die, Die…” along with James’s “By my hand…” it is just a phrase. He can’t wish death to anyone. Moreover he is super humble. If it was Lars as lead guitarist - he would mention trillion times that he brought up many key riffs including the main riff of Sandman.

[@johnnyhotrod]

Love to hear old Metallica experiences. MOP changed my life! Thank you!

[@thebob01]

Master of Puppets is my favorite song and album of all time. I was in high school when that record came out. Nostalgia is a powerful drug.

[@sheriffjohnbird3179]

Kirk is the best I love that guy! Made some of the best music of all time that inspires me in my career almost every day

[@marcondespaulo]

Can't believe I haven't watched this yet. It's an interview, but they are two musicians talking shop and telling histories. Amazing.

[@timhawkins2859]

"What would And Justice For All be like with Cliff?" Well, for one, it would have bass on it!

[@yokomalight2393]

He he, you're funny!👊😎😂

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

That's bassless speculation!

[@ak47dragunov]

Other than Kill Em All, the bass is barely audible on RtL and MoP as is, so who knows.

[@josephpeccerillo1640]

@@ak47dragunovif you’re not hearing bass on those two albums you may need to fix whatever your listening environment is or get your hearing checked. Not trying to joke here. Seriously. I can hear Cliff’s playing clear as day on those albums without trying to listen for it. There’s plenty of bass. And Justice for All has no bass whatsoever.

[@ak47dragunov]

@@josephpeccerillo1640 There's a good reason why til this day people don't know what exactly Cliff is playing on Ktulu, and that's supposed to be a bass feature no less. The mix is muddy and apart from a few token clanks here and there you'd be hard pressed to pick the bass out from the guitars on RtL and MoP. KeA on the other hand has great, present bass tone that cuts clearly

[@AvansionCollective]

I would LOVE for Rick to interview James or Rob. James is an amazing storyteller and Rob just has so many experiences outside of Metallica. He is the unsung hero, I wonder what stories he has to tell because he seems like an introverted guy.

[@simonedeb]

Awesome. Love also the full interview. Grazie from Italy!

[@StupidJLee]

I wouldn't go out of my way to take lessons from Kirk but I'd definately sit and just listen to him. He seems like a chill guy who likes telling stories. I've always liked him as a person. Comes across as honest.

[@AlohaUlises]

Kirk is such a sweet person. Impossible to hate this guy.

[@qndj6449]

Rick, I am a long time subscriber of yours.God bless your integrity. Please keep with making us dream of joigning these integrity focused musicians.

[@belZaah]

That, right there, is what makes a difference. Having created two seminal albums with Master and Justice, he leans back and goes “we could possibly have been better”

[@hieronymous7]

Wow - I'm half way thru and being moved to tears - thank you Rick for these awesome interviews! I listened to Metallica a LOT in high school in the '80s - I had Master of Puppets on a weird British LP release - it was a double-LP because each disc was 45 rpm so only 2 songs to a side! But I made a tape that I listened to so much. I currently live in the Bay Area so it's amazing to hear him talking about life here.

[@Gorlung]

Kirk: "you know.. you know.. you know" James: "yeeeaeeeaaahh!"

[@peace-and-quiet]

I was 14/15 when Metallica was getting really popular (by word of mouth, since no radio time). I was living with my aunt and cousins at the time. While i was listening to the big hair 80s bands, my older cousin was jamming to Metallica. He was always raving about them and Anthrax. Naturally, by default, i was listening to them too whether i liked it or not. 🎸

[@chrisbenson3322]

Sorry about that Rick. I didn't realize this was a separate channel. I'm subscribed now.👍

[@robertkilmartin350]

Love your content Rick. All your guests , rig rundowns...guitar amp demos ect. Very diverse content and guests and some great history from the music industry as well. I wish you got Nuno to play more when you had him, but was still great listening to him talk. Keep up the great work. Rock n Roll will never die, even though it seams like it's on life support at the moment. Looking forward to a time when we get some new bands and new music on the scene. Not much happening on the Rock / Metal end of things lately. Other than the new Extreme album. ... it's been kind of painful. At least I can still play my own licks every day when there is nothing inspiring out there at the moment. Keep it rolling man, great channels.

[@chelososamusic]

You can see kirk tearing many times, he gets so emotional

[@iamradical]

This was so cool to hear stories about Cliff’s process. And watching videos of Metallica playing during the Master of Puppets era is something else. One of my favorite videos is when they debuted Disposable Heroes.

[@On_T.ele.gram_Mr_Rick_Beato]

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[@smarkalet9078]

@5:55 'Well I always have my warmup'. I was expecting a blues bend with the wah pedal...

[@tomhoran-roser4863]

I love what happens every time this man is let to speak. Very thoughtful, passionate man who loves music and loves Metallica

[@RemmyJunior-bo3mz]

Imagine where they come from. They were broken from nothing and where they're today. Hardwork man. Amazing.

[@jlobiafra]

Just like 99% of bands that made it 😂

[@redrick8900]

Lars was upper middle class with a super supportive father. Same goes for Ron McGovney. Pretty much every major band has at least one member from a good family.

[@rafa_v1.0]

Yeah, what a great interview you can tell that Kurt still loves what he’s doing so much. It also sucks that Cliff isn’t here it looks like he still really misses him.

[@Roger.T]

Ya know i mean you know i mean just like you know you know all the way up, you know all the way up you know then the back you know, you know. 7:16 😂😂😂

[@newripp666]

You know = wah

[@saulgodman795]

If you know, you know. You know?

[@AUBCodeII]

You gotta be in the know to know, you know?

[@JosueGarcia-lt9gb]

When Cliff said please show it to me, immediately I thought about Orion Bass Solo... Cliff is a living single note on Metallica's 3 first albums and to live is to die of course. We Love you Clifford Lee Burton 🌹

[@davidmreyes77]

His warm up technique is wild.

[@huntergeorge3909]

hard to believe that strumming is his warming up.. i can understand the picking he did after though as that's a decent alternate picking / string skipping exercise..

[@vorpalblades]

Looks like his first week...

[@KevinToine]

​@@huntergeorge3909It warms up his fretting hand. Those jumps aren't exactly easy

[@polardisbach9490]

My band Nie's Abyss covers The Thing that should not be, his solo in that is amazing, definitely inspiring, and I'm honored to play it and hope it honors Kirk.

[@milesteg8183]

If James is our dad, Kirk is our eccentric uncle.

[@vorpalblades]

The weird aunt.

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

Always such a chill, emotional dude 😎👌 from the picture i used to have on my wall of him from the justice era in guitar magazine i thought he was 10 feet tall. Love metallica still and am glad to finally be seeing them live next year(it almost worked out a couple times but fell through.

[@GerryBlue]

A lot of people diss on him, and sure, he's not Kiko, but I was just trying to play some of his solos, and those are some tough pentatonic runs for sure

[@stevenshewfelt888]

gotta learn those in between notes

[@murk4552]

I love how you all always assume it's just pentatonic scales, when he used more modes across those 5 albums before Load.

[@redrick8900]

Never heard a Kiko solo that I remembered after it was done. Music isn't sports. Physical feats without artistic expression are worthless.

[@redrick8900]

@@murk4552 Yeah. It's wild to me that people say that about him. How can anyone that even knows what a scale is listen to Wherever I May Roam or Creeping Death and think that's a pentatonic scale? It's one thing to confuse his prolific use of the Minor Scale and blues scales for pentatonic but Phrygian? Who can't tell Phrygian isn't a pentatonic scale?

[@christopherjaskowiak9073]

When Kirk talks about those days and Cliff, you can hear the sadness that’s still there.

[@kjjmusic]

What a sweet guy..

[@rybaneightsix5085]

Love that Kirk mentioned Satch. The man is an absolute icon.

[@Emulator_Crossing]

such an humble guitar god.

[@On_T.ele.gram_Mr_Rick_Beato]

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[@capt_bry]

It was nice to hear this interview. I never realized how down-to-earth Kirk "Ya Know" Hammett is.

[@davidgpeterson]

5:20 PREACH!

[@robc5768]

I first heard of you on the Dori Monson Show in Seattle a few years ago. I was too busy in life to check you out but I really enjoy your interview skills. Dori has passed but I will subscribe just for the nostalgia of that interview with him.

[@gilmourdimegates]

Kirk is such a great guy. He gets way too much crap. Sure he's not the greatest guitarist in the world but the guy has written tons of epic solos for the biggest metal band of all time.

[@saltpeter7429]

He SOUNDS great. That matters a lot. 60000 notes per minute? No need.

[@terrysowers8983]

The story I like to call The Heavy Metal Handshake. In February 1995 my friends who were living in the outer Sunset of San Francisco had a raging house party, sort of in my honor to get me to move to the city from Southern California, and brought me up from LA to see how much fun they were having. They had bands playing this night in the garage, indie rock bands and shoegaze, one of them a new band called Brian Jonestown Massacre. The entire night I had heard that Kirk Hammett was there in attendance and a friend/fan of the band, and I do not think any of the hipsters cared as much as I did because I love Metallica and Kirk Hammett, and do not care at all for BJM. At some point, the cops broke up the party, and the only people left were a few stragglers and the house mates. And Kirk Hammett. I had a bit much to drink at this point, so on my way through the garage I see Kirk standing there by himself and I just walked up told him I am a fan. He was so nice and soft spoken, and shook my hand. I guess I was expecting him to have rough calloused hand and give me a powerful Master of Puppets handshake, but he had like the softest, nicest handshake 😂. And then I went upstairs and passed out. Kirk is the man… but I love to tell this story.

[@01saintgps]

😍 "knowing that I'm helping people in a positive fashion means so much to me" 😍

[@brandonbritto1564]

I wish I could see them live. I been listening to their music since the black album and reason why I picked up a guitar.

[@drebourbon7616]

You know, you know, Aliens like my music you know....ya know?

[@Bobby82568]

Thank you for existing in this world Kirk, 🙏🏻

[@Tremor1776]

6:12 RESPECT!

[@ForLorNVuLgaR]

Glad to know that we share warmups Kirk!

[@bluefish4999]

Kirk really aged gracefully. I often wondered about And Justise for All also, and what or where the band would be today if Cliff was still with us, he would of never let that head shrink anywhere near the band.

[@neanderthalsnavel7411]

He did? He's moved into old lady vibe at this point imo.

[@scottshand8559]

Another stellar interview Rick! When asked who I might like to meet one day my first response is Jesus, but now the number two is becoming Kirk Hammett, what a cool dude! In a previous interview I watched he said he takes "Greeny" everywhere, well apparently that holds true today! He also said he loves to let people play "Greeny" as well when asked. Kirk - I would really love to hang out, jam some, chill and yes I would love to play "Greeny" for a while. Peace to you and yours, Scott

[@ryanscarborough6703]

Their first 4 albums are untouchable but RTL will always be my favorite.

[@chrish5500]

I still remember buying it I was 13 and caught the train to the city by myself because you could do that back then lol 😊 And got home put it on I’ve never looked back 👍

[@SinCityVillain]

Kirk is so underrated and overshadowed by some all-time greats in his era but, he's amazing in his own right.

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

He has transformed into Steven Tyler

[@mneugent7658]

What? Do tell. Whatcha mean?

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

@@mneugent7658 he just looks like him

[@ogelsmogel]

He's just a bit flamboyant, that's all.

[@mneugent7658]

@@ogelsmogel Kirk has always been like a sweet little kid. He has a very innocent vibe. I saw in one clip that Lars and James said they have to get him frustrated and angry to lay a killer solo. They have to drag the agro out of him.

That's cocaine for you..the both used a tonne of it

[@crustyoranges]

I found Metallica again about 4 months ago and the more I hear about Cliff Burton the more I think he was the coolest person of all time. He has so much aura.