Lars Ulrich of METALLICA Talks About Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

Lars Ulrich sits down with Paulie Morris to discuss Hardwired..to self-destruct, Metallica's meticulous approach, getting older in a heavy metal band and what kind of music his kids make him listen to!
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[@metfan4l]

Lars is a great guy. He's gone through some weird phases (like almost everyone) but you can tell he's very humble und genuinely grateful for everything he's achieved.

[@fredriksvard2603]

metfan4l absolutely agree, the ”hate” is so weird

[@soysoy4495]

agree.hes very sweet to the fans..I dont get the hates he doesnt deserve it..

[@999predators]

He's a genuinely nice person for sure

[@StopPanakinAnakin]

I love Lars. He's a cool fking dude and an awesome drummer. Flame me, internet.

[@ThatGuyCozzie]

Tanner Cruse I agree

[@mackin26]

Nope. You're right. He's a really interesting guy to listen to. The interview he does with Noel Gallagher is also really good. No flaming for you, my man.

[@larrytate1657]

He’s got some really cool fills.

[@JJKHaywood]

I like Hardwired. I could not be happier with what these guy's have done over the years.

[@jellyh6545]

I've had a dream about Lars sleeping with Kirk. What a romantic sleepover.

[@elmoblatch9787]

Ultimately, Lars is a well-spoken rock star. Yeah, he has ego -- of course he does. He has also matured since a decade ago. I'm not a drumming critic. All I know is that he hits the skins hard and what he does seems perfect for the song. When you factor in Lars' skill as an arranger, he is utterly crucial to Metallica as a creative force. I bought Master of Puppets as a 16-year-old kid, and I'm still buying their albums. If the inspiration is still there, they should keep making music. Listen to Hardwired and it's evident that the inspiration is still there -- big time.

[@kbs2242]

Elmo Blatch Maybe he DOESN'T have any self anymore !!!😎🤔😯😊😃😀 oh no when was DM released hmmm I stopped my fandom of Metallica with Re-Load, I mean, the Black Album and K' (them) ALL and Orion the bass song, Lars Ulrich would not understand those matters, it's guitar world subjects, just placing an ad in a newspaper 💙📰🗓📇does not make someone the "creator" of some creative material - especially on the sound-bite-plot side of the finished work - there ARE wrong ways to digest Metallica music 1981-2040

[@fredriksvard2603]

Elmo Blatch yes 👍

[@danielgoyer2514]

@KBS 22 - Have you seen the behind the scenes footage of Metallica writing their stuff? A fuck of a lot of the time it's James listening to Lars' ideas about how the song should be re-arranged or how he would like this or that style of riff or what he wished it felt liek.. oviously Lars doesn't come up with some of the most important elements like the guitar riffs themselves but a Metallica song is so much more then just a riff... it's the whole feel of the composition. Plus he can sometimes deliver some reealy awesome, solid drum lines

[@danielvanauken6354]

Q: Hey, Lars. Real fast, is it raining outside? Lars : Is it raining? Could it rain? Will it rain? When will it rain? What causes rain? These are all questions that...like, ultimately, what do they mean? I, um, have been around like 35 years in this music industry and I've learned to love all different kinds of weather. Is it raining right now? No. Is it likely? Yes, I think it is likely that rain will fall. But I don't feel it's my place to judge. Do I agree with rain? Or disagree with rain? Do I like thunderstorms? Or lightning? I mean, It's not about me. It's about the collective. Right? Rain is cool. Clouds are awesome to lots of people. I mean, James would say its partly cloudy. I would say it's partly sunny. And as a unit, as a collective, Metallica's beautiful offering is being able to offer our fans so many different perspectives. You know? But, to answer your question, it is raining now. But 20 minutes ago when you asked it was only drizzling. So, yeah I'm just thankful for it all brother.

[@M.A.N.u97]

this comment is too underrated LMAO

[@Wargasm644]

Epic

[@phantasm81]

no Lars = no Metallica.

[@p5ychonaut]

BESTRAFEN grow a brain kido

[@popkorn256]

it seems the kido knows more than you

[@joshprosken87]

+3ng1n33r He's not wrong, it's because of Lars Metallica exist

[@cokerockstop2]

3ng1n33r yup, lars was the dude who networked and founded Metallica, he even came up with the bands name. and he writes all the songs with James. You needa do your homework kido.

[@frankpeltier1748]

BESTRAFEN Gay=Gay.

[@justbenelson]

I struggle to understand those who claim Lars is a spoiled jerk who doesn't belong in Metallica. Clearly, he can engage in a normal and bias-free conversation with anyone. So age is catching up with his drumming skills...who cares? History is by far more important than skill at this point in Metallica's timeline.

[@dstinson8718]

JustinJargon precisely to try comparing the two is rediculous. I'm 55 Metallica has always been. How it feels to me.

[@buminbeer2]

His "drumming skills" were never great by any means! Those, like me, think he sucks as a drummer and an ass in person. Too stuck up on himself as in I am fucking God, yeah there is the problem...

[@TylerGibsonSIRdipsALOT69]

buminbeer2 yet your still watching videos about metallica lmao

[@mrbpis]

in the documentary you can see how self absorbed he is, and how people close to the band dont care about him as much as say Kirk. But who cares, when you're in the biggest heavy band ever you're going to have some ego. As for his drumming, it was the Justice album that inspired me to pick up the drums so that must say something.

[@pkj77]

then again if you talk about Some kind of monster....lots has changed you know whitin the band members ;)

[@kingnothing6237]

Lars is awesome!

[@tommieskoglund9663]

Lars, you're the best.👍😎

[@marekgarbacz]

Tommie Skoglund LC ci

[@MetRighteousTV]

will the day come that I can meet my music idol Lars Ulrich?

[@kevinjohansson5740]

C30 Nation its always a chans i hope for IT too

[@frankpeltier1748]

Kevin Johansson yea , and lady Gaga ... Lame

[@markwombles9871]

C30 Nation i met him ,he is a little guy ,but lars is cool and so is james

[@Ephemerall]

the best album for lars was and justice for all... his drumming was fucking creative and heavy. Apart from that, I would say that their best album is ride the lightening

[@wak2wak]

EPHEMERAL RTL is the best of their musical skill.

[@H.E.M.]

Master of puppets is their best album

[@popkorn256]

Great interview and cool answers!

[@loukola5353]

Great interview. These guys are legends.

[@manofleisure75]

Great interview.

[@fortworths]

What a GREAT interview!

[@EteccEu]

Metallica was the main reason for me to start my band and write the first couple of songs. They are all available on our channel btw ;) Thank you!

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Lars forgot history for a moment at 10:02, about "never being a band to just capture that" and share it with the world. They wrote almost all of the Master of Puppets album in 8 weeks, the only songs that were not completely finished at 8 weeks were Orion and (I forget the other one now). Lars told Rolling Stone that he was amazed "how in the hell?" him and James were able to do most of that in 8 weeks, compared to now, which takes forever.

[@chuckstanley4744]

ptschafer the thing that should not be was written in the Sweet Silence studios in Denmark when they were recording Master of Puppets.

[@jasonsizelove1836]

Please remaster Death Magnetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jeff-lo4ud]

why remaster? its a fairly young album

[@Youboob99]

God awful mixing, mastering, engineering and production and nearly 10 years old? Not young, just feels young.

[@NoshaMonteirodaCunha]

Haha! Are you serious?? Change your boombox or headphones!

[@chrisrodsa210]

Death Magnetic? You mean ... and Justice For All

[@frankpeltier1748]

Nosha Monteiro da Cunha AHAHAHAHAHAH!! ? Oh yea 'please do' Larse

[@AndrewEwing1995]

I feel with hardwired to self destruct is a mark of metallica return to a thrash metal type of vibe with heavy metal influences.

[@trexation]

Don't get me wrong but I would pay to see a five hour documentary about the Making Of "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct". I would pay for it and rewatch it. Once a month probably. Think about it, Lars! ;D

[@LeonardoNR]

i like the way lars deal with fans, ill get so upset about the fans who says none of the new albums are good as the firsts. if you like only the old stuff ok but dont botter who like the new records

[@MehYam2112]

Up until Hardwired, those fans had a point - the original 4/5 albums were focused and honed in a way that the others weren't. Hardwired is the intense and polished work we've. been waiting for.

[@mustacheman4476]

Lars is surprisingly very intelligent

[@drunkfromhell2656]

Metallica kicks ass!

[@TheRichie213]

Their first four albums will always be the best!

[@kbs2242]

18:00 we will see about that once the CDs are inserted into the hard drive if it gets digitalized into iPhone MP3/mp4 format to listen to and I'm so curious to see the booklet, it's 4meters away from me but I'm extremely busy today I have to be somewhere in 11 hours

[@Leo-rg8ho]

1600 riffs?? And 10 more albums?? HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

[@ilc-nl3yy]

I'm wondering if they're rehearsing SOTB?

[@yomamasushi9776]

I'm kinda sad he's lost that teenager voice he always had

[@nikklazz]

Great interview. Fantastic stuff!

[@NoshaMonteirodaCunha]

16 hundred Metallica Riffs !!! Oh man... How I would love to have my hands on those! In 2016 the most complete edition of Mozart was released on 200CDs... Hope Metallica does that one day, a somewhat "Live Shit box"! That would be freakin' awesome. I'm not in a band anymore but I play guitar and I have over a thousand riffs and songs ideas. I don't doubt Lars for a second!

[@serigraph73]

Lars "Lip Smackin, Cud Chewin" Ulrich.

[@simongro7542]

serigraph73 iich und oeakkoo

[@Jeff-lo4ud]

i really love death magnetic

[@Not.afitnesspro]

Death Magnetic and justice for all are the best.

[@winberg4ever]

Lars rules and so does Copenhagen!!!

[@YoganKitty]

He sounds like someone from Skyrim!

[@alejandroserrano7755]

Who? Lars?

[@paytonnewsom4430]

Nick Wilde It's Esbern!

[@LSweet2007]

I'm here for Lars' inhaling! 😃

[@roamerw-pw5kv]

This beard makes him look like fucking Santa.

[@emokiller907]

roamerw1972 Santa cLars

[@Onmysheet]

He looks like an older Aaron Paul

[@pedrosantos3712]

Lars fell face down on a pile of snow and forgot to clean

[@kbs2242]

Yeah SadBTrue is muscle hands memory because it's so simple ohhhhhhhhh vitamin and strength drinks

[@kbs2242]

I've never seen a more snow-white smile ☻ ت ヅ ツ ッ シ Ü ϡ ﭢ it contrasts with the scruff

[@ralphjames6044]

What is a Metallica?

[@dananfitzpatrick2431]

we are allowed at least one funny guy...Ralph James

[@ralphjames6044]

Danan Fitzpatrick...Can I be that funny guy? You know I was just joking around. I Have loved Metallica for many years. I love thier new album Hard Wired...Have an awesome morning Danan!

[@utubeisCensorred]

Fuck the haters. I love Lars. I wish the guys would all lift weights to keep themselves strong and full of T. haha

[@Fixxxer666]

What is that Lars is drinking? That bugs me everything I watch this interview because I can’t figure out what it is lol.

[@adamblister6005]

"Metallica has a new record ooooooot"

[@clarebear0911]

Lars asmr

[@kbs2242]

A iPod with 16,00 Metallica tiffs on it=endless cornucopia🌽🍔🥗🌶🍱🥒🍎🍉🍒🍦☕️🍶🥛🍡🎂🍭you have to give up your first-born??😦 of plenty yeah those passwords in the 90s/80s you could exchange CDs with your friends

[@markwombles9871]

but um certainly um ,yeah um

[@hdaaap]

he keeps saying hard rock. metallica are a metal band first and foremost.

[@aoe_kurwa9556]

michael andrews metal is a sub-genre of Rock...

[@aoe_kurwa9556]

michael andrews plus, how does it come to your mind that you know more about a band's genre than one of it's oldest and most important members?!

[@kbs2242]

#Comedians are people who don' know how to use adjectives, fianlly i stopped biting my TOUNGUE usually when viewing this at 0:28 i injure my Tongue becuase you squeeze it wirh your upper and lower back teeth, it really hurts, I am afraid of me, that one day I will bite off my tongue - it's a similar situation to #Metallica's GOOD-LOOKING skinny guitarist w good style and GREEN METALLIC EYES when they're hanging with their arms on a cross in 1996 video oh the title.........oh yeah 😭🤒😴

[@scozzafava28]

anyone else prefer death magnetic to master of puppets ?

[@rickb.341]

"death magnetic is the best album we have ever done" lmaooooooooooo - is lars on crack?

[@krekmanski]

you know this is his/their personal feeling about the album right ?

[@rickb.341]

Dan Krekmanski yes I want to know where his personal opinions are coming from... because that is by far their worst era of the band... st anger on is horrendous... nothing classic or timeless... zero.

[@asgore]

Yeah, i think you need to grow up a little...

[@rickb.341]

Moysés Radé thanks dad... reality is... their new stuff is not as good as their older stuff... how can you dispute that?

[@rickb.341]

***** its a bad album ;)

[@michaeldelguidice6379]

Metallica should have broke up in 1990

[@michaeldelguidice6379]

He struggles with his sexual identity

[@neonether]

Jesus christ "spit it ewt", least metal thing i've ever heard in my life.

[@skullproductions3549]

I mean he is a horrible drummer but I love him he's awesome!!

[@magnumdong8437]

Koolagin "horrible" man,you ignorant people always trigger me, listen to these concerts: "metal hammer '85 / seattle '89 / foro sol '09 and tell me he's " horrible",he even was considered the best drummer in the '80.Whatever.

[@skullproductions3549]

That's just me

[@skullproductions3549]

R u a drummer?!

[@michaeldelguidice6379]

He talks more than he writes music

[@schukisfast]

Pantera.

[@fredriksvard2603]

christopher rzesniowiecki slayer

[@sde257]

He seems a bit sick

[@monicajean37]

hardwired is back to basics? HA! Just call it "Mustaine wrote these too"

[@jimflanagan1948]

don't fool yourself, Lars. It's #1 but it's still shit.

[@annasimanovicki323]

that beard. yuck

[@annasimanovicki323]

and the hat. get rid of it

[@TheLatinlover9574]

metallica sucks I really don't think they're good. .next band

[@MehYam2112]

You should find every video from every band that you think sucks and say so on YT. Seems like a good use of your time.

[@T0mat0_S0up]

walter gonzalez sadly. Walter doesn't know music

[@TheLatinlover9574]

Bianca Toscano I prefer los tigres del norté

[@daniellloyd3948]

Walter G sin city dumb comment..NEXT!!

[@MidnaFeetEnjoyer]

Is it just me or Lars really sounds like a teenager? I mean, his voice. Like, it feels very young for some reason, I don't really know why

[@golgatanian]

What a weird comment! :-D

[@H.E.M.]

Is because his voice never change since he was a young

[@soysoy4495]

his voice definitely not changin,his sweet accent still there

[@bro-bh5kj]

I think Lars used the California stoner accent to contaminate and destroy his Danish accent! Just my opinion