Quotes by Kirk Hammett

About Kirk Hammett:

Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 5 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
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It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos.

Kirk Hammett

Metallica is like the phoenix rising from the ashes. We set everything on fire, and this is what has risen from it - 'St. Anger' being the fire and 'Death Magnetic' being the phoenix.

Kirk Hammett

Because of things like iTunes and streaming and social networking, it's destroyed music. It's destroyed the motivation to go out there and really make the best record possible. It's a shame.

Kirk Hammett

On 'Metallica,' I recorded six or seven different guitar solos for almost every song, took the best aspects of each solo, mapped out a master solo and made a composite. Then I learned how to play the composite solo, tightened it up and replayed it fo...

Kirk Hammett

My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.

Kirk Hammett

I think it's morally wrong to keep someone away from what keeps him happy.

Kirk Hammett

For me, one of the most perfect times to watch a horror movie is when it's cold and raining outside and there's pretty much no outdoor activity to be done. It kind of sets the mood.

Kirk Hammett

Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate.

Kirk Hammett

After months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking up the Woodstock soundtrack. Listening to his version of 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Purple Haze.' My brother ...

Kirk Hammett

When I see my kids totally into their Legos, it brings me back to the days I was hanging out and playing with my monster models. It brings me there in a second.

Kirk Hammett

If a guitar is too easy for me to play, it makes me too laid back. I like to battle with my guitar.

Kirk Hammett

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.

Kirk Hammett

There's something about a wah pedal that really gets my gut going! People will probably say, 'He's just hiding behind the wah.' But that isn't the case. It's just that those frequencies really bring out a lot of aggression in my approach.

Kirk Hammett

Everyone has a side to them that's kind of unexplained and feels misunderstood.

Kirk Hammett

When people are confronted with something they've never seen before, they really don't know how to react.

Kirk Hammett

One of my favorite horror films of the Nineties was 'Event Horizon.'

Kirk Hammett

Guitar players in the nineties seem to be reacting against the technique oriented eighties.

Kirk Hammett

I think it goes without saying that a lot of big horror fans are just nerds and geeks.

Kirk Hammett

I was really, really wild in my early twenties and a bit self-destructive.

Kirk Hammett

Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn't mean you have to use them all in a solo.

Kirk Hammett

Author Bio

  • NameKirk Hammett
  • DescriptionAmerican musician
  • BornNovember 18, 1962
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGuitarist; Musician