Kirk Hammett quotes - page 2

I was really, really wild in my early twenties and a bit self-destructive. (Kirk Hammett)
I've been into horror movies ever since I was five years old. View quote
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When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes to rhythm work, you've gotta back off that gain control a bit, especially if you're playing with another guitarist. View quote
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Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate. View quote
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When I got my first Marshall amp, it was so empowering. No one ever forgets their first Marshall amp if you're a guitar player pursuing a big powerful sound. I mean, no one ever forgets their first Marshall amp. View quote
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We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances. View quote
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I would have to say I'm bored with the standard rock, guitar solos, but I've done it for five albums now, and this time I wanted to go in a completely different direction. I wasn't interested in showing off any more. View quote
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A lot of the main characters in horror movies are outsiders as well, so that outsider syndrome reverberates within horror fans and geeky collectors. It's kind of a rallying call that brings fans and collectors together who are a little socially retarded, maybe. View quote
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Guitar playing is both extremely easy for me and extremely difficult for me at the same time. View quote
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I love 'True Blood.' I love 'The Walking Dead.' Those are fantastic series. View quote
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I love horror movies in space. I love it when the genre switches over and what was sci-fi becomes horror. (Kirk Hammett)
For the 'Load' album, I was experimenting so much with tone that I had to keep journals on what equipment I was using. For 'Hero of the Day,' I know I used a 1958 Les Paul Standard with a Matchless Chieftain, some Boogie amps and a Vox amp - again, they're all blended. View quote
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Much of my playing is rhythmic and choppy; I use a lot of double stops. The wah just accents all those stops and chops and brings out the rhythmic aspect that much more. View quote
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If I had unlimited funds, wall space and storage, I would collect a lot more things, like 'Planet of the Apes,' 'Star Wars,' science fiction stuff, autographs, and prop guns and weapons. I have to draw the line somewhere. View quote
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One of my favorite horror films of the Nineties was 'Event Horizon.' View quote
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Horror movies started to wane around the onset of World War II, and after World War II, when all the troops came home, people weren't really interested in seeing horror movies, because they had the real horror right on their front doorsteps. View quote
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It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists. View quote
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Ampeg made incredible guitar heads in the early Nineties and then stopped. And I don't know why. The one we used had a nice clean, warm sound, and it blended well with the other amps that were in the studio. View quote
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Getting sequestered and not really knowing what to do with your time and then discovering, 'Oh, I can watch a bunch of horror movies' has probably played out in a lot of people's discovery of horror. View quote
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I'm death obsessed. You know, I have death all over my house. I have a stuffed two headed sheep! View quote
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It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos. (Kirk Hammett)
Musically, there's a movement called the flatted fifth that's really evil-sounding. It was outlawed by the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. That movement is what gives you a real evil sound that conjures up dark, fantastic images. It's like an audio horror movie. It personifies what a horror movie is about. View quote
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The movie 'Black Cat,' from 1934, is one of my favorite movies. View quote
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Kirk Hammett

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Photo: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: November 18, 1962
Quotes count: 48
Wikipedia: Kirk Hammett

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