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JaSon NeWsteD
Instrument: Bass
Specialty: Making sure Metallica thumps harder than ever
Birthday: March 4, 1963
From: Battle Creek, Michigan
Vitals: 5'9" & 150 lbs (1.75 meters & 68.04 kilos); brown/red hair & blue eyes
Marital status: Single
Drives: '94 Land Cruiser, IBIS Titanium, Cyclocross bike
Drinks: Bordeaux, Barolo, barbaresco wines. Evian, Metrx Shakes
Eats: Thai Curry, Frosted Flakes, Bananas, Ginseng
Sports teams: NBA: Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls; NFL: Detroit Lions, L.A. Raiders
Before Metallica: Flotsam and Jetsam, Dogz
Pre-Metallica career: Burger-flipper, pizza-maker, and truck-driver
Likes: Mountain biking, Elizabeth, Basketball
Listens to: Kiss, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Machine Head, Sly and the Family Stone, Sepultura, Wes Montgomery, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jaco Pastorius, Anything and everything
First concert: Ted Nugent, 1975, South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame University
Heroes: Gene Simmons, Al Pacino, B.B. King, my father, Zach Harmen, Bob Marley
Describes self as: Energetic, caring, goofy
"I still play music for the same reasons as when I first started; for the energy,
the feeling, the interaction with others. Not for the money, ego or greed."
Jason Newsted
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JaMeS HetFieLd
Instrument": Vocals, guitar
Specialty": Angst-ridden, soul-rending, growling, loud-ass vocals
Birthday": August 3, 1963
From": Los Angeles, California
Vitals": 6'1" & 180 lbs (1.85 meters & 81.65 kilos); blond hair & blue eyes
Marital status" : Married
Drives" : Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram, '55 Chevy BelAir
Food" : Mexican, meat-n-potatoes, Bar-B-Que, Oysters
Sports teams" : Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks, D.C. United
Before Metallica" : Played in Obsession, Leather Charm
Pre-Metallica career" : Worked in sticker printing factory
Linkes" : Hunting, hot-rods, anonymity, snowboarding, street hockey, wave boarding, cigars, choppers, guns, wood work
Listens to" : Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Spaghetti Western Soundtracks
Heroes" : Clint Eastwood, Pops Hetfield
First concert" : Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California
Movies : The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; Easy Rider; Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction; Vanishing Point
Describes himself as" : Rugged, honest, stubborn
"I sit there and go 'Oh god what am I going to write?' and all of a sudden it happens. The first line's down and all hell flows after that"
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KirK HaMMeT
Instrument
: Guitar (Lead)
Specialty
: Kick-ass, full-blown lead guitar, vocals
Birthday
: November 18, 1962
From: San Francisco, California
Vitals
: 5'8" & 134 lbs (1.7 meters & 60.78 kilos) ; brown hair & brown eyes
Marital status
: Happily married to Lani
Drives
: Land Cruiser, mountain bike, '55 Dodge Coronet
Drinks
: Martinis, Sky Vodka, green tea
Eats
: Sushi, Mexican food, pasta, Indian food, Thai food
Sports teams
: None ("I hate sports!")
Before Metallica
: Played in Exodus, drank a lot
Likes
: Mountain biking, tattoos, piercing, collecting old horror-movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft, Taxidermy, Pinball
Listens to
: Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple. Led Zeppelin, Kiss, John Coltrane, Gout, Mule, Chet Baker, Prez Prado, AIC, David Bowie, U2, King Crimson, Robert Johnson, Radiohead
Heroes
: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Baker, Diane Arbus, John Coltrane, Charles Bukowski, Edward Munch, Joel Peter Whitkin
First concert
: Day on the Green with the Eagles, Steve Miller, Heart, and Foreigner
Describes himself as
: Smelly, ugly, happy, obsessive, progressive, curious
"My Guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head"
Kirk Hammett
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LaRs ULricH
Instrument: Guitar (Lead)
Specialty: Kick-ass, full-blown lead guitar, vocals
Birthday: November 18, 1962
From: San Francisco, California
Vitals: 5'8" & 134 lbs (1.7 meters & 60.78 kilos) ; brown hair & brown eyes
Marital status: Happily married to Lani
Drives: Land Cruiser, mountain bike, '55 Dodge Coronet
Drinks: Martinis, Sky Vodka, green tea
Eats: Sushi, Mexican food, pasta, Indian food, Thai food
Sports teams: None ("I hate sports!")
Before Metallica: Played in Exodus, drank a lot
Likes: Mountain biking, tattoos, piercing, collecting old horror-movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft, Taxidermy, Pinball
Listens to: Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple. Led Zeppelin, Kiss, John Coltrane, Gout, Mule, Chet Baker, Prez Prado, AIC, David Bowie, U2, King Crimson, Robert Johnson, Radiohead
Heroes: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Baker, Diane Arbus, John Coltrane, Charles Bukowski, Edward Munch, Joel Peter Whitkin
First concert: Day on the Green with the Eagles, Steve Miller, Heart, and Foreigner
Describes himself as: Smelly, ugly, happy, obsessive, progressive, curious
"My Guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head"
Kirk Hammett
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