An avid fan of New Wave of British Heavy Metal metal, Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963, in Gentofte, Denmark) decides he wants to start a band. So he places an ad in a Southern California magazine called Recycler, which reads: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with, Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden."
James Hetfield and his buddy Hugh Tanner answer.
"I had been taking piano lessons, but guitar was definitely something I desired because you could move around a little easier. All of the bands that I liked had them. I just thought playing guitar was something I wanted to do. [When I finally got my first guitar] I had no idea how to play it at first. It's like there are six strings, and they just make one noise. Then I figured out you had to put your hands down, hold the strings down, and make different noises."
— James, Guitar One, 1997
"When we used to hang out over at Lars's house, he used to have an un-put together drum set lying in the corner and he'd always go, 'I'm gonna start a band.' We're like: 'Yeah, sure you are, Lars. Yeah, right.'"
— Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records), Frayed Ends of Metal
"Lars had a pretty crappy drum kit, with one cymbal. It kept falling over, and we'd have to stop, and he'd pick the fucking thing up. He really was not a good drummer."
— James, on his first jam with Lars, Playboy Magazine, 2001
James Hetfield and his buddy Hugh Tanner answer.
"I had been taking piano lessons, but guitar was definitely something I desired because you could move around a little easier. All of the bands that I liked had them. I just thought playing guitar was something I wanted to do. [When I finally got my first guitar] I had no idea how to play it at first. It's like there are six strings, and they just make one noise. Then I figured out you had to put your hands down, hold the strings down, and make different noises."
— James, Guitar One, 1997
"When we used to hang out over at Lars's house, he used to have an un-put together drum set lying in the corner and he'd always go, 'I'm gonna start a band.' We're like: 'Yeah, sure you are, Lars. Yeah, right.'"
— Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records), Frayed Ends of Metal
"Lars had a pretty crappy drum kit, with one cymbal. It kept falling over, and we'd have to stop, and he'd pick the fucking thing up. He really was not a good drummer."
— James, on his first jam with Lars, Playboy Magazine, 2001
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