--- title: "8 Metallica Quotes By Lars Ulrich" description: "8 Metallica quotes by Lars Ulrich. Plus more from Lars Ulrich and more Metallica sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/lars-ulrich-16611_ads_metallica-s-the-only-band-i-ve-ever-been_10200.jpg" --- > [Metallica's the only band i've ever been in. I'm not sure that when it ends in five, ten years, I'm going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/metallica-s-the-only-band-i-ve-ever-been-in-i-m-not-sure-that-when-it/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/lars-ulrich-16611_ads_metallica-s-the-only-band-i-ve-ever-been_10200.jpg) > [I would say that I'm very proud that Metallica plays heavy music - but equally proud that we don't think like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/i-would-say-that-i-m-very-proud-that-metallica-plays-heavy-music-but/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/lars-ulrich-16611_band_i-would-say-that-i-m-very-proud-that-met_136123.png) > [What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/what-s-the-message-in-metallica-there-is-no-message-but-if-there-was/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/lars-ulrich-16611_answers_what-s-the-message-in-metallica-there-is_331788.png) > [What Metallica always tries to do, as we go around and play a lot of the same cities, over and over again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/what-metallica-always-tries-to-do-as-we-go-around-and-play-a-lot-of/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96e/lars-ulrich-16611_cities_what-metallica-always-tries-to-do-as-we_605406.png) > [The day Metallica's over, i'm not going to put an ad looking for another band. I'll put my drumsticks on the shelf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/the-day-metallica-s-over-i-m-not-going-to-put-an-ad-looking-for/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/lars-ulrich-16611_ads_the-day-metallica-s-over-i-m-not-going-t_804639.jpg) > [Metallica's the only band I've ever been in and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/metallica-s-the-only-band-i-ve-ever-been-in-and-it-s-the-only-band-i/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/lars-ulrich-16611_band_metallica-s-the-only-band-i-ve-ever-been_1390981.png) > [As long as it says Metallica on the record it's Metallica.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/as-long-as-it-says-metallica-on-the-record-it-s-metallica/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/lars-ulrich-16611_long_as-long-as-it-says-metallica-on-the-reco_2887804.png) > [Metallica lives in a little bubble. We just do our own thing. We're not part of any trends or waves or fads.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/metallica-lives-in-a-little-bubble-we-just-do-our-own-thing-we-re-not/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/lars-ulrich-16611_able_metallica-lives-in-a-little-bubble-we-ju_3108189.jpg) ## Other authors on Metallica - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robert-trujillo-80279.jpg) Robert Trujillo 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/robert-trujillo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-hetfield-46393.jpg) James Hetfield 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/james-hetfield/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-mustaine-27091.jpg) Dave Mustaine 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/dave-mustaine/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium-60200.jpg) Metallica Welcome Home Sanitarium 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kirk-hammett-57485.jpg) Kirk Hammett 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/kirk-hammett/) ## More by Lars Ulrich > [Metallica's the only band i've ever been in. I'm not sure that when it ends in five, ten years, I'm going to put an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/metallica-s-the-only-band-i-ve-ever-been-in-i-m-not-sure-that-when-it/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [Metallica mythos...distilled the essences of the comic books and horror movies and the fantastic literature of metal itself...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/metallica-mythos-distilled-the-essences-of-the-comic-books-and-horror/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [I think you have to sort of accept that nobody really knows where it's going so there has to be a lot of impulsive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/i-think-you-have-to-sort-of-accept-that-nobody-really-knows-where-it/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [Our music comes from our hearts - and it always has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/our-music-comes-from-our-hearts-and-it-always-has/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [I would say that I'm very proud that Metallica plays heavy music - but equally proud that we don't think like a heavy-metal band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/i-would-say-that-i-m-very-proud-that-metallica-plays-heavy-music-but/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [This isn't about fans, greed or money. It's about being morally right or wrong. Nobody is governing the way music gets from artists to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/this-isn-t-about-fans-greed-or-money-it-s-about-being-morally-right/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [As the world gets smaller and communication spreads further and further out there, you try to find the right balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/as-the-world-gets-smaller-and-communication-spreads-further-and/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don't listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/what-s-the-message-in-metallica-there-is-no-message-but-if-there-was/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [Back then, I was really into composing the entire solo, beginning to end. I wanted to have it at least 80 to 90 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/back-then-i-was-really-into-composing-the-entire-solo-beginning-to/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [We formed this band when we were 18-19, we couldn't play... We were just like 'Let's get together and play some cover songs, drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/we-formed-this-band-when-we-were-18-19-we-couldn-t-play-we-were-just/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [What Metallica always tries to do, as we go around and play a lot of the same cities, over and over again, year after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/what-metallica-always-tries-to-do-as-we-go-around-and-play-a-lot-of/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/napster-hijacked-our-music-without-asking-they-never-sought-our/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [Whenever I buy a painting, someone invariably says, "Oh, what a great investment." And I hate that reaction. To me, it's a matter of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/whenever-i-buy-a-painting-someone-invariably-says-oh-what-a-great/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [Some people try and tell you what the songs are about and it bores me to death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/some-people-try-and-tell-you-what-the-songs-are-about-and-it-bores-me/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) > [The day Metallica's over, i'm not going to put an ad looking for another band. I'll put my drumsticks on the shelf and there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lars-ulrich/the-day-metallica-s-over-i-m-not-going-to-put-an-ad-looking-for/) [Lars Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lars-ulrich/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/lars-ulrich/#itemlist", "name": "8 Metallica Quotes By Lars Ulrich", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Metallica's the only band i've ever been in. 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