We enjoy playing small shows, big shows, whatever. There's the energy of the visual production, and all that stuff starts to happen, so when you see it come to life, it's pretty exciting. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Sometimes artists die young, and we don't know exactly why. I think that, in life, you have these special individuals, whether it's Jimi Hendrix… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Writing a Metallica song is a journey and a process, and it takes time, but that's what's special about it. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
I've played with the best drummers in rock, ranging from Josh Freese to Brooks Wackerman to even Dave Lombardo. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
If you choose to take care of yourself, you're going to get more mileage for your career. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was trying to create from attitude more than anything else. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
With the fretless bass, you have a different tone and different sound, a different dynamic to the instrument, so you can really make it… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
I'm always pulling and really feeding off of my inspirations. I think most musicians do. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
It's very important to us, family, and the balance of family within the band is probably the most important. Metallica is important, but when… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
'Mama I'm Coming Home' is one song that I think is incredible. One of his best songs ever written. Lemmy wrote the lyrics to… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
My father had a friend who actually had a hollow-body bass guitar and didn't work through an amp, but because it was hollow body,… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Flamenco was probably the first music that I may have heard as a baby, because my father played flamenco. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Mike Clark, who's a really amazing surfer, got me back into surfing. I surfed a lot from '82 to '86, and then I kind… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
I like that Metallica has found a way to have these non-pedestrian arrangements but then the vocal melody is strong and intense. I've always… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
We see kids out there on their parent's shoulders rocking out. And that's really special. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
A lot of the hardcore fans wanna hear the deep cuts - songs like 'Orion' or maybe like a 'Disposable Heroes' - you know,… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
