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Kirk Hammett

(1962) Guitarist United States

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Kirk Hammett is a guitarist from the United States, best known for Kirk Hammett's Guitar Lessons.

Quick Facts About Kirk Hammett

Born: November 18, 1962
Nationality: United States
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: Kirk Hammett's Guitar Lessons

About Kirk Hammett

Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician. Hammett has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983; prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett and Metallica bandmate James Hetfield were co-ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kirk Hammett · Page 3

A good horror movie should have peaks and valleys, a good horror movie should move you emotionally; a good horror movie should…

Emotionally

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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,…

Behinds

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We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans.

Fans

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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…

Apes

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I'm death obsessed. You know, I have death all over my house. I have a stuffed two headed sheep!

Death

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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.…

Age

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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.

Complicated

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Metallica is like the phoenix rising from the ashes. We set everything on fire, and this is what has risen from it…

Anger

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The movie 'Black Cat,' from 1934, is one of my favorite movies.

Black

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The only problem I've had with my Vox wah is its tendency to move around on the floor. So now it sits…

Around

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I love this pedal to death. The only way you could keep me from playing one is by chopping off my legs!

Chopping

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Guitar playing is both extremely easy for me and extremely difficult for me at the same time.

Difficult

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My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.

Guitar

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One thing I've noticed over the years is that young players - I mean 10- and 12-year-olds - really like my guitar…

Go

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The same sensations that you get in heavy metal are in horror movies. Heavy metal sounds evil and horror movies are evil,…

Evil

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I've always been attracted to the darker things in life. I was never one to go for light, airy stuff, even as…

Aesthetic

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I've been into horror movies ever since I was five years old.

Cinema

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If a guitar is too easy for me to play, it makes me too laid back. I like to battle with my…

Battle

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