List of Kirk Hammett Quotes

Much Of My Playing Is Rhythmic And Choppy; I Use A Lot Of Double Stops. The Wah Just Accents All Those Stops And Chops And Brings Out The Rhythmic Aspect That Much More.

We Wanted To Offer Something New To Our Audience. I Hate It When Bands Stop Taking Chances.

When You're First Starting Out, There's Always The Temptation To Hide Behind Distortion Because It Lets You Get Away With Murder. But, When It Comes To Rhythm Work, You've Gotta Back Off That Gain Control A Bit, Especially If You're Playing With Another Guitarist.

I Was Really, Really Wild In My Early Twenties And A Bit Self-destructive.

The Movie 'black Cat,' From 1934, Is One Of My Favorite Movies.

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. That Movement Is What Gives You A Real Evil Sound That Conjures Up Dark, Fantastic Images. It's Like An Audio Horror Movie. It Personifies What A Horror Movie Is About.

It Really Shocked Me Just To Hear Of The Fans' Response To 'st. Anger' Not Having Guitar Solos.

I Love 'true Blood.' I Love 'the Walking Dead.' Those Are Fantastic Series.

I'm Death Obsessed. You Know, I Have Death All Over My House. I Have A Stuffed Two Headed Sheep!

Getting Sequestered And Not Really Knowing What To Do With Your Time And Then Discovering, 'oh, I Can Watch A Bunch Of Horror Movies' Has Probably Played Out In A Lot Of People's Discovery Of Horror.

A Lot Of The Main Characters In Horror Movies Are Outsiders As Well, So That Outsider Syndrome Reverberates Within Horror Fans And Geeky Collectors. It's Kind Of A Rallying Call That Brings Fans And Collectors Together Who Are A Little Socially Retarded, Maybe.

I Love Horror Movies In Space. I Love It When The Genre Switches Over And What Was Sci-fi Becomes Horror.