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You don't hear Metallica complaining about Pearl Jam.

Megadeth doesn't sound anything like Metallica.

I didn't like the way I was let go from Metallica.

As long as it says Metallica on the record it's Metallica.

I've learned that there's a signature Metallica sound, and if we stray too far from that, our fans get impatient, or they just don't understand, or they miss the point. And I'm not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing; it's just something we have to contend with.

I just felt like I'd rather listen to even the worst metal song more than most current pop music.

Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate.

Me being the metal fan that I am, I like to listen to thrash metal to get me pumped - that kind of music will get your heart racing and ready for a crowd.

I didn't realize Metallica was as big as they were. I just thought it was my buddy Kirk's band - we went to high school together. I wasn't really following metal.