We love a good, hyped sound, but when it starts to sound insincere, that's when I lose interest. I hope that our music, even if it sounds polished, doesn't sound insincere.
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We want to make something that moves us when we hear it. Because after all the hype and awards and whatever, that's all music is.
I think music will thrive where it wants to.
If our music survives, which I have no doubt it will, then it will because it is good.
It's just always been a hobby of ours to make music that makes us happy and excites us when we make it.
There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
To this day, I'm not as interested in music as people think. I'm more interested in how close we can get through the music.
We do this for the art, not the adulation. I'd rather our music get liked and we get ignored. I don't want to be adored for anything other than the music.
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.
You don't ever want to devalue music. Music is important; it's necessary product. I always try to make sure that there's a value - that people appreciate music and realize that there's a value to it.
Sometimes we drop in and do an acoustic set somewhere, and that's really fun to take all these insanely loud songs, and to do them quiet. It's really a sight to see... or to hear!
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