Quotes by Kirk Hammett

“Kirk Hammett, lead guitar and attempted vocals”

If I had unlimited funds, wall space and storage, I would collect a lot more things, like Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, science fiction stuff, autographs, and prop guns and weapons. I have to draw the line somewhere.

I love horror movies in space. I love it when the genre switches over and what was sci-fi becomes horror.

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

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

I feel like Ive matured more musically than I have personally. But I totally embrace what becoming older has to offer. I find the wisdom that comes with each passing year is a trip.

It really shocked me just to hear of the fans response to St. Anger not having guitar solos.

Metallica is like the phoenix rising from the ashes. We set everything on fire, and this is what has risen from it - St. Anger being the fire and Death Magnetic being the phoenix.