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Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica, joining in 1983. Prior to that, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. Hammett has been ranked among the greatest guitarists of all time by respected publications.
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Kirk Lee Hammettis an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2003, Hammett, along with bandmate James Hetfield, was 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.
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Kirk Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica since 1983.
Kirk Hammett was born on November 18, 1962.
Before joining Metallica, Kirk Hammett co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979.
In 2003, Kirk Hammett, along with his Metallica bandmate James Hetfield, was 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.
Kirk Hammett has been the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica since 1983.
9 Quotes by Kirk Hammett
- 1.
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They’re directly wired into my head.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 2.
We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 3.
I don’t think success has changed us as people at all. We are the same lunatics that we were when this band first got going. We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 4.
I’m death obsessed. You know, I have death all over my house. I have a stuffed two headed sheep!
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 5.
I would have to say I’m bored with the standard rock, guitar solos, but I’ve done it for five albums now, and this time I wanted to go in a completely different direction. I wasn’t interested in showing off any more.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 6.
Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn’t mean you have to use them all in a solo.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 7.
I didn’t want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
- 8.
I love this pedal to death. The only way you could keep me from playing one is by chopping off my legs!
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)
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Guitar players in the nineties seem to be reacting against the technique oriented eighties.
Kirk HammettAmerican guitarist (born 1962)