Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.
Meaning of the quote
The quote is explaining how the music-sharing platform Napster allowed people to download songs for free without the permission of the artists who created the music. The musicians, like Lars Ulrich, did not agree to have their music made available on Napster, but the company did it anyway without asking. This upset the musicians because they did not get paid for their work that was being shared for free.
About Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich is the Danish drummer and founding member of the legendary heavy metal band Metallica. Along with his bandmate James Hetfield, Ulrich has written most of Metallica’s songs, and he is one of the only original members still in the band. Before his music career, Ulrich was a promising young tennis player who moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to train professionally.
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Our music comes from our hearts – and it always has.
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Some people try and tell you what the songs are about and it bores me to death.
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What’s the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don’t listen to me, don’t listen to James, don’t listen to anybody, look within yourself for the answers.
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Everytime we put a record out, we lose people that can’t deal with the growth.
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As long as it says Metallica on the record it’s Metallica.
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The only band that we have never played with but have always wanted to is the Rolling Stones.
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One of my few shortcomings is that I can’t predict the future.
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If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun.
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I’m just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.
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Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.
Danish drummer