59 Quotes by Lars Ulrich

Doing things the way you see it, going by your own heart and soul, that is pure artistic integrity. Whether the hair is six or sixty inches long, the eyes have make-up or not, the riffs are in 'E' or 'F' sharp, the amps are Marshall or not, all those things don't matter if you are doing it for the right reason, which to me means doing it for yourself!!

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.

Sharing’s only fun when it’s not your stuff.

Metallica’s the only band I’ve ever been in and it’s the only band I ever wanna be in.

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

The worst day of my life was once that my mom didn’t allow me to go to a Queen concert because I was grounded.

I guess that seeing yourself on a screen is something that you get used to. Let’s face it, these days, there’s really nothing that you do that doesn’t get filmed.

Metallica’s the only band i’ve ever been in. I’m not sure that when it ends in five, ten years, I’m going to put an ad in the paper saying, ‘stupid drummer looking for stupid people to play music with,’ Metallica is it and I think when that ceases, that’s it.

This isn’t about fans, greed or money. It’s about being morally right or wrong. Nobody is governing the way music gets from artists to fans. It’s all running amok.