The same sensations that you get in heavy metal are in horror movies. Heavy metal sounds evil and horror movies are evil, ha ha!
Kirk HammettI'm not into that whole Satanic thing. It's just something to fall back on if you don't have much imagination. Singing you fiftieth song about having lunch with Satan--I'm not into it. It's silly.
Kirk HammettGuitar playing is both extremely easy for me and extremely difficult for me at the same time.
Kirk HammettIf a guitar is too easy for me to play, it makes me too laid back. I like to battle with my guitar.
Kirk HammettI'm death obsessed. You know, I have death all over my house. I have a stuffed two headed sheep!
Kirk HammettAfter months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking up the Woodstock soundtrack. Listening to his version of 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Purple Haze.' My brother played acoustic guitar and, idolising him, I thought, 'I'm going to get a guitar.'
Kirk Hammett