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Estratti da interviste fatte ai Metallica separatamente da Playboy (!)
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The lead vocalist of hard rock band Metallica
cannot
sing well and may be homophobic, the drummer isn't very good either, and
everyone was mean to the bass player.
That's not the critics talking, but the four members of the San
Francisco-based group taking potshots at each other during separate
interviews woven together in the upcoming issue of Playboy magazine.
The sessions were conducted two months before bass player Jason Newsted
announced in January he was quitting the mega-selling group after 14 years,
citing ``private and personal reasons'' and ``physical damage'' resulting
from his playing.
Playboy said Newsted's departure followed two marathon band meetings, but
could hardly be termed a surprise given the enmity that emerged during the
interview sessions. The April issue reaches newsstands on March 5.
Among the revelations: singer James Hetfield's ``vocal range is limited''
but improving, according to Newsted.
Drummer Lars Ulrich, often at the center of many band fights, said Hetfield
is homophobic.
``Let there be no question about that,'' it quoted Ulrich as saying. ``I
think homophobia is questioning your sexuality and not being comfortable
with it.''
For his part, Hetfield recalled that Danish-born Ulrich rarely bathed
during
the band's formative days in the early 1980s, and was not a good drummer.
``To this day he is not Drummer of the Year. We all know that,'' said
Hetfield, who leads the band with Ulrich.
Hetfield also recalled throwing Ulrich into his kit several times, as part
of a philosophy that favored violence and intimidation. Ulrich said he had
gotten into a few fights with Newsted. Only guitarist Kirk Hammett, a yoga
devotee, said he has never hit anyone in the band.
Newsted, who joined the band when Cliff Burton died in a bus accident
during
a 1986 European tour, was subjected to prolonged physical and mental abuse
by his bandmates, the magazine said. Newsted recalled they even turned down
his bass on the breakthrough 1988 album ``... And Justice For All.''
Hetfield, the band's heart and soul, refused to allow Newsted to release a
solo album for fear that it would detract from Metallica, according to the
interviews.
While Playboy said Newsted had declined to comment further in light of his
resignation, the magazine quoted a source as saying his clash with Hetfield
was ``a precipitating factor'' in his decision to leave. The source said
Newsted might move to Montana for two years and not pick up a bass at all.
A spokesman for the band's U.S. label, Elektra Records, said he had not
seen
the article and could not comment on it.
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Ciao
Daniele
"The minstrel and the sorcerer
are switching their disguise
the jester drinks and starts to think
that he alone is wise"
Savatage "Welcome"

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che aspetto di vedere cosa farà (musicalmente) Newsted... con tutti i
suoi agganci nel mondo della musica metal spero di rivederlo.... 
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Giovanni aka Junkie Dolphin
un anno di usenet mi ha distrutto il cervello 
in questo modo:
  ihgger illogico #787
  FeSToso fantasma #5
  iammer profeta senzanumero 
mailto: gl.ciampaglia{a}
elemental.it

aspetto con ansia gli ultimi lavori senza newsted e i lavori solo di
newsted.....poi commenteremo....spero bene ma ne dubito..