When people are confronted with something they've never seen before, they really don't know how to react. Kirk Hammett confronthavepeople Change image and share on social
It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos. Kirk Hammett angerfanguitar Change image and share on social
Much of my playing is rhythmic and choppy; I use a lot of double stops. The wah just accents all those stops and chops and brings out the rhythmic aspect that much more. Kirk Hammett accentaspectbring Change image and share on social
Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar. Kirk Hammett beckguitarhero Change image and share on social
For a while I was collecting Satan and devil stuff - you know, anything that had to do with old Beelzebub or Lucifer. But I had to put the brakes on it, because there's a lot of stuff out there, and the collection was just growing too quickly. Kirk Hammett beelzebubbrakecollect share on social
I've always loved horror, I've always loved collecting, I've always loved weird and macabre things, and I've always loved conventions. So what could be better than having your own Fear FestEviL where all those great and crazy things can be enjoyed by like-minded people under one pretty cool roof? Nothing! Kirk Hammett collectconventioncool share on social
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head. Kirk Hammett corddirectlyguitar Change image and share on social
I think it goes without saying that a lot of big horror fans are just nerds and geeks. Kirk Hammett bigfangeek Change image and share on social
A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living. Kirk Hammett lifeliveunexplored Change image and share on social
The concept of clearing one's mind before performing a task so that it is consumed by nothing but that task, yet is open at the same time to anything that might happen - that concept can be applied to playing guitar, and it's enormously helpful for improvising. Kirk Hammett applyclearconcept share on social