“This may be the best tour we’ve ever done in Europe,” said Ulrich in an interview he gave to San Francisco Chronicle from Poland. 

“It wasn’t because of the numbers, even though the numbers are kind of crazy,” he continued. “The reason this is the best tour is because we feel more connected internally than we ever have before. We’re connecting more with the audience and with the fans and the people who are there to share the experience. I can’t quite put my finger on it.”

While the main lyricist of Metallica is James Hetfield, Ulrich can get pretty poetic himself, as is evidenced by his next attempt to explain why the band is getting along so well with each other as of late: “Over the course of a summer like this, you find yourself occasionally, over a late-night beverage or the right company, trying to intellectualize or get overly analytical about why it’s working at the moment. It’s very hard for me, at least in a sound bite, to clarify that or articulate it.”

Well, whatever that elusive it is, we just hope it lasts for as long as possible!

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During his recent interview with 93.3 WMMR Rocks, Ulrich was asked to give his opinion on farewell tours and whether Metallica will do the same in the future.

“A lot of people are retiring, and we feel very energized and rejuvenated. I mean, we wanna go [a] long [time]. We hope we can get another 20, 25 years,” – said Ulrich. “I don’t know what it’s gonna look like, I don’t know what it’s gonna sound like, but that’s in our heads. So we’re not sitting there thinking retirement or this or that; we’re sort of more the opposite. So I would say, for us, everything we do is kind of a long game. And back then, when you were 17, you only think of, like, the next five minutes. ‘Where is the next beer? Whoo!’ So that’s kind of different mentality nowadays.”

The 54-year-old went on to explain that their fans are getting younger, and that “half the audience is under 20” at their shows, which helps their longevity and has them looking forward to new shows.

Metallica is currently touring the world in support of their 2016’s album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct and will start the second leg of North America dates on November 3^rd with a show in San Francisco. The band will tour the U.S. until March 2019.

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“This may be the best tour we’ve ever done in Europe,” said Ulrich in an interview he gave to San Francisco Chronicle from Poland. 

“It wasn’t because of the numbers, even though the numbers are kind of crazy,” he continued. “The reason this is the best tour is because we feel more connected internally than we ever have before. We’re connecting more with the audience and with the fans and the people who are there to share the experience. I can’t quite put my finger on it.”

While the main lyricist of Metallica is James Hetfield, Ulrich can get pretty poetic himself, as is evidenced by his next attempt to explain why the band is getting along so well with each other as of late: “Over the course of a summer like this, you find yourself occasionally, over a late-night beverage or the right company, trying to intellectualize or get overly analytical about why it’s working at the moment. It’s very hard for me, at least in a sound bite, to clarify that or articulate it.”

Well, whatever that elusive it is, we just hope it lasts for as long as possible!

The post Lars Ulrich Feels Metallica is Hardwired…. To Success! appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

During his recent interview with 93.3 WMMR Rocks, Ulrich was asked to give his opinion on farewell tours and whether Metallica will do the same in the future.

“A lot of people are retiring, and we feel very energized and rejuvenated. I mean, we wanna go [a] long [time]. We hope we can get another 20, 25 years,” – said Ulrich. “I don’t know what it’s gonna look like, I don’t know what it’s gonna sound like, but that’s in our heads. So we’re not sitting there thinking retirement or this or that; we’re sort of more the opposite. So I would say, for us, everything we do is kind of a long game. And back then, when you were 17, you only think of, like, the next five minutes. ‘Where is the next beer? Whoo!’ So that’s kind of different mentality nowadays.”

The 54-year-old went on to explain that their fans are getting younger, and that “half the audience is under 20” at their shows, which helps their longevity and has them looking forward to new shows.

Metallica is currently touring the world in support of their 2016’s album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct and will start the second leg of North America dates on November 3^rd with a show in San Francisco. The band will tour the U.S. until March 2019.

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