kirk hammett makes me want to play guitar
So, a while ago I did a post about how, wow, I actually really like Metallica, and to be honest, it has gotten worse, if by worse you mean I like them a whole lot more now. I think that the best kind of band to get into is a band that is not only super popular but has also been around for a long time, because you are never getting through all the interviews and everything. Like when I was super into Nirvana? They were big, but they weren't around for that long. Metallica has been around longer than I have. Like, twice as long as I have, practically.
So I've gotten to the stage where I'm watching interviews in addition to listening to music. When I get into a band, there's a line that will be crossed at one point to decide if they're gonna be one of my favorite bands or not. If they are, I will seek out interviews. I did that with Nirvana and, way back in eighth grade, I did that with The All-American Rejects. Also, I do like how when you take that list and draw a straight line the bands get progressively harder as you go along. I like that a lot.
So I like, I really like Kirk Hammett. Part of that is because he was fuckin adorable in the 80s/90s (boy had TOO MANY TEETH FOR HIS FACE) (he's still adorable now but he's also in his 50s), part of that is because he's mega-into horror stuff (and just like, stuff in general, it seems), part of that is this comment on a thread I read about Dave Mustaine vs Kirk Hammett:
My favorite thing about that statement is that it's not 'Dave WOULD hurt me' it's 'Dave WILL hurt me', like it's just inevitable. It is the funniest statement I have ever read online.
So I've been feeling the urge to start playing guitar lately, and I'm 100% it's due to all this shit. Like, I've been into rock music in general for a while, but maybe it's just that this year in general I've been feeling the urge to spread my wings from solely writing. I've always just written. Like, words, like novels, like short stories--not music or anything. But lately I've been feeling the urge to spread my wings creatively, I guess, so this just came at the right time or something? I don't know. We'll see if it sticks around. If it does, I might pick up a cheap guitar and try and learn how to play it or something, man.
So I've gotten to the stage where I'm watching interviews in addition to listening to music. When I get into a band, there's a line that will be crossed at one point to decide if they're gonna be one of my favorite bands or not. If they are, I will seek out interviews. I did that with Nirvana and, way back in eighth grade, I did that with The All-American Rejects. Also, I do like how when you take that list and draw a straight line the bands get progressively harder as you go along. I like that a lot.
So I like, I really like Kirk Hammett. Part of that is because he was fuckin adorable in the 80s/90s (boy had TOO MANY TEETH FOR HIS FACE) (he's still adorable now but he's also in his 50s), part of that is because he's mega-into horror stuff (and just like, stuff in general, it seems), part of that is this comment on a thread I read about Dave Mustaine vs Kirk Hammett:
So I've been feeling the urge to start playing guitar lately, and I'm 100% it's due to all this shit. Like, I've been into rock music in general for a while, but maybe it's just that this year in general I've been feeling the urge to spread my wings from solely writing. I've always just written. Like, words, like novels, like short stories--not music or anything. But lately I've been feeling the urge to spread my wings creatively, I guess, so this just came at the right time or something? I don't know. We'll see if it sticks around. If it does, I might pick up a cheap guitar and try and learn how to play it or something, man.
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