Lars Ulrich

“What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it would be, 'Think for yourself.'”

“For me, the best thing you can do is to play with the best musicians. The best musician you can find is yourself.”

“When you are in a band for a long time, you have your own rules. It's not like you are a new band on the block.”

“You live and you learn. We all do.”

“I have a very black-and-white way of thinking.”

“Metallica is a very democratic band, and we've always been that way.”

“I'm the resident cynic. I'm the guy who is always going to be the first to say that something is not going to work.”

“The whole Napster thing was so bizarre.”

“I'm very much a creature of habit.”

“I think the whole concept of fame is a weird one.”

“I'm not a fucking pop star.”

“You have to be able to laugh at yourself. That's the most important thing.”

“I have a lot of Danish-ness in me.”

“Music is one of the only things that is universally understood.”

“The last thing I want to do is to be a personality.”