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Lars Ulrich
Born:
December 26, 1963
From:
Gentofte, Denmark
Personal:
3 Children
Instrument:
Drums
Vitals:
Green eyes, blonde/brown hair, 5'7"/1.7 meters
tall
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The oft-seen and
heard dynamo of Metallica, when it comes to
arranging all matters from songs to business,
Lars is always at the epicenter. Indeed, constant
activity has been a hallmark of Ulrich's life.
As a child he saw his father Torben run a
small jazz club in Copenhagen (sax player
Dexter Gordon is Lars' Godfather) before following
the family on the professional tennis circuit
where Torben became an established figure.
Lars was nearly 10 when the sounds of Richie
Blackmore and Deep Purple blew his little
socks off at one of the first gigs he ever
attended. It began a theme which has been
recurrent in his life -obsession with a band-
and having bought the 'Fireball' album, he
began a Deep Purple love affair which continues
to this day. At 13 his grandmother bought
him his first drum kit, yet percussion vyed
with tennis for priority. When the family
moved to Newport Beach, CA in the late '70's,
the seeds of priority scattered themselves
in his field: girls, rock'n'roll and the occasional
funny cigarette were all keys in turning Lars
from the wooden raquet to full metal racket.
He got so excited about metal music that he
jammed a bit with a young lad called James
Hetfield before taking a teenage trip to England
during June of 1981 to see his newly beloved
Diamond Head. He thus managed to finagle living
with them for a while before returning to
So Cal and the tape-trading he enjoyed with
the likes of Metal Blade Records Brian Slagel.
Slagel was looking for bands to record cuts
for an album he would release on the label
(their first release). Lars got a slot but
had no band. Remembering the less-than-awesome
yet energetic jams with young Hetfield, Lars
called him up and told him about the album.
James listened. And thus was Metallica conceived.
These days, some 80-odd million albums worldwide
later, Metallica might have undergone enormous
collective and individual changes, but the
essence of Ulrich remains. He is at once a
loyal, attentive and determined person, one
who locks in for the long-haul and one who's
skin can achieve great thickness. He's also,
in recent years, become even more comfortable
saying exactly what he believes in regardless
of the consequences (as evidenced by his willingness
to be the band spokesperson on the Napster
issue).
Music now shares the front seat with Lars'
three sons Myles, Layne, and Bryce as
well as his thriving interests in art and
film. Busy? Of course. But would Lars have
it any other way? The proof is there for all
to see...
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