Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recalled a tense backstage alternate with frontman James Hetfield, saying the second was an illustration of how simple it may be to lose composure in a band setting.
The incident passed off a couple of years in the past whereas they have been warming up for a live performance in Italy. Trujillo had been requested to carry out a bass solo, which was already making him really feel tense, and he was additionally beneath strain to ship one in all his standard jams with Kirk Hammett, through which the pair cowl music normally with an area connection.
In the meantime, Hetfield had his personal considerations. “Poor man, he acquired stung by a bee in his face, I believe it was,” Trujillo mentioned in a current episode of The Ex-Man with Doc Coyle. “I don’t suppose he is allergic, however there was poison oak [rash] occurring. So your face is hurting, your physique’s itching.”
Issues got here to a head whereas the band ran via “The Reminiscence Stays” of their dressing room earlier than the present. “I had so much in my head,” Trujillo recalled. “Kirk and I have been doing these duets and I’m singing in different languages. And Lars threw, like, ‘Do a bass solo,’ form of a day earlier than. And I’m simply, like… I’m tense. And [Hetfield is] tense too, however we’re tense about various things. And we’re occurring stage very quickly and issues are working late.”
Trujillo admitted he wasn’t giving the rehearsal his “full depth,” including: “I’m simply form of ghosting it just a little bit. And he’s, like, ‘You already know the track?’’And it is a track we’ve performed hundreds of occasions. And I used to be insulted, as a result of this is likely one of the best songs we play, and also you’re asking me if I do know the track? So I’m simply form of, like, ‘Yeah, I do know the fucking…’ I blew a fuse for a second. After which I felt horrible, and he felt horrible. After which we realized, I believe, that I’m tripping on the load that I’ve on my shoulders over right here… he’s tripping on this and this.”
Trujillo reported that, as quickly as the conclusion had taken place, the bandmates resolved the difficulty. “Reasonably than throwing your devices down and coming to blows or something like that, you’re employed it out… Even in our state of affairs issues like that may occur. And it is simply the character of the beast. We’re all people and all of us have our moments.”
The bassist concluded with a chunk of recommendation to fellow musicians. “Phrase to the clever: all the time keep your composure,” Trujillo declared. “You are in a band; that’s cool. But it surely’s in regards to the relationship and being the perfect you might be – the perfect human you might be, the perfect brother, the perfect comrade. And that’s essential to every little thing right here.”
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