"Comparing ourselves (humans) to voodoo dolls not in control of our own fate. When all seems perfect, something or someone pushes a pin to make you struggle again." —James when asked what the song “Fixxxer” is about
"When we used to play “Fade To Black” I thought of my grandmother all of the time. Cetain things touch me like that, but for the most part it’s really “be the bass” really important. When I’m on stage I’m thinking about churning that shit up…" —Jason
"You think one day some fucker’s going to tell you, “You have a Number One record in America” and the whole world will ejaculate. I stood there in my hotel room, and there was this fax that said, “You’re Number One”. And it was like, Well, okay. It was just another fucking fax from the office" —Lars
"I think Metallica have a lot more to say. We’re the type of band that likes to experiment. We don’t like to stay in one spot for too long, all the albums after the Black Album prove that. We’re not afraid to take artistic risks, even at the cost of pissing off our audience and our friends." —Kirk
