With Jonas Åkerlund’s Metallica Saved My Life film debuting today (June 11) at the Tribeca Film Festival, Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich, spoke with Variety about the new generations of fans, dealing with rock star adulation, and the joy he gets from Metallica memes. An excerpt follows…
Variety: Metallica has taken some big risks, like changing up its sound for The Black Album and releasing the “Some Kind Of Monster” film. Fans have followed you even as you switch things up. Do you think that having this fanbase liberates you in taking big swings?
Lars Ulrich, “I don’t think it was ever a choice. I would like to believe that we dictate our own narrative, and one of the key pieces of the individual and collective DNA in Metallica is curiosity. We’ve always wanted to turn over rocks and look at new ideas and challenges. If curiosity is a significant part of our DNA, another part is the fear of complacency, a fear of fear, of getting stuck. The claustrophobia, “Oh my God, we’ve got to keep evolving. We’ve got to keep growing. We gotta keep trying different shit.” The fear of stagnation, of ending up on autopilot, a fear of repetition, of just getting stuck. So we’ve always pushed ourselves into new and different creative endeavours. Whether it’s the films or doing stuff with symphony orchestras or playing with different producers or new approaches, it’s to make sure that we always keep it fresh and there are always challenges in front of us. When Ride The Lightning came out, the fourth song, ‘Fade To Black,’ had acoustic guitars on it. There were definitely some raised eyebrows and people in the very hard-rock end of the community wondered what we were doing. But I would like to think that very early on, we stated that we were not to be boxed in, and we were not to be doing always what was expected. We would not be the band to churn out the same record over and over again, just in a different sleeve with different cover art. We were gonna do everything that we could to prevent that from happening.”
Read more at Variety.com.
“As a few of you may know, we’ve been working behind the scenes the last couple of years on a new film that will be released later this year starring you guys!,” states a recent update from Metallica. “Metallica Saved My Life explores our world through the lives of fans who have supported each other through highs, lows, trials, and triumphs for over four decades. And yeah, we’re in it a little bit too.
“You have the chance to view the film first with a sneak peek at theaters in most of our upcoming tour stops in North America. It’s not quite finished yet, but we can’t wait for you to see it and let us know what you think. Brought to you by award-winning director Jonas Åkerlund, who many fans know from his work with us on ‘Turn The Page,’ ‘Whiskey In The Jar,’ and ‘ManUNkind,’ the film will introduce you to fans from all corners of the world and tell their unique stories. You might even be in it!
“To all the fans who so generously gave us their time and let us into their lives, we say “thank you.” This film is all about YOU!”
Remaining screenings are listed below. Get tickets here, and watch a video trailer below.
Showtimes:
Houston, TX
June 13 – 6:30 PM – Regal Edwards Greenway Grande Palace
Santa Clara, CA
June 21 – 7 PM – AMC Mercado 20
Denver, CO
June 28 – 6:30 PM – Regal UA Denver Pavilions
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Variety: Metallica has taken some big risks, like changing up its sound for The Black Album and releasing the “Some Kind Of Monster” film. Fans have followed you even as you switch things up. Do you think that having this fanbase liberates you in taking big swings?
Lars Ulrich, “I don’t think it was ever a choice. I would like to believe that we dictate our own narrative, and one of the key pieces of the individual and collective DNA in Metallica is curiosity. We’ve always wanted to turn over rocks and look at new ideas and challenges. If curiosity is a significant part of our DNA, another part is the fear of complacency, a fear of fear, of getting stuck. The claustrophobia, “Oh my God, we’ve got to keep evolving. We’ve got to keep growing. We gotta keep trying different shit.” The fear of stagnation, of ending up on autopilot, a fear of repetition, of just getting stuck. So we’ve always pushed ourselves into new and different creative endeavours. Whether it’s the films or doing stuff with symphony orchestras or playing with different producers or new approaches, it’s to make sure that we always keep it fresh and there are always challenges in front of us. When Ride The Lightning came out, the fourth song, ‘Fade To Black,’ had acoustic guitars on it. There were definitely some raised eyebrows and people in the very hard-rock end of the community wondered what we were doing. But I would like to think that very early on, we stated that we were not to be boxed in, and we were not to be doing always what was expected. We would not be the band to churn out the same record over and over again, just in a different sleeve with different cover art. We were gonna do everything that we could to prevent that from happening.”
Read more at Variety.com.
“As a few of you may know, we’ve been working behind the scenes the last couple of years on a new film that will be released later this year starring you guys!,” states a recent update from Metallica. “Metallica Saved My Life explores our world through the lives of fans who have supported each other through highs, lows, trials, and triumphs for over four decades. And yeah, we’re in it a little bit too.
“You have the chance to view the film first with a sneak peek at theaters in most of our upcoming tour stops in North America. It’s not quite finished yet, but we can’t wait for you to see it and let us know what you think. Brought to you by award-winning director Jonas Åkerlund, who many fans know from his work with us on ‘Turn The Page,’ ‘Whiskey In The Jar,’ and ‘ManUNkind,’ the film will introduce you to fans from all corners of the world and tell their unique stories. You might even be in it!
“To all the fans who so generously gave us their time and let us into their lives, we say “thank you.” This film is all about YOU!”
Remaining screenings are listed below. Get tickets here, and watch a video trailer below.
Showtimes:
Houston, TX
June 13 – 6:30 PM – Regal Edwards Greenway Grande Palace
Santa Clara, CA
June 21 – 7 PM – AMC Mercado 20
Denver, CO
June 28 – 6:30 PM – Regal UA Denver Pavilions
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