“I'm death obsessed. You know, I have death all over my house. I have a stuffed two headed sheep!” KnowsTwoHouseObsessionObsessedSheep Author:Kirk Hammett
“Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn't mean you have to use them all in a solo.” KnowsMeanUseBillionsScalesSolo Author:Kirk Hammett
“For a while I was collecting Satan and devil stuff - you know, anything that had to do with old Beelzebub or Lucifer. But I had to put the brakes on it, because there's a lot of stuff out there, and the collection was just growing too quickly.” KnowsStuffGrowingDevilSatanCollectionsCollectingLuciferBrake Author:Kirk Hammett
“Ampeg made incredible guitar heads in the early Nineties and then stopped. And I don't know why. The one we used had a nice clean, warm sound, and it blended well with the other amps that were in the studio.” KnowsWellsMadeUsedSoundNiceCleanGuitarIncrediblesStudiosWarm Author:Kirk Hammett
“For the 'Load' album, I was experimenting so much with tone that I had to keep journals on what equipment I was using. For 'Hero of the Day', I know I used a 1958 Les Paul Standard with a Matchless Chieftain, some Boogie amps and a Vox amp - again, they're all blended.” KnowsUsedHeroStandardsAlbumsToneLoadJournalEquipmentBoogie Author:Kirk Hammett