1.
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.
Kirk Hammett
2.
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home.
Cliff Burton
3.
It wasn't enough for Megadeth to do well; I wanted Metallica to fail.
Dave Mustaine
5.
There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.
James Hetfield
6.
People say that being kicked out of Metallica is what drove me to be better and faster in Megadeth, but i was faster and better than Metallica when i was in Metallica
Dave Mustaine
8.
I tell you very honestly, 1 billion percent, I have never regretted leaving Metallica.
Jason Newsted
9.
The day Metallica's over, i'm not going to put an ad looking for another band. I'll put my drumsticks on the shelf and there's 14 other things I wanna try. Metallica's the only band I've ever been and it's the only I ever wanna be in.
Lars Ulrich
10.
There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.
James Hetfield
11.
It's all fun and games until someone gets a boner.
Daniel Tosh
12.
Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate.
Kirk Hammett
13.
Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.
Dee Dee Ramone
14.
Sure, Kill Bill is a violent movie. But it's a Tarantino movie. You don't go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.
Quentin Tarantino
15.
I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.
Lars Ulrich
16.
One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.
Lars Ulrich
17.
As much as Metallica rocked, they always had these song names... 'The Thing That Shouldn't Be'. 'The Chair That Wasn't There', you know?
Bill Burr
18.
Metallica's the only band I've ever been in and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.
Lars Ulrich
21.
We were nominated [for Grammy] once before for our album 1916. We were up against Metallica at the time and they had just sold a quarter of a zillion albums.
Lemmy Kilmister
22.
Usually when I'm mad, I'd rather listen to angry music than soothing music - more heavy metal, some Metallica or something.
Matt Kenseth
23.
Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.
James Hetfield
24.
Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere - it's great.
James Hetfield
25.
As long as it says Metallica on the record it's Metallica.
Lars Ulrich
26.
We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans.
Kirk Hammett
27.
Lars [Ulrich] of Metallica is one of the worst drummers I've ever heard, but they hide it because they spend millions recording.
Slim Moon
28.
I'm not Metallica, you can tell that I'm really not that angry in most of my songs.
William Fitzsimmons
29.
Soundgarden and Metallica, The Ramones, Everclear... I think they all wanted to see if we still knew how to play.
Rick Nielsen
30.
I was into Metallica when they first started, like when Kill Em All came out.
David Pajo
31.
I didn't like the way I was let go from Metallica.
Dave Mustaine
32.
Our day-to-day lives recording and touring aren't that different from those of Metallica, even though the perceived worldview is totally different. So that can be a difficult thing to reconcile sometimes.
Robin Pecknold
33.
As big as Metallica are, they're still not like a pop act. As big as they are, they're still not U2 or Lady Gaga. It's still underground.
Scott Ian