When I read that Richey Beckett had lost vision in his right eye, I was floored. It isn’t the sort of news you expect. Instantly, my mind hurtled into that weird space where you try to imagine what it must be like and how much harder it must be when your world predominantly revolves around translating what you see and imagine into a piece of physical art.
Lars sits down with Steffan to reflect upon the process of creating an album and what it’s like to bring that work to life on the road.
Read the exclusive interview with Kirk for his perspective on how the new album, ***72 Seasons***, came together.
James gives us an exclusive and in depth interview about the new album.
Robert Trujillo offers a detailed breakdown of how he dealt with all matters of world and creativity in a pandemic, and how he saw the journey into ***72 Seasons*** being created.
Lars sits down with Steffan to reflect upon the process of creating an album and what it’s like to bring that work to life on the road.
Read the exclusive interview with Kirk for his perspective on how the new album, ***72 Seasons***, came together.
James gives us an exclusive and in depth interview about the new album.
Robert Trujillo offers a detailed breakdown of how he dealt with all matters of world and creativity in a pandemic, and how he saw the journey into ***72 Seasons*** being created.
So What!'s Steffan Chirazi catches up with Robert Trujillo on a summer August day.
I sit in a packed plane on the second leg of my flight from San Francisco to Santiago, Chile, where, in a few days, Metallica will play a show outside the US for the first time since August 25, 2019, in Mannheim, Germany.
Where to start…well, once upon a time, 40 years ago, a young Danish guy and a young Downey dude found each other through an ad in some free paper…and here we are. Four decades later, in 2021.
The zoom flickers to life, and there he is, Jason Newsted, as ebullient, energetic, and friendly as ever.
Lars is used to being the chief navigator. He is used to knowing the exact speed and coordinates at which Metallica is traveling, yet for the last 12 months, such things were often impossible to get ahead of. I wondered how all of this would affect Lars, and the fact is, he has weathered the turbulence with relative calm, carving out some continuity amidst those waves of the unknown.
As ever, Rob Trujillo is the river that helps connect Metallica and ensure there is always flow between the four band members. He remains – in my opinion – the quintessential rock’n’roll renaissance man: a supremely creative, connective, empathetic, and enlightened person who constantly seeks fresh creative energy and always wants to learn more about everything.