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Liz Scarlett

"I remember him throwing his guitar up into the lighting rig, rubbing it against the speaker cabinets and playing it with his ass": Lars Ulrich on the first band to truly blow his mind

Lars Ulrich of Metallica.

Not many of us can claim to have had their introduction to rock music at such an early age. Lars Ulrich however, was luck enough to see one of the biggest rock bands in history performance live when he was just nine years old.

While in conversation with Classic Rock, the Metallica drummer discussed his lifelong love for Deep Purple, and reflected on seeing the legendary English rockers live alongside his father, former professional tennis player Torben Ulrich, on the grounds of a tennis tournament.

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