Kirk Hammett has hit back at online haters with a challenge to shredders who think they can outplay him: “What’s the point?” He also attacked the musical utility of sweep picking, describing the technique as “incredibly easy but it sounds incredibly hard… Why do it?”
In an exclusive interview with Total Guitar, Hammett ridicules the idea that his solo on Lux Æterna is bad because it isn’t hard to play. “Yeah, my fucking friends down the street could probably play a better solo than Lux Æterna – but what’s the point?” he argues. “For me, what’s appropriate is playing for the song and playing in the moment.”
