METALLICA's Lars Ulrich - "LOU REED Challenged Me To A Street Fight"
May 3, 2012, 12 years ago
In a new interview with Spin.com, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich discusses LOU REED and their recent collaboration on the Lulu album. And excerpt from the interview follows:
Q: Speaking of bizarre, were you surprised by the reaction to Lulu?
A: "It was more spiteful than anyone was prepared for. Especially against Lou. He is such a sweet man. But when Metallica do impulsive riffing and Lou Reed is reciting abstract poetry about German bohemians from 150 years ago, it can be difficult to embrace."
Q: You never had second thoughts when sweet Lou came in with lyrics like, "I swallow your sharpest cutter / Like a colored man's dick"?
A: "I understand that to some 13-year-old in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, it can all seem a little cringe-worthy, but to someone raised in an art community in Copenhagen in the late '60s, that was expected."
Q: Did Lou ever give you his what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you stare?
A: "One time I had to point something out to him about how things were functioning in the outside world and he got hot and bothered. He challenged me to a street fight, which is a pretty daunting proposition because he's an expert in martial arts and is never too far from a sword. The good thing about me is I can do the 100-meter dash faster than most other 48-year-old musicians."
Read the full interview at this location.
