Australia’s VANCE JOY Cites METALLICA As Guitar Inspiration; Video
May 31, 2016, 7 years ago
Though he's best known now for his folksy ukulele-playing, Australian indie folk singer Vance Joy started out practicing Metallica riffs, reports Rolling Stone.
Though the metal band is not a huge influence on the music he has written since, they did teach him a lot about breaking song structure rules. "[A song] can be whatever. As long as you're feeling like this is a cool thing, I think people will go that journey with you."
Check out the video below, and read the full story at RollingStone.com.