GOJIRA - "Opening For METALLICA Is A Huge Page We’re Turning"
October 24, 2009, 15 years ago
Chad Bowar at About.com recently spoke with GOJIRA frontman Joe Duplantier. An excerpt from the interview is available below.
Bowar: This is the last night of your tour with METALLICA. How has it been?
Duplantier: "It was the best tour we’ve ever done. Opening for Metallica is a huge page we’re turning. It was really a dream since we formed the band. In the early days I remember we were talking that our ultimate goal would be to open for Metallica. We did this because of Metallica. We wanted to be just like them when we were young and starting out. And today we are opening for them. We really achieved something. It’s really an awesome feeling."
Bowar: Have you had much contact with Metallica’s members during the tour, or are they pretty isolated?
Duplantier: "We thought they would be isolated, but they are not. They are really simple and down to earth and pay a lot of attention to the people working with them and the opening acts. They will sometimes show up in our dressing room to say hi. I remember the first time James Hetfield came into the dressing room we were so nervous. After a week or two we started getting used to the presence of the Metallica guys. They are really nice. We’ve had a chance to hang out with them sometimes, like go to a restaurant. It’s really cool."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
