Kirk Hammett

Name: Kirk Hammett
Date of Birth: November 18, 1962
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Mini-bio: Born in San Francisco, and raised in the East Bay town of El Sobrante,
he gained an interest in music from his brother Rick's extensive record collection,
Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and UFO.
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Kirk Hammett mini-bio: Born in San Francisco, and raised in the East Bay town of El Sobrante, he gained an interest in music from his brother Rick's extensive record collection, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and UFO. After picking up a 1978 Fender Stratocaster, Kirk experimented by mixing and matching guitar parts to find his perfect sound before falling for a 1974 Gibson Flying V. In a determined (and successful) effort to upgrade his equipment, Kirk even took a shift at Burger King to get the cash together for his first Marshall amp. Around that time, Kirk also co-founded Exodus with Paul Baloff, and the East Bay thrashers crossed paths with Metallica twice, in late '82 and early '83, as a support act.

In April 1983, Kirk received a phone call from Metallica in New York. They were in the process of firing guitarist Dave Mustaine and wanted Kirk to fly out and audition. Kirk got the money together for the flight, left California for the first time and arrived in the late afternoon to find three guys who were still waking up. Immediately he, and they, knew the fit was right despite the fact nobody ever formally invited him to join. A keen student of his instrument even today, Hammett followed his first 'Kill 'Em All' tour by taking lessons from Joe Satriani, and embarked upon a passage of guitar self-education that took in jazz, blues and classical styles. Indeed, education has always been Kirk's answer to potential burnout. After the marathon 'Black' album tour ended in 1993, he immediately went to the City College of San Francisco where he took classes, something he credits as the reason behind his reinvention as a guitarist on the 'Load' and 'Re-load' albums. Kirk continues to bring not only a dazzling array of lead guitar parts to Metallica's music but also some savage rifferey, having started sharing 6-string duties with James during the 'Load' era. He is happily married to Lani, and lives in San Francisco along with a large collection of old Hollywood movie memorabilia, his two dogs Darla and Hoku, plus cats.......Kirk plays his guitar at least 361 days a year.

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shevamilan

MetallicA 4 ever!!!!

posted 130 days ago
alimetal78

kirk for ever in heart of iranian metallica fans kirk one of best guitarist in a world

posted 613 days ago
spierce182

fuck yeah Metallica kicks Megadeth's ass you know that David Mustaine isn't even that good he can just alternate pick, but Kirk Hammet has it all

posted 853 days ago
stargazer0713

following up on the previous comment: Metallica kicks Megadeth's @$$

posted 891 days ago
RustxInxPeace

Metallica is the shit! i have to say i'm pissed that they fired mustaine thgouh. i still think megadeth is the better of the two bands.

posted 916 days ago
Kryzco

Metallica RULES!!!

posted 975 days ago