BIRTH DATE:               AUGUST 3

BIRTH PLACE:              lOS Angeles

gREW UP:                   bREA, cALIFORNIA

Marital status:       Married

Siblings:                     Dede, a younger sister

Religion:                   His parents were Christian Scientists

Drives:                      Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram

Influences:               Skynyrd, Sabbath, Motorhead, Diamond Head

Heroes:                     Clint Eastwood, Pops Hetfield

Fav New Bands:       C.O.C, Kyuss, Gov't Mule

Fav Lyricists:            Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

Fav Sports Team:     Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks and Clash

Fav Foods:                Mexican, meat and potatoes, Coors Light

First Bands:             Obsession, Leather Charm

Before Metallica:   Worked in sticker printing factory

Likes:                          Hunting, fishing, anonymity, snowboarding,
                                   street hockey, water skiing, cigars

First concert:        Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California
 
Describes self as:    Rugged, honest, stubborn
 

FAMOUS SAYINGS:

"We're discovering things as we go along; it's not a boring ride, that's for sure!"
 

"There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive."
 

"We'd record a song that people liked and wanted to hear on the radio, and the radio wouldn't play it because it was too long. Or they wanted to edit it, which we wouldn't allow."
 

"Lars was always nervous on stage, so he'd play faster and faster. Nobody wanted to wimp out and tell him that he was playing too fast. We just figured, 'Hell, we'll just play faster too.'"
 

"Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica."
 

"I had fucking long hair for 20 years! Of course I cut it!"