HETFIELD: Some fans said, "Leave Napster alone,
dude" -- if they were suicidal [laughs]. But that was
after "Metallica rocks, dude." So you would turn your
"thanks" into a "fuck you." I've gotten into
plenty of arguments with fans who just wanted to "discuss"
it. This poor girl in Atlanta, I made her cry. She felt money was
evil. Why don't you go live in Canada or some socialist country?
ULRICH:
If you'd stop being a Metallica fan because I won't give you my
music for free, then fuck you. I don 't want you to be a Metallica
fan.
HAMMETT:
I'm still shocked at the reaction people have. I thought it was so
obvious: People are taking our music when they're not supposed to,
and we want to stop them. Computers make it seem like you're not
stealing, because all you're doing is pressing a button. The bottom
line is, stealing is not right.
PLAYBOY:
You guys pissed off a lot of people. On the Metallica Usenet group,
there's an ongoing thread called "Kirk and Lars are gay."
HAMMETT:
That just shows a total lack of creative juices. That's like calling
someone "fatso."
PLAYBOY:
Maybe you were right on the merits. But it's hard for people to
sympathize with the rich.
ULRICH:
Yeah, it is. So it becomes about "these greedy rock
stars." But understand, 80 million records later, I don't know
what the fuck to do with all the money I have. So now can we talk
about what the real issue is? The real issue, for me, is choice. I
want to choose what happens to my music. It's pretty clear that the
future is selling your music online. But common sense will tell you
that you cannot do that if the guy next door is giving it away for
free.
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