Kirk Hammett Quote

I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it's music that blows the tension away. I think that's why people who have had really bad childhoods are attracted to heavy metal. It allows people to release aggression and tension in a nonviolent way. Also, heavy metal seems to attract all sorts of scruffy, lost animals, strays no one wants.

Playboy (April 2001)

I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it's music that blows the tension away. I think that's why people who have had really bad childhoods are...

I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it's music that blows the tension away. I think that's why people who have had really bad childhoods are...

I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it's music that blows the tension away. I think that's why people who have had really bad childhoods are...

I think heavy metal is therapeutic - it's music that blows the tension away. I think that's why people who have had really bad childhoods are...