In the post-Grammys haze, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone magazine that Lady Gaga was the “quintessential perfect fifth member of this band”, a statement which no doubt caused late bassist Cliff Burton to start spinning furiously in his grave.
“Her voice, her attitude, her outlook on everything is so awesome,” Ulrich gushed at the time. “[It] was so effortless and organic and she just has the spirit of hard rock and metal flowing through her veins. It comes really easy for her. There’s nothing contrived; she just has this super warm, easy energy.”
James Hetfield isn’t so sold on the idea, telling Chilean newspaper La Tercera, “I have no interest” in working with the pop star again. “But just being with her gave me a different energy”, she conceded, “she goes beyond the limits, like us.”
Revisit their performance, below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbAhfWPmGWM
