Lars Ulrich has turned to films for inspiration of late, after admitting he can no longer find it in the modern musical landscape.
Speaking to Noisey, Ulrich explained that he is a massive film buff, a medium which has knocked music off the top of his list.
“When I enter the film world, that’s when I turn my brain off. Music is not terribly inspiring anymore unfortunately.
“In the world of film, there are still more creative things happening — it’s more intriguing. Film is definitely my favorite escape. These things [pointing at his smartphone] have a tendency to disrupt your life if you let them, so I guess seeing films is the most immediate disassociation from this damn thing.”
As is the case with most humans, Ulrich believes the music that happened when he was in his formative years is the best.
“Ten years ago or 30 years ago, it was different. Like, ‘Oh my god Guns N’ Roses, oh my God who are these Nirvana guys! Oasis!’ You were hearing about it and you wanted to meet them.”
“Nowadays, there aren’t any bands that have had that impact on me. The last time where I was like, ‘Holy f–k! This really inspires me,’ was this band called Sword from Austin, Texas. Stoner rock, kind of a modern Black Sabbath. Super cool. They showed up seven or eight years ago, and I just had to bring these guys on tour.”
“These bands are few and far between nowadays. This is not a black and white statement. I know more about film than I do about music because I follow it more.”
Don’t worry though, still send your demos to Lars.
“That doesn’t mean if something awesome came and slapped me in the face then I wouldn’t embrace it, it just shows up less and less.”
