Episode 342 - So What! The Rob Trujillo Interview

METAL UP YOUR PODCAST - All Things Metallica

Clint Wells

Clint Wells, Ethan Luck, Heavy Metal, Arts, Nashville, Metal Up Your Podcast, Metal, Music, Society & Culture, Thrash Metal, Metallica

4.9 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

This week special guest host Brad Blazeck joins Clint to break down the 72S Rob Trujillo interview conducted by Steffan Chirazi. In this candid interview Rob breaks down how he stayed positive and creative during lockdown, how his intentionally botched attempt at an acoustic version of "The Day That Never Comes" kickstarted the 72 Seasons sessions, working remotely with Greg Fidelman, how Lars and Kirk still surprise him, riding the magic carpet with James Hetfield and how Metallica is a band always striving to be better. Also discussed in this episode: - bagpipes in Metallica - Megadave turns a new leaf? - Lulu as Metallica’s best record - Guy Fieri and the post office - being a true - St. Anger as a return to form - the genius of Inamorata - Peace Sells, but who’s Brian? - Hot Summer Nights guy - Brad eats raw flour - the opposite of trues - differences between Jason and Rob - Rob’s secret sauce in Metallica - more Jason Newstead speculation - Kirk’s role in Metallica - Lars as a visionary - working with your kids - St. Anger thoughts - 72 Seasons vs. Hardwired

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0:00.0	Metallica, here they come, the kings of metal! on I burn
0:25.6	Hey, this is Stefan
0:27.6	and you're listening to Metal Up your podcast. I know for me personally that every note that I played on this record had a certain importance and impact.
0:46.3	And it was coming from the heart more than any of the other records I've made with Metallica.
1:02.0	This album to me really resonated Magnification
1:11.6	This album to me really resonated
1:15.6	What was going on in my life
1:18.6	I mean I don't even think, I know people feel on that.
1:33.3	That's the magic of music.
1:35.3	I really do believe that we were all playing from our heart.
1:49.0	There's a collaborative spirit of not alone already. that's something that is a sort of a magic
2:04.4	ingredient that we have in 72 seasons welcome the metal of your podcast i'm your host clint wells here
2:13.6	with a very special guest not only a special special guest, but a guest host, definitely
2:17.8	not Bradley, but Brad Blazick. Welcome to the show, Brad. Hey, what's going on? Are you Clinton?
2:26.0	What is your question? Yeah. If you were to peek at my birth certificate, it would say Clinton
2:29.7	Moore's. But unlike you and unlike the coach for the Denver Nuggets, I don't mind being called
2:35.3	Clinton, but you have a visceral. There's something triggered in you that's visceral. If you're
2:40.9	referred to as, I won't even say it, the B-L-E-Y. Where does that come from? I don't know. That's
2:45.9	what I'm saying. I wonder if it's like maybe a girl in kindergarten made fun of me and kept calling me that.
2:53.0	Well, I mean, if I wanted to invoke the great Sigmund Freud, a lot of it probably comes down to your relationship with your mother.
2:59.6	And so I don't know if you want to start off the episode by exploring those things.
3:03.9	Yes.
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