Lars Ulrich, Napster Moment Recalled

Almost a decade ago, Metallica's mighty founding father made a trip to the Menlo Park courthouse in Northern California to perform-- what was at the time-- a bold act against file sharing and the rising popularity of Napster. Delivering the names of 300,000 fans who'd illegally traded their sacred tunes, Lars stood in front of a media melee, said his peace, and jumped in a van parked in front of the courthouse. KNAC.COM founder, Rob Jones, and yours truly hopped into that van and asked Lars for an exclusive statement that we could deliver directly to the band's heavy metal fan base that the self-proclaimed 'loudest dot com on the planet' catered to. Twenty minutes later, me, Rob and Lars were sitting in a park, two miles away, rolling video. This is a three-minute slice of a half-hour conversation between two old friends. Posted again ten years later, for perspective and posterity, I'm in the process of editing the rest of the dialogue and will get it up here soon.

My personal relationship with Lars has evolved and survived to this day. He composed the foreword to my 2006 memoir, Life on Planet Rock, and invited me to Metallica's induction last spring into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. Fade to black...
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Planet-Rock-Backstage-Debauched/dp/0767922085/ref=...

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• Lars Ulrich
• Napster
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[xXxgermanfriedelxXx]

fucking me and fucking james were at a fucking game without the fucking baby sitters and that's what makes it fucking worth it! xD

[CallMehSam]

whoa, what an excessive use for "fuck"

[TimothyADonaghue]

Look folks.... Sorry but I grew a big fat softy when he said the two of them cheersed and hugged.... I love those dudes so happy they can be buddies still through everything....

[TimothyADonaghue]

Hahaha I love Lars. Awesome.

[Jord3W]

@1108monkey and if you think he should stop ranting on about how he wants more money because he's already loaded, then that sounds like you think that once people have reached a certain amount of money in their lives, they shouldn't get anymore, so downloading Metallicas music should be free

[Jord3W]

@1108monkey He might not be thankful for what he has, and he might be doing it for himself, but the more he stands illegally downloading music, the more money he gets for himself for what hes done, he deserves all the money he gets from the songs he writes, and i'd be mad if someone was taking my stuff no matter how rich i was, and the more he stands against it, it makes people that want the music, makes them buy it and stop being lazy and thinking the world revolves around them

[1108monkey]

@Jord3W haha i never said that i was for illegal music downloads, what im saying is he already is living the rich life and he can't be thankful for what he has, meaning hes a little spoiled bitch. I'm sorry that i get a little pissed when people that are already filthy rich complain about how they don't have more money.

much love from: an ignorant prick <3

[Jord3W]

@1108monkey But if someone doesn't put a stop to illegally downloading music, artists and bands in the future will eventually disappear because they have nothing to suppoort the band on, stop complaining cause he's trying to make you purchase something he worked hard for you ignorant prick

[magicthunder666]

:O "it was me fucking james in the car last night" 1:30

[MetalGearSteel]

After listening to the 30th anniv gigs, Lars really doesn't help himself, even here.

[ltsmash99]

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.......SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU TARD

[brpadington]

Maybe instead of fighting napster they should have been writing songs so that their next albums didn't sound like shit.