They trained and competed for countless grueling hours, week after week.
What came next ushered in a trailblazing career that has left a permanent imprint on rock history.
But just who was that drummer?
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Well, it was known other thanMetallica’s own Lars Ulrich.
We relocated to Newport Beach and I was going to play tennis at Corona del Mar High School."
I wasnt one of the best 10 tennis players in the street that I lived on!"
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He also went into detail about the good relationship he had with them."
In other interviews, Ulrich discusses the sport’s pressure and competitiveness in greater detail.
With his familial dreams shattered, he turned to his other passion,Rock n Roll music.
“My dad’s passion away from tennis was also music.
So I grew up in a very musically rich household.
There was a lot of music in the family.”
In fact,Forbes magazinejust named them in 2024the greatest Heavy Metal band of all time.
I consider myself to be thebiggest Metallica fan there is.
you’re free to listen to Metallica’s catalog of music on Spotify.
