LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-DEC 26, 2019…HAPPY 56th BIRTHDAY TO LARS ULRICH. LARS IS BEST KNOWN AS THE DRUMMER AND CO-FOUNDER OF METALLICA. LARS WAS BORN IN DENMARK AND MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN HE WAS 16 IN ORDER TO TRAIN TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER. HE GOT HERE AND SAID F*** THAT , I WANT TO ROCK, AND STARTED PLAYING DRUMS. HE FELL IN LOVE WITH ROCK & ROLL WHEN HE WENT TO HIS FIRST CONCERT (DEEP PURPLE). IT’S BEEN STATED THAT CATCHING A Y&T SHOW WAS ONE OF HIS DEFINING MOMENTS WHEN HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO BECOME A MUSICIAN. LARS WAS INDUCTED WITH HIS FELLOW METALLICA BANDMATES INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HOF IN 2009. HE WAS ALSO KNIGHTED IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY OF DENMARK IN 2017.
HAPPY BDAY LARS. HERE’S LARS MAKING IT HAPPEN WITH METALLICA.
