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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has quite a bit of experience with the sticks and thick skin to match. In a recent interview with Metal Forces, he discussed how in the 80’s the group planned to present him the axe.
“It’s certainly not something that I was ever aware of,” Ulrich admitted. “But I can tell you that there’s been other times as we’ve cruised along where there’s been some friction with this band member or that band member, and where things were a little awkward with this particular guy, or whatever.”
Although the legend of Ulrich’s potential dismissal is particularly well-known, as he went on to point out, you can’t have a band for 35 years without various members coming close to getting the axe.