<![CDATA[Kotaku: Lars Ulrich]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Lars Ulrich]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/lars ulrich http://kotaku.com/tag/lars ulrich <![CDATA[Lars Ulrich Is A Dirty, Rotten Guitar Hero III Cheater]]> We don't expect celebrities to genuinely be good at the video games they appear in, but one would think that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich could play his own band's songs in Guitar Hero. But no... More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5177516&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lars Ulrich Explains Why Metallica Sided With Guitar Hero, Not Rock Band]]> In an interview with Canadian radio station KBS, Metallica's outspoken and occasionally loathed drummer Lars Ulrich explains — albeit vaguely — why his band is a Guitar Hero band, not a Rock Band band. He says that the gang behind Guitar Hero was "ready to step up on a number of fronts and it's been great," whatever that means. "We had to make a decision, and it was one or the other, and we felt that Guitar Hero were more suited for what we were looking for," Ulrich said. You know, Lars, we may not be thinking of the same reasons, but that actually makes perfect sense. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5067387&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lars Ulrich Ponders Guitar Hero Signing Coolness]]> Rolling Stone magazine caught up with Metallica last week at their Record Store Day signing event in California, where they interviewed drummer Lars Ulrich, demonstrating the sort of hard-hitting interview questions that have made Rolling Stone a shining example of everything good about pop culture journalism.
You signed a lot of Guitar Hero controllers. Is that cool?
In response, I'd imagine Ulrich propped his leg up on a table and scratched his chin thoughtfully, pondering the level of coolness he'd experienced on that day.
It's fucking way cool.
Whoa. You just don't get that deep with People magazine...people. Then Lars went on to ruin the illusion by making a valid, heartwarming point.
Our kids love playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It's awesome. There's something really positive coming out of video games. It's so cool to sit there and have your kids talk to you about Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and Soundgarden.
Wow, he's right. That is fucking way cool. More »
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