Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted recently talked to Dean Delray where he commented on people calling his ex-bandmate, Lars Ulrich, an underwhelming musician.
He said:
“Anybody that says that is a f**king idiot. They have no idea what they’re talking about. The depth of this guy, his foresight, his comprehension of what the hell was going on when he was 21, 22, 23. Seriously?
“So if he can’t play the same fill as Dave Lombardo or whoever the f*ck you pick for today, so what? Look at the scoreboard, motherf**ker. Do not talk s*it about that guy. He’s way ahead of you in most things, I promise you that, I promise you.
“If we wouldn’t have had him and his ability to anticipate, to predict, to know geography, to understand what country and what city and what did what at what time and all this stuff, no way Metallica would be what they were.
”No way! So you need to get ahold of yourselves because there’s way more to it than just being able to hit a snare drum.”