An Inside Look At Lars Ulrich's Life And Career

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Despite Oasis being remembered as a seminal band of the '90s Britpop scene, the Gallagher brothers โ€” Noel (pictured) and Liam โ€” are equally as famous for not getting along and the endless controversies that follow them around. However, Noel did do something positive once upon a time that inspired Lars Ulrich to give up a bad habit, as the Metallica drummer revealed to Mirror.

Ulrich disclosed that when Metallica partied, he found his alcohol tolerance to be lower than his bandmates and friends. Somewhere in that time period, he discovered cocaine would help to keep him awake and prevent him from crashing as early as he used to, so he started to use it. "Then [years ago], I read an interview with Noel Gallagher, in which he said: 'I just stopped doing cocaine,'" Ulrich said. "I thought that was really cool: It felt so fresh, so honest, so pure โ€” I love that side of him. I've never had an addictive personality, so I woke up one day and said: 'enough.'"

But Metallica hasn't turned into Hulk Hogan, who tells children to say their prayers and take their vitamins. Ulrich insisted the band can still let loose when they want to.

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