Kirk Hammett
At the age of 16, Kirk Hammett, also part of Metallica, was recruited as a replacement for Dave Mustaine, Metallica’s previous guitarist. His parents put him on a plane to New York to meet with the band after frontman James Hetfield approached Hammett. The band was not impressed by the kid as he walked into the venue, but they hired him on the spot as soon as he nailed the solo for the hit “Seek and Destroy.”
Kirk Hammett
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