- Music
- 20 Jun 03
"Bush has a lot of blood on his hands", say Metallica
Speaking exclusively to Hot Press, Kirk Hammett slams the US President
Metallica have launched a blistering attack against George W. Bush.
Talking in the current issue of Hot Press, Kirk Hammett says: "I didn't vote for him. He won the election by proxy. I don't think he was qualified in the beginning and I don't think he's qualified now to lead the country. In my opinion, he's got a lot of blood on his hands."
The band are also upset that the U.S. military have been using 'Enter Sandman' to 'soften up' Iraqi prisoners before interrogation.
"That to me is a very sad thing," Hammett resumes. "It's a tragedy. We make music to entertain – to help people, to uplift people, to help people through hard times, to get ourselves through hard times. Unfortunately, we really don't have any control over what people do with our music. I just think it's an incredibly shameful thing that people are using our music for such a negative thing. I think it's a goddam shame. It's a serious misuse of our music. It's disgusting!"
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