Lars has mental breakdown. Dave Lombardo fills in.

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

Metallica Frontman Suffers Mental Breakdown
February 25, 2005, 7:12:57 METALLICA'S ULRICH 'BREAKDOWN' ON PLANE

METALLICA's LARS ULRICH pulled out of a major British rock festival last
year (04) after suffering a mental collapse in a plane on the way to the
event.

Two drummers - SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO and SLIPKNOT's JOEY JORDISON - filled
in for Ulrich when he was unable to appear at the DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL in
England in June 2004.

Ulrich blames his non-appearance on exhaustion, caused by an unrelenting
tour schedule and the break-up of his seven-year marriage to SKYLAR
SATENSTEIN.
The 41-year-old Dane says, "We'd had a heavy touring schedule in Japan,
Europe, America and Australia. In the midst of that there were things that
had come unravelled in my personal life - my family and my marriage and
stuff. I'd had a lot of late nights and early mornings.

"So I woke up in Copenhagen (Denmark) on the Sunday morning, had brunch with
14 in-laws and cousins and then I got on the plane. I was exhausted.

"We took off, and about halfway over to Midlands Airport (in England)... I
don't know what the f**k happened, but all of a sudden I just f**king lost
it.

"It was pretty f**king scary to be in a little f**king metal tube at 41,000
feet. I've never had anxiety attacks of any kind of stress attacks ever.

"So we landed in Hamburg (Germany) and went to the hospital. They took some
blood tests and everything was normal physically - it was just everything
caught up with me mentally."

"It was the first ever Metallica gig I'd ever missed.

"You wanna try laying in a hospital in Germany while Dave Lombardo - the
greatest drummer on the planet - is playing with your band. That's not easy.
Joey Jordison, too.

"I have a bit of an odd relationship with it - I still haven't looked at the
press or the pictures."

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/31672004.htm

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

not b/c of a guilty conscience for fucking over those napster downloaders, eh?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet Some Kind Of Monster was being shown on the plane

― rwrg, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

His ex-wife's name is Skylar Satenstein? That's a Rocky Horror name.

― moley (moley), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

two drummers: stephen hanley and jaimoe, were brought in to take Ulrich's place.

― 358, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

not b/c of a guilty conscience for fucking over those napster downloaders, eh?

*makes random punny joke about his server going down*

― Cunga (Cunga), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

It was pretty f**king scary to be in a little f**king metal tube at 41,000 feet...

...and totally OUT OF BLOW!!

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

>>Dave Lombardo - the
greatest drummer on the planet

Lars is either ignorant of what traits are required in "the greatest drummer on the planet" or just going overboard with his flattery.

― Yeah Dude, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

umm.. no.. lars is otm. he's the best drummer ever.

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

but it takes lombardo + a dude from slipknot to equal Lars! Clearly Lars is better! That's like saying Dave Weckerman is better than Anton Fier!

― mwetjm, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)

or maybe the dude from slipknot is like a handicap or something

― gjem, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

joey either played on a different date cuz dave was busy or played on songs dave didnt know.

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

seriously, use your fucking heads.

― charleston charge (chaki), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

charleston charge is either ignorant of what traits are required in "the greatest drummer on the planet" or just going overboard with his flattery.

― Yeah Dude, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Why Baht, are you having to deal with the fact people disagree with you again and that your standards aren't objective? You really must watch out for your hernias.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

His ex-wife's name is Skylar Satenstein? That's a Rocky Horror name.

-- moley (dominakto...), February 27th, 2005.

I remember reading an interview where Matt Damon basically admitted that the character named Skylar in Good Will Hunting was based on her, and that she left him for Lars and he was really bitter about it. which is a piece of trivia that really amuses me for some reason.

― Al (sitcom), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I once suffered a hernia trying to play a double bass drum pattern. Ouch

― Guy Man Dude, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i like how the headline refers to him as the "Metallica Frontman". i mean, he kind of is.

― Al (sitcom), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

It amuses you because a woman left Matt Damon for Lars Ulrich

― theka, Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

no, I don't think that's it. I think it's more an Alanis/Dave Coulier type of amusement.

― Al (sitcom), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:24 (twenty-one years ago)

T/S: "Matt Damon dumped for Lars Ulrich" or "Justin Timberlake dumped for Fred Durst"

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Matt and Lars will be very happy together. Wait, I read that wrong.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 27 February 2005 21:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait...why is this being reported now when it happened in what, June 2004?

― -the-night-watch- (-the-night-watch-), Monday, 28 February 2005 01:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Ya gotta hype that DVD somehow.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 28 February 2005 01:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Just saw it the other night actually. 'Twas awesome - love the come back tour ending!

― -the-night-watch- (-the-night-watch-), Monday, 28 February 2005 01:20 (twenty-one years ago)

>>Dave Lombardo - the
greatest drummer on the planet

Lars is either ignorant of what traits are required in "the greatest drummer on the planet" or just going overboard with his flattery.

-- Yeah Dude (drbah...), February 27th, 2005.

dude, three words: Reign...in...Fucking...Blood

ok thats 4 words, but you get the drift

― latebloomer: The Heavy Metal Velveeta Faction (latebloomer), Monday, 28 February 2005 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd love to hear what Dave Lombardo, Dave Mustaine, Cliff Burton, and John Marshall would sound like together.

(Then again, maybe not.)

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Monday, 28 February 2005 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Dave Lombardo is no Art Blakey.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 28 February 2005 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, he actually is.

― charleston charge (chaki), Monday, 28 February 2005 09:07 (twenty-one years ago)

he is art blakey minus a slipknot dude

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 28 February 2005 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I always felt that Art Blakey was held back by Slipknot anyway.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 28 February 2005 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://tonyd.users.netlink.co.uk/f98/gifs/bury_2h2.jpg

LOST IN NEVER NEVER LAND!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 28 February 2005 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Dave Lombardo is GRATE.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 28 February 2005 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Feel better my little Danish friend.

― Dave Mustard Stain (calstars), Monday, 28 February 2005 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.