Earlier this month on the second night of Wrestlemania, WWE superstar Damian Priest cashed in his Money In The Bank Contract and captured the World Heavyweight Championship from the just-crowned Drew McIntyre. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Priest talked at length about the impact heavy metal has had on his life and career.
“Music in general, it moulds your character,” he said. “How you dress, how you talk, your vibe. For me, heavy metal is everything I like, because I’ve always been into the weird, the odd, things that aren’t normal. I love that vibe. I’ve always loved that idea of being different, and [metal] just made me feel alive.”
Priest went on to say that Metallica and Ozzy got him hooked on heavy metal, and a friend played him Children Of Bodom. “I just remember him playing Children Of Bodom, and I was like, ‘OK, some of this stuff is like Undertaker music!’ As a wrestler I was like, ‘Yeah, play Undertaker-style music! Play that stuff that makes me feel something!'”
Priest also said he jumped up on stage at Kid Rock’s Nashville bar to sing Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” He was then asked if he had a dream band that could play him to the ring at Wrestlemania.
“The mighty Metallica!” he said. “You know what I mean? Can you imagine Metallica playing me to the ring? It’d be wild! Maybe I’ve gotta talk to the boss man and be like, ‘Hey? What’s up with Metallica?’ That’d be a whole different dream scenario. I don’t even know if I’m ready for that.”
Read Priest’s full interview here.
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