As fans gear up for Metallica’s forthcoming record, “72 Seasons,” the band is making the rounds in the press to promote the album and upcoming mega-tour.
Drummer Lars Ulrich recently talked about how he sometimes reads online comments to gauge the reaction of fans to the band’s new material. Thankfully for Lars and Metallica, the vast majority of responses to the songs released so far from “72 Seasons” has been positive.
In another new interview with Revolver, Ulrich was asked if Metallica set any time limits on how long they plan to keep touring. The 59-year-old drummer responded: “It’s not something we’ve talked a lot about, no. I think most of the energy and the resources go into trying to stay healthy, stay cohesive, stay functioning.”
“As I get older, I spend more and more of my time on my daily workouts, on my cardio, on my strength training. I’m chained to my Peloton hours a day. It’s all about trying to stay healthy: eating healthy, living healthy, whatever it is each of us need to bring to the table. Obviously, there is a point where it’s maybe not going to function anymore at some level, where we can’t play ‘Battery’ or ‘Master Of Puppets’ or songs like that. I know there’s some people in the comments section that think that point has already come — and I appreciate that. [Laughs] But the only thing I can say is that it hasn’t happened yet, knock on wood. Hopefully it won’t happen for a while. I mean, McCartney’s out there past his 80th birthday. The Rolling Stones are still out there. Springsteen just started his tour.”
The interviewer then noted that no one Lars mentioned is playing songs with the speed and ferocity of “Battery.”
Lars responded: “Right. But at the same time, Springsteen plays three-hour shows and just played 28 fucking songs on the opening night. He looks healthier and stronger than ever. But I appreciate what you’re saying. None of them are playing ‘Battery’. I would say if we stay healthy, hopefully we’ve got another decade. I mean, the second I’m done with you, I’m getting on the Peloton.”
Ulrich previously told Pollstar: “When people go, ‘How long is the tour?’ Maybe to my early-to-mid-70s and then as long as we can keep going without, you know, falling prey to the physical ailments that can cut these things short. Knock on wood.”
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