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Lars
Ulrich
© ART STREIBER/AUGUST
W
henpeoplehear
thename Lars
Ulrich, they think
of theüber-talentedmusician
with thedoublebassdrums
who’sbeen rockingaudiences
for over threedecadeswith the
bandMetallica. True. But he’s
alsoa veteranworld traveler,
avidart collector, fitnessbuff,
dedicatedparent, andfilm
aficionado. He just happens
toplay inoneof themost suc-
cessful groups of all time. CL
caught upwith Lars as hepre-
pares for another busy summer
with theband.
—
JAMESMAYFIELD
Overthepastcoupleofyears
wecameupwiththis ideafor
amovie
that’sa littlebitoutof
theordinary,not likethestan-
dardconcertmoviewiththe
backstagefootage.It’sshotin
3D,called
MetallicaThroughthe
Never
,andcomesoutAugust9.
It’smoreofastraight-up
concertfilmwithanarrative
thatweavesthroughit.It’sa
di
cultthingtoexplainto
peoplebecausethey’venever
quiteseenanything likeit.
There’sanincrediblygreat
youngactornamedDane
DeHaan[
Chronicle,Lawless,
Lincoln
]init.It’sbeena lotof
fun,andI’mreallypsychedfor
peopletoseethisfilm.
Art isapartofwhoIam,
andoneofmyfavorite
museums
istheLouisiana
MuseumofModernArt in
Denmark. It’sabout30min-
utesoutsideofCopenhagen
and isanabsolutesanctuary.
It’ssetkindofhalf indoorsand
halfoutdoorswitha lotof
sculpturesandCaldersand
HenryMooresout inthese
beautifulgardens.
Becausewetravel fora liv-
ing,myfavoriteplace inthe
worldtobe
isathome inSan
Francisco.There’salsoanoasis
thatItakethegangto forvaca-
tions inMontana, justoutside
ofBozeman;YellowstoneClub
ismy favoriteplacetoskion
thiswholeplanet.
Ialwaystravelwitha
little
multisystemDVDplayerthat
playssortofworldwidemovies.
A lotoftimeswhenyou’rein
foreigncountries,peopletalkto
youaboutthismovieorthat
movieoragreatavantgarde
moviethat’sfilmedinKoreaor
FranceoranewwaveofRoma-
niancinema.Ifsomeonegives
youamovieandyouhaveamul-
tisystemDVDplayer,thenyou
canjustpopitinandwatchit.
WheneverIgettoacity
aftera longflightI liketo
goforarun.There’snothing
greateraftera14-hourflight
thentogettoyourhoteland
doaquickruntogetyour legs
goingagainandyourblood
flowing.Mostcities,pretty
muchallcitiesinEurope,exist
aroundariver,andyoucanal-
waysrunalongtheriver.That
givesyouacouplethings:One, it
givesyouagreatwaytoexplore
theheartofthecitybecausethe
riveristheheartofthecityand
two, italsogivesyouaflatrun
becauseriverstendtobe
atvery lowelevations.
