DATE OF BIRTH: November 18, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH: San Francisco, CA
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 7 inch
WEIGHT: 134lbs
MARITAL STATUS: Kirk married Lani in Hawaii on January 31, 1998.
JOB: Makes weird noises from his guitar.
SIDE PROJECTS/GUEST SPOTS: Kirk has had a few one-off projects,
such as Voodoo Children with Jason, but he has popped up on a few other
releases, as well as the old Exodus demos. He was spotted on a Septic
Death recording as well as Pansy Division's song "Headbanger."
Kirk joined up with Orbital for a track on the Spawn soundtrack entitled
"Satan."
OLD BANDS:Previous to Metallica, Kirk played guitar in Exodus.
SPORTS: He's been known to state "I hate sports."
HOBBIES: Horror, mountain biking, piercing, and behind a new
Bay Area production company with Les Claypool.
INFLUENCES: Jimi Hendrix is his main inspiration, but also was
influenced by Michael Schenker of UFO.
PREVIOUS JOBS: Burger flipper at Burger King as well as a dishwasher.
LISTENS TO: Jimi Hendrix, Fear Factory, various jazz and blues
players
ADDITIONAL TIDBITS OF INFO: Kirk is the most...well...different
member of Metallica, often dubbed as Quirk Hammett. After being in a
disastrous relationship in 1994 and abusing himself with drugs and booze,
Kirk drifted a bit from Metallica, but, by the end of the '94 tour,
was back to his normal self. During the year long break, he studied
Asian arts, Jazz, and film at a university in San Francisco.
Kirk's also a collector of various horror movie memorablia as well
as comic books and toys. His favorite movie is 1933's The Mummy as well
as the classic cult-horror flick, The Evil Dead.
Kirk was the first in the band, aside from Cliff, to be tattooed. He
has a tattoo around his belly that reads Made in S.F. - 11-18-62 as
well as hot rod flames on his hips. He also has a variety of piercings
ranging from his lip to his belly button.
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