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Lars Ulrich: “Napster Wasn’t About Money, It Was About Control”

9/19/08, 2:27 pm EST

Rarely has there been a rock star as maligned for a single incident as Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. In 2000, he became the poster child for bands lashing out at the online world when the band sued Napster following the leak of “I Disappear” via the peer-to-peer service. Ulrich stands by what he did, but wants fans to know he did it for the right reasons. “Nine out of 10 people go, ‘What was that about? It was about money.’ Fuck you — it wasn’t about money. It was about control,” explains Ulrich. “I’ll give away all my shit for free. But I’ll decide when and where and how.” Click below for more from Ulrich’s conversation with Rolling Stone’s David Fricke, including why he lives his life more openly and how tours have changed since 1983.

Q&A: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich

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stupid Lars Ulrich | 9/21/2008, 12:12 pm EST

,,,,is a tired has-been from yesteryear,,,,he should be happy that anyone cares what his stupid band does,,,,,snore.

metallic-waaaah | 9/21/2008, 8:05 pm EST

“Ulrich stands by what he did, but wants fans to know he did it for the right reasons.”

self-righteous dipshit. what a sad joke this band has degenerated into. fade to blaaaah.

Mike | 7/24/2009, 11:10 am EST

Despite what Ulrich says, this was about greed and money. Just watch how screwed up these guys are in Some Kind of Monster. Being a huge early Metallica fan, owning every album on vinyl and CD (meaning I paid them twice), I made the decision to not give them a single penny more after they sued Napster. I am proud to say that nine years later, I have honored my vow and not one additional penny of mine has gone to these sellouts.

Theking | 9/13/2009, 10:16 pm EST

you guys are all a bunch of dipshits, he did it because piracy is wrong and all you pirates can burn. He dd it to stop it while he could, instead of bands who dont have money suffering cuz selfish pricks like you steal their cds. Look past your hatred for lars and look at what piracy is doing to music, if you like it, buy it, or your the greedy money hungry bastards!!!!

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