Drummer Lars Ulrich and singer-guitarist James Hetfield first got together in Norwalk, just a few miles west of the stadium. On Friday night they made sure the crowd remembered that.
“It’s a logo I scratched out on a napkin in Norwalk, I don’t know, about 15 miles from here,” Hetfield told the crowd, many of whom were wearing that iconic design on T-shirts new and old. “It went from a napkin to here.”42 years ago, talked backstage on KLOS-FM/95.5 with DJ Matt Pinfield about his own memories of those early days, Ulrich driving from Newport Beach to meet Hetfield in Norwalk to jam and dream and plan for a future that against all odds eventually came true.
Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs on the first of two nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, August 25, 2023. James Hetfield of Metallica performs on the first of two nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, August 25, 2023. Charlie Benante of Pantera performs at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, August 25, 2023.
James Hetfield of Metallica performs on the first of two nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, August 25, 2023. From right, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs on the first of two nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, August 25, 2023. James Hetfield of Metallica performs on the first of two nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, August 25, 2023.
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