Lars Ulrich stated that Phil Towle 2004 Metallica documentary Some Kind Of Monster , saved the band.
The revelation came from a Rolling Stone with artist Phoebe Bridgers , “It was a tough time with Phil,” he shares with Bridgers. “And as much as he’s an easy target for mockery, whenever I’m asked about it now, I find myself defending him. He saved the fucking band. I don’t think you and I would be sitting here talking if it weren’t for him.”
“It was a very experimental and transitional time,” the drummer continues. “We’d been a band for 20 years and we realized we never had a fucking conversation about how we felt, what being in Metallica meant to everyone. It was just this fucking machine. And then [James] Hetfield had to leave and deal with some of his issues, and then that opened everything up.”
Fortunately, the band seems to have faced difficulties in the past, giving the impression that they are more united than ever in the name of music and doing good for others, as they showed in the All Within My Hands that raised over $1.3 million for various initiatives. Click here to learn more .
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