Les Claypool Corrects James Hetfield's Account Of His Failed Metallica Audition
Primus founder Les Claypool recently recalled his audition for Metallica in an interview with Grammy. Claypool, auditioning with the insistence of Kirk Hammett after the passing of the band’s bassist Cliff Burton, was not chosen as the bassist. After that rejection, some started speculating that the ‘real’ reason behind Metallica turning Claypool down was because […]...