Date of Birth
18 November 1962, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name
Kirk Lee Hammett
Nickname
The Ripper
Kirk Hampster
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Born on November 18, 1962 to a Fillipino mother and merchant seaman father. Learned guitar at age 15. Joined Metallica to replace Dave Mustaine in 1982. Has won several Grammys with Metallica and participated in their class action law suit against Napster.
IMDb Mini Biography By: David
Spouse
Lani Hammett (31 January 1998 - present) 2 children
Rebecca Hammett (3 December 1987 - 1991) (divorced)
Trade Mark
Heavy guitar solos
Curly hair
ESP Kirk Hammett guitar
Trivia
Took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani.
Has his birth date and place tattooed on his stomach
Vegetarian
Avid surfer
Collects horror film memorabilia
Has one dog, Darla
Known for his custom made guitars with horror film graphics
In a 1998 issue of Guitar Legends: The Top 100 Guitar solos, Kirk is credited with 3 songs: "One" (No. 7), "Fade To Black (No. 24), and "Master of Puppets" (No. 51).
Previous band before Metallica was the trash metal band Exodus.
His musical influences are Led Zeppelin, UFO and Jimi Hendrix.
Replaced Dave Mustaine as permanent guitarist for Metallica in 1983.
In November 6, 1998 he suffered from appendicitis when Metallica was on tour in England. He went to a London hospital, recovered, and couple of weeks later flew back to San Francisco.
Son Angel Ray Keala, born October 6, 2006.
Officially endorsed by ESP Guitars (a Japanese company). He has several signature ESP guitar models (mostly identified by "KH" letters) and he has worked with the company since the late 80s.
Son, Vincenzo Kainalu was born on June 28, 2008.
His mother is Filipino and his father is Irish.
Personal Quotes
"A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living."
"We were very, very frightened. I had to sit down and take stock of my life and see if I had a life outside the band, because I was questioning if there was even a future for Metallica. That was a scary thought; when you've been in a band for as long as we have, you take for granted that it's always going to be there." [recalling the uncertainty of Metallica's future, after Jason Newsted left the band and James Hetfield entered rehab]
Source : Imdb.com
18 November 1962, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name
Kirk Lee Hammett
Nickname
The Ripper
Kirk Hampster
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Born on November 18, 1962 to a Fillipino mother and merchant seaman father. Learned guitar at age 15. Joined Metallica to replace Dave Mustaine in 1982. Has won several Grammys with Metallica and participated in their class action law suit against Napster.
IMDb Mini Biography By: David
Spouse
Lani Hammett (31 January 1998 - present) 2 children
Rebecca Hammett (3 December 1987 - 1991) (divorced)
Trade Mark
Heavy guitar solos
Curly hair
ESP Kirk Hammett guitar
Trivia
Took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani.
Has his birth date and place tattooed on his stomach
Vegetarian
Avid surfer
Collects horror film memorabilia
Has one dog, Darla
Known for his custom made guitars with horror film graphics
In a 1998 issue of Guitar Legends: The Top 100 Guitar solos, Kirk is credited with 3 songs: "One" (No. 7), "Fade To Black (No. 24), and "Master of Puppets" (No. 51).
Previous band before Metallica was the trash metal band Exodus.
His musical influences are Led Zeppelin, UFO and Jimi Hendrix.
Replaced Dave Mustaine as permanent guitarist for Metallica in 1983.
In November 6, 1998 he suffered from appendicitis when Metallica was on tour in England. He went to a London hospital, recovered, and couple of weeks later flew back to San Francisco.
Son Angel Ray Keala, born October 6, 2006.
Officially endorsed by ESP Guitars (a Japanese company). He has several signature ESP guitar models (mostly identified by "KH" letters) and he has worked with the company since the late 80s.
Son, Vincenzo Kainalu was born on June 28, 2008.
His mother is Filipino and his father is Irish.
Personal Quotes
"A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living."
"We were very, very frightened. I had to sit down and take stock of my life and see if I had a life outside the band, because I was questioning if there was even a future for Metallica. That was a scary thought; when you've been in a band for as long as we have, you take for granted that it's always going to be there." [recalling the uncertainty of Metallica's future, after Jason Newsted left the band and James Hetfield entered rehab]
Source : Imdb.com
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