Kirk Hammett is an American musician. He is best known for playing lead guitar in the rock group Metallica. At age 8, he began playing the guitar. He was born in San Francisco, California. He was born on November 18, 1962. He joined Metallica in 1983. He has been a member since then.
Kirk Hammet Net Worth, Age, Height, Guitar Collection, Bio!
Hammett has received nine Grammy nominations. In 2009, he took home the prize for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. In 2009, he was also admitted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Hammett had previously played with the group Exodus. He has also played guitar for other musicians.
Kirk Hammet Net Worth
According to estimates, Kirk is worth $200 million. This includes his belongings, money, and income. His work as a musician. It is his main source of income. Hammett has amassed a sizable fortune from his multiple sources of income. Yet he likes to live simply.
Kirk Hammet Bio
Kirk Lee Hammett is also called Kirk Hammett. After being born in San Francisco, California, Hammett grew up in the village of El Sobrante. His parents are Teofila Chefela (née Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett (a merchant mariner). His father is of English, German, Scottish, and Irish origin.
His mother is of Filipino descent. He attended Richmond, California’s De Anza High School. He became close acquaintances with Les Claypool of Primus. Both were students at De Anza High School.
Hammett worked at Burger King. It is when he first started his profession. Later, he quit his job. He then joined the band Exodus as a founding member in 1979. He enhanced the band’s 1982 demo with them. In 1983, he quit the group.
Kirk Hammett eventually joined the group Metallica. In 1983, he also released the band’s first studio album, Kill ‘Em All. It qualifies as a multi-platinum album. In 1984, the band released Ride the Lightning. More than 4.3 million copies of the album were sold in the United States alone.
In addition to Metallica, Load, Reload, St. Anger, and Death Magnetic, there is Master of Puppets And Justice for All. The band Hardwired to Self-Destruct has put out more albums. Additionally, they have released four live albums, three EPs, one collaborative album, eleven video albums, and four soundtrack albums.
He also created the Death Angel song, Kill as One. With Headbanged, he has published Metal Militia. He also contributed music to Nicolas Abou Chedid’s solo CD. In 2012, Kirk Hammett published his debut book. It is Too Much Horror Business.
He even contributed his voice to The Simpsons. Additionally, he made a cameo appearance in the films Jon Benjamin Has a Van and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
Kirk Hammett Age
Kirk is around 61 years old as of 2022.
Kirk Hammett Stature
Kirk is 1.71 meters tall.
Kirk Hammett Wife
Hammett has been married twice. While Metallica was in the studio, his first marriage to Rebecca. It lasted three years and ended in 1990. Hammett is married to his second wife, Lani. It has been since 1998. Their two kids are Angel born September 29, 2006 and Vincenzo born September 29, 2006. He divided his time between Hawaii and Sonoma, California in 2008.
Metallica Franchisee Kirk Hammet
Kirk Hammett and Metallica have won a number of accolades. They won five Kerrang! Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, and two American Music Awards. They are the 2017 Echo Music Prize winners.
Metallica has won 8 Grammy Awards after voting in 17 categories. They also received honors from the Independent Spirit Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, My VH1 Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, and Rock on Request Awards.
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Kirk Hammet Guitar Collection
Hammett is well known for frequently tapping his right (picking) hand in certain places. The ESP MM-250/MM-270 Zorlac is his guitar collection. The KH series was inspired by Hammett’s first custom guitar from ESP Guitars. It is with headstocks in the style of upside-down Jackson Guitars. Versus the horizontal ones on contemporary KHs.
Skulls and crossbones are vertical as opposed to horizontal. It was Hammett’s original intent. This model was permanently removed from the custom shop’s menu. It is because of the possibility of probable legal action from Jackson Guitars.
Randy Rhoads created the Jackson Model RR1T, especially for Hammett. Songs like Sad but True and The Memory Remains use this tuning. It is often one step lower than standard tuning.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of Metallica’s breakthrough album Kill ‘Em All, Hammett sports his brand-new custom ESP on the cover of Guitar World in February 2008. Hammett acquired the 1959 Les Paul guitar in 2014. He first used it when on tour in 2015. He gave a rendition of Thin Lizzy’s Whiskey in the Jar.
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