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Lars Ulrich:
This is unbelievable. To sit here and talk about Darrell in the past tense
seems so wrong, so unfair, so unjust, I don't even know what to say. My
heart goes out to Vinnie, to their families, to the other band members, and
to the families and friends of the other people that were killed or injured,
in this fucking senseless act of selfishness and stupidity.
In 1985 I was fortunate enough to meet both Darrell and his brother in
Dallas on tour. The first thing me and my friend did as soon as that tour
was over, was to head straight back to Dallas and hang out with Darrell and
Vinnie for a long time, cuz they were the coolest muther fuckers that we had
met after criss-crossing the states for three months. That was the beginning
of a friendship that was anchored in love, respect, fun, outrageousness,
music, booze, sweat, late nights, early mornings, hangovers, headaches,
pounding eardrums, sore bodies... the list goes on.
There's a tendency in these fucked up moments to use the word "I" a lot and
focus on one's own feelings of pity and shock... so instead let it just be
known that thru these eyes Darrell was incredibly warm, open, fun, nutty,
forthcoming, talented, embracing, unpretentious, accommodating and he always
had a very attractive innocence about him that obviously made him never
threatening and always welcoming.
Darrell and his brother were the cornerstone of musical adventures that were
always groundbreaking, pushing boundaries, challenging to themselves and to
their fans, respected by their peers and always true musicians' musicians,
and today the rock world is worse off because of this untimely and senseless
waste.
Much love and respect and thanks for letting me be a small part of your life
and I know you are already having fun and throwing it down with Bon Scott,
Keith Moon, John Bonham, Jimi, Cliff B., and the rest of the musicians and
troublemakers that you are hanging with so prematurely.
Lars