Deryck Whibley recently shared on Instagram what it was like meeting Metallica.
“They say never meet your heroes. Well, let me tell you about Metallica,” the Sum 41 frontman started his words. “We’ve had the good fortune to meet a lot of people in our career that we admired growing up. Most artists have been pretty nice.”
Whibley went on to say, “But Metallica, one of the biggest bands on the planet, couldn’t have been cooler. Even though we’re not, they always treated us like equals when we’re around them. They’ve always been kind, humble, cool, respectful and friendly. Maybe it’s the elder statesmen in them, or maybe it’s Maybelline.”
“These shots are from the MTV ICON celebration in 2003. Something we got invited to do while we were out on the road touring ‘Does This Look Infected.’ As usual, we had no rehearsals and quickly put this medley together practicing in the tour bus a couple of nights before the broadcast,” the singer revealed.
He continued, “Metallica was coming out of a bit of hiatus and un certain period at this time. But it was such an honor to open the show for them. And then watch them become even bigger and grow into the giant stadium band they soon became after this is incredible.”
“Were we nervous? Absolutely! Did we f*ck up? Yess! Was it a blast regardless? 100%. It’s rock n roll! It’s meant to be off the cuff, a little loose and most importantly, totally live! After this night we played more shows together and hung out and got to know them a little better,” Deryck explained.
The rocker further talked about Metallica, “Each member of Metallica, although very different, were always easy and fun to chat with. And of course back then, we were in our days of never sleeping, always working and constantly partying. So we had a particularly mutual bond with Lars Ulrich in those days. Good times, good shows and good dudes. F*CKIN METALLICA! What is your favorite Metallica song?”
Whibley has expressed his admiration for Metallica in several interviews. He once compared them to The Beatles, saying both bands write catchy songs, even though Metallica’s music is heavier.
Photo Credit: Deryck Whibley – Instagram
