Kirk Hammett

"My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head."

Physical Facts

Name: Kirk Lee Hammett
DOB: November 18th, 1962
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 134 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Home Town: San Francisco, CA
Marital Status: Happily married to Lani

Musical Tastes

Fave Musicians: Jimi Hendrix, Michael Shenker, Ulrich Roth, Leon Redbone
Fave Bands: Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple. Led Zeppelin, Kiss, John Coltrane, Gout, Mule, Chet Baker, Prez Prado, AIC, David Bowie, U2, King Crimson, Robert Johnson, Radiohead
Musical Influences: Same as Favorite Musicians.
First concert: Day on the Green with the Eagles, Steve Miller, Heart, and Foreigner

Other Info

Heroes: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Baker, Diane Arbus, John Coltrane, Charles Bukowski, Edward Munch, Joel Peter Whitkin
Describes self as: Smelly, ugly, happy, obsessive, progressive, curious
Hobbies: Mountain biking, tattoos, piercing, collecting old horror-movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft, Taxidermy, Pinball
Car: Land Cruiser, mountain bike, '55 Dodge Coronet
Tattoos: "Made in SF 11-18-62" around belly button, Hot Rod flames on hips.
Sports: Mountain biking
Sports team: None
Fave Movie: Bride of Frankenstein, Raging Bull, and The Jerk
Fave TV Show: Outer Limits, CNN
Fave Actor: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Robert DeNiro
Fave Book: The Shining and Shock Value
Fave Foods: Sushi, Mexican food, pasta, Indian food, Thai food
Fave Drinks: Martinis, Guinness Stout, Sky Vodka, Green tea
Turn On: My Girlfriend and Playing Live
Turn Off: Hangovers
Former Jobs: Musician
Former bands: Exodus

"A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living."