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Although I'm a lead guitarist, I'd say that a good 95 percent of my time onstage is spent playing rhythm.

Kirk Hammett

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Kirk Hammett
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 18
Guitarist
Songwriter
San Francisco County
California
Kirk Lee Hammett
Lead
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