Kirk Hammett Of Metallica Set To Start A Surf Clothing Line?

Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for Metallica has become an avid surfer in the past few years and as the band is nearing completion on their upcoming album 'Death Magnetic' is it possible Kirk and his wife Lani are thinking about business endeavors outside Metallica?

We caught up with Hammett recently and he revealed he has had initial thoughts of starting a clothing line geared toward the surfing industry.

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Watch video: Kirk Hammett Of Metallica Opening Surf Clothing Line

"I've actually thought of a sportswear line, surf clothing line. I have the name and it's so good I'm not even going to tell you guys. But yeah, I have big plans. Whether they actually find the time to actually come to the surface remains to be seen."

Metallica are in the final stages of their highly anticipated album 'Death Magnetic' which is set for release September 16th. The band has enlisted the services of producer extraordinaire Rick Rubin and the band will be releasing the album as a box set dubbed 'The Coffin Box' which contains a Documentary DVD, bonus tracks and collectibles for their fans. Metallica are currently touring Europe in support of 'Death Magnetic.'

Comments

[CrowLord]

everybody has a clothing line nowadays

[skralan]

I liked their boardshort... But metallica and surf? That's a bit over the top for me

[fob12]

Could be cool. I'd probably buy it, if he doesn't decide to charge $50 for a stupid shirt, but that's probably going to happen.

[Leper Messiah]

Well its not Metallica, just Kirk. Sounds pretty cool

[pepsi_lovr]

umm... Why?

[The Frayed Ends]

Well, uh, uh, I, uh, think this is, uh, kind of weird, uh, for, uh, someone like Kirk.... uh, Hammet, to, uh, uh, do, but, uh, maybe it'll, uh... work out?

[Nazo64]

would be full of lulz

[Fuzzbox91]

o.....k, i guess if thats whats floats your boat.....he probably will decide to charge 50 dollars for a stupid shirt tho, well it wont realyl be him but the ******* producer.

[axefreak129]

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Well, uh, uh, I, uh, think this is, uh, kind of weird, uh, for, uh, someone like Kirk.... uh, Hammet, to, uh, uh, do, but, uh, maybe it'll, uh... work out?

lol its so true.

[koolfoolinapool]

skralan wrote:

I liked their boardshort... But metallica and surf? That's a bit over the top for me

not metallica and surf.

kirk and surf.

[Absent Mind]

pepsi_lovr wrote:

umm... Why?

Because you get arrested when you want around naked.

[Absent Mind]

^walk**

[HoldYourColour]

axefreak129 wrote:

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Well, uh, uh, I, uh, think this is, uh, kind of weird, uh, for, uh, someone like Kirk.... uh, Hammet, to, uh, uh, do, but, uh, maybe it'll, uh... work out?
lol its so true.

lmao haha

[66something]

kirk is the only metallica mamber i still like

checked.

[Metallicaloveu]

66something wrote:

kirk is the only metallica mamber i still like

it's kinda hard to say that unless you've at least had a coffee with him...

kirk has always been the quiet one whilst lars and hetfield have been having it out at eachother. Sometimes i feel he could be the only one init for the music where the others could be just for the money. Who knows and who cares? They make good music and thats all that matters.

[ClassicRock1169]

I think Kirk is a nice guy though I have never met him but the whole band is nice to their fans. This clothing line probably won't even have Kirk's or Metallica's name on it. He just wants to open a clothing line.

[IronBird Thor]

i just lost all respect for kirk i had

[ILoveKH3]

Uh uh uh uh uh uh

[Sound Mind]

IronBird Thor wrote:

i just lost all respect for kirk i had

why? he doesn't have the right to start a clothing line?

[HammettHead]

ClassicRock1169 wrote:

I think Kirk is a nice guy though I have never met him but the whole band is nice to their fans. This clothing line probably won't even have Kirk's or Metallica's name on it. He just wants to open a clothing line.

Something tells me you never heard about Napster.

[coryklok]

lol
james is gonna fire kirk too now

[NaivexLi]

He's an incredible speaker hahahhaa


but honestly
depending on what the clothes are like
I'd wear it XD

[moomoocons]

I don't know why anyone would "lose respect for him" or make a big deal about it. He legitimately surfs, so making a line of clothing for surfers isn't that unbelievable.

[dudebud]

If you have ever seen "Some Kind of Monster" you will see that Kirk is a genuinely passionate surfer.

It would be lame if he was opening a clothing line because he knows everyone would buy it but in all seriousness, if it was about the money than why would he limit his market by only targeting the surf community?

Passion. It is why were all here!

[Oblivion_Rps]

[x]Huffy[x] wrote:

66something wrote:

kirk is the only metallica mamber i still like

How can you say that? You don't even KNOW ANY of the members of Metallica.

Kirks an idiot.

How can you say that? You don't even know ANY of the members of Metallica.

[wildwildwes594]

try something different ...to make money

[Armagedn]

Sure, let him if he wants to. I've thought about stuff like that. If my band gets famous and I have the money, I'd like to try movie directing or something.

[Gargantuan]

Little do you guys know, surfing is what calms him down and thats what helped him stay in the band, so I support him with this!

[superunknown4]

Surprised they didn't put the molester pic of Kirk on here....

I'll have to check this out, unless of course his clothes are in a Abrocrombie and Finch or Hollister store....I refuse to step foot in there, but I doubt it.

[Jack-23]

why make a big deal of this?? and slag him off just because he might make a clothing line, its not like he has dropped so low that he is going onto reality tv or something like that...

Checked!

[operation ktulu]

lay off people, kirk can do what ever the hell he wants, its pretty easy for people to critique him while you are living in your mothers basement

[Jondy]

HoldYourColour wrote:

axefreak129 wrote:

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Well, uh, uh, I, uh, think this is, uh, kind of weird, uh, for, uh, someone like Kirk.... uh, Hammet, to, uh, uh, do, but, uh, maybe it'll, uh... work out?
lol its so true.

lmao haha

t'eacl says "Indeed."

[areese82]

a surf clothing line might be dumb but Kirk Hammett will always kick ass

[CapnKickass]

You silly jerks. Kirk is cool.

[Aplanken]

Lol, let's see if James kicks him out for having 'other' things besides metallica, just like he did on Jason.

[DimebagRob]

Kirk Rocks, Metallica Rocks, I know nothing about surfing, but he clearly does, so if he wants to make a surfing clothing line then go for it Kirk. If you disagree with me then you are wrong.

[pag_slash_2]

I don't like the sound of this....

[LegsOnEarth]

ahahah that womans expression when he says 'clothing line'

[SoftParade1967]

66something wrote:

kirk is the only metallica mamber i still like

What about Robert? Hes awesome.

[manutd4lyf]

Synyster Gates has started his own clothing range, a few others that I can't remember have done it as well.

Seems if you wanna be a rockstar these days, you have to have your name on every piece of clothing out there.

I would wear this stuff if it looked good.

[restless_thrash]

No! not you kirk!

Just kidding, if it's surf gear, it'll be good. Just as long as he's not tryign to promote the band.

[Six_One_Zipp]

I'd be rocking my fresh Hammet's all day, err day.

[humperdunk]

When is that guys voice gonna change?

[rich420]

well if you're in a huge band like metallica, after all these years you're gonna get a bit bored of doing the same thing all the time, and if you've got the money in the bank like he obviously does then why not experiment with an idea like this. fair play to him.

[Jackolas]

Some of the negative comments are laughable, if you lose respect for Kirk over this, then, well.. I have no idea.

Give the guy a ****ing break.

Being in the lime-light cannot be easy.

checked

[Metal_Militian]

Aplanken wrote:

Lol, let's see if James kicks him out for having 'other' things besides metallica, just like he did on Jason.

Jason quit the band, James just didn't want him getting distracted from Metallica, so he wasn't happy with the idea of him releasing an album with another band. Perfectly reasonable, lay off Hetfield.
Kirk needs defending here, this is a good thing.I surf myself, and I bet kirk is gonna desing some really awesome gear.
It wont be Metallica gear, otherwise he would be doing it with James, Lars, and Robert, rather than his wife. Anyways he probably wont have time with his new born baby.
I hate it when people bad-mouth Metallica, they all rock. They are amazing people who make amazing music, and all are really passionate about it, so making a big deal about their new album is understandable.

[Towner_45]

"its stho good i'm not even going to tell you guysth"

[-LAW-]

I'm a surfer.. like hell I'll wear kirk's stuff... Maybe if it was Mustaine's surfwear :P mwhahaha! Kirk kicks ass, but I'll stick with lost and saltrock and such. Thinking about it, how cool would be a pair of boardshorts with Iron Maiden's eddie on?! haha!

[SanJose]

HammettHead wrote:

ClassicRock1169 wrote:

I think Kirk is a nice guy though I have never met him but the whole band is nice to their fans. This clothing line probably won't even have Kirk's or Metallica's name on it. He just wants to open a clothing line.


Something tells me you never heard about Napster.

Come on man.. It's ****ing 7 years ago! Just forget it..

[Tatersalad1080]

The Frayed Ends wrote:

Well, uh, uh, I, uh, think this is, uh, kind of weird, uh, for, uh, someone like Kirk.... uh, Hammet, to, uh, uh, do, but, uh, maybe it'll, uh... work out?

Dude....he as ADD leave him alone:P

[blackborrego]

hammet surfwear ! i think this would be cool !
the main point of starting a bussines is to get money so like it or not this clothing will be aimed for people who like hollister or that kind of california style shops thats te people who will buy ut

[blackborrego]

those are the people who will buy it

[TheUnholy]

Is this surfwear as in especially to wear while surfing, or sort of surf-style streetwear?

If the latter, I might check it out. Kirk's always been fairly stylish, so I might just dig his clothing.

[Winsbury]

dudebud wrote:

he knows everyone would buy it

i (and im sure many other people) would never buy something just cuz it has some famous guys name on it...

[Torico]

guitar god / surf god

[Psychopathology]

Smurf clothing?

[Tortiss]

Totaly Radical.
But who is going to buy this crap? Will it really be so much different than other surf clothing?

Clap_clap_clap is very right anyway ^

[Guitarism12]

I wonder if he will start wearing them on stage. Fade to black in broad shorts lol

[catchtherainbow]

St Surf, that's what it's gonna call right Kirk?

[haggardguy]

"I have the name and it's so good"

I believe this coming from a guy in a band who have decided to name their new album "Death Magnetic"

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

kirk also has a new line of frizz control shampoo's by pantene pro v coming out. lol. honestly, if i was passionate enough about somthing, I guess i'd do it too. im not a kirk fan, but i respect the guy. even if he is the beachboy of thrash metal haha.

[joshua029]

skralan wrote:

I liked their boardshort... But metallica and surf? That's a bit over the top for me

they're going to take over the world... i wanna be first in line to join their country if they made one...

[bi-ah!]

haggardguy wrote:

"I have the name and it's so good"

I believe this coming from a guy in a band who have decided to name their new album "Death Magnetic"

XD

checked.

[Bloodandfire]

How could he possibly need more money...

[pkweon]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

kirk also has a new line of frizz control shampoo's by pantene pro v coming out. lol. honestly, if i was passionate enough about somthing, I guess i'd do it too. im not a kirk fan, but i respect the guy. even if he is the beachboy of thrash metal haha.

please tell me that was a sarcasm.

[pkweon]

Kirk Hammock?

[Lauri]

I don't even know how to surf, but if Kirks selling something...hmm...

[joshua029]

Sound Mind wrote:

IronBird Thor wrote:

i just lost all respect for kirk i had

why? he doesn't have the right to start a clothing line?

+1. thats like him saying that people that haven't sold millions of albums dont have the right to breathe.

[markisouvlaki]

^That's dumb, it's nothing like it.

[savory_softy]

Good on him, and **** off 'sell out'. Would the people who say that kindly stop breathing, please. If people want to start a clothing line go ahead, why not? He's got the money and he is (at least in part) responsible for some great music, and lets face it, who wants another god-damn hip-hop (G-Unit etc) brand?! Let metal take some of the field, it could be interesting.

[STOJDub]

savory_softy wrote:

Good on him, and **** off 'sell out'. Would the people who say that kindly stop breathing, please. If people want to start a clothing line go ahead, why not? He's got the money and he is (at least in part) responsible for some great music, and lets face it, who wants another god-damn hip-hop (G-Unit etc) brand?! Let metal take some of the field, it could be interesting.

I wouldn't mind another hip-hop brand if they'd get it right,unlike G-unit withthere spagetti strap wife beaters,look like ****ing giant sports bras.

Totally down with the surf line though.

[The_Raven]

lol I admit that would be cool

[jimithrash]

AussieBassKid wrote:

why not just sell out completely hey kirk?
you douchebag..

surfing is his passion
if cooking was your passion and u started a line of cooking tools is that selling out too?

idiot

[scottmcandrew]

Isn't that video from two years ago? =S

Cool idea though!

[tanguyen]

Absent Mind wrote:

pepsi_lovr wrote:

umm... Why?

Because you get arrested when you want around naked.

Lol...

Didn't know Kirk surfed... then again, I didn't know he lived on a ranch and liked riding horses.

[M.O.P.92]

i don't like this... but kirk is amazing and he'll always be my guitar god so he can do what ever he likes!!

KIRK RULES

[devilex121]

pfft!!!
i only reason i thought kirk was cool cos he was a good guitarist
but now hes giving it up and going for clothing!
face it! hes doing it for the money!

devilex121 wrote:

pfft!!!
i only reason i thought kirk was cool cos he was a good guitarist
but now hes giving it up and going for clothing!
face it! hes doing it for the money!

he started a business for the money?

NO WAI!

and he hasn't given up metallica to do this, he might not even do this because of the other things he has going on in his life. learn to read the article before posting.

[blackie13]

Great choice...!!!!!
Please start making cloths and stop playing solos...
After all money is the reason for both...

[noodlegts]

Don't be ridiculous. He clearly loves surfing. Why can't he 1) be in Metallica 2) make clothes for surfing

That's like saying that because you're in Metallica, you can't play Wii, or you can't sell stuff on eBay, or you can't have a dog...

This surfing line has nothing to do with Metallica... it's not going to be stuff he wears on stage (so it's different from the Synyster gates example)...

Leave Kirk allloooooneee...

[knocksvil]

kirk rules

[66something]

SoftParade1967 wrote:

66something wrote:

kirk is the only metallica mamber i still like

What about Robert? Hes awesome.

yeah i but he wasnt part of the metallica i enjoy so i sorta disregard him(as concerns metallica)...lars and hetfield just irritate me. just judging by what ive seen in interviews and news so i cant say thats the way id see them if i knew them in person but since i dont i just gotta carry the vibe.

[Goose183]

66something wrote:

SoftParade1967 wrote:

66something wrote:

kirk is the only metallica mamber i still like

What about Robert? Hes awesome. yeah i but he wasnt part of the metallica i enjoy so i sorta disregard him(as concerns metallica)...lars and hetfield just irritate me. just judging by what ive seen in interviews and news so i cant say thats the way id see them if i knew them in person but since i dont i just gotta carry the vibe.

i gotta say dave mustaine was my favorite metallica member...lol i hope i dont start a war between the two bands

[shadow__666]

Grow up fanboys. Kirk's an adult, he can do what he wants and if he wants to make a few bucks from selling clothes for something he enjoys (surfing), why the hell not? I'm a keen surfer, so if it isn't too expensive I may even buy a pair of Kirk's boardies.

[6Metal6Militia6]

Ahhh, a new brand from Kirk Hammett I'd buy lots of clothes from him if he opens any store in London XD

[6Metal6Militia6]

devilex121 wrote:

pfft!!!
i only reason i thought kirk was cool cos he was a good guitarist
but now hes giving it up and going for clothing!
face it! hes doing it for the money!

Your point of making money? huh?

At least when he wants money he decides to make a clothing brand and keep Metallica's music away from it. STFU all you guys who say this is a "sellout", this has nothing to do with music, grow up you close minded people.

[mybandasphyxia]

So whos gonna release an underwear line?

[fretking666]

wildwildwes594 wrote:

try something different ...to make money

i agree

[fretking666]

yo u cant lose respect for him he just likes to be diffrent and do other stuff .....i guess??