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" I fix things all the time. Every time I do a solo, I re-check it and correct things that don't hit the mark. "

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" When I see my kids totally into their Legos, it brings me back to the days I was hanging out and playing with my monster models. It brings me there in a second. "

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" On 'Metallica,' I recorded six or seven different guitar solos for almost every song, took the best aspects of each solo, mapped out a master solo and made a composite. Then I learned how to play the composite solo, tightened it up and replayed it for the final version. "

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" It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos. "

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