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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says he can play anything now that he’s stopped drinking.

“I feel like I’ve turned another corner – I’ve reconnected with my instrument. I quit drinking, which changed things.

“On nights we had shows, I’d play the gig, go out afterwards and get drunk, then go back to my room and play for a couple hours.

“I still do that. But the big difference is I don’t drink any more, and I retain what I played the next day. These days I feel I can play anything that I really set my mind to, whether it’s Paganini or a jazz standard.

Find out more about Hammett’s new mindset here.

Metallica’s new album ‘Hardwired…To Self Destruct’ will be out this Friday.