When did Metallica enter your life?
“I was living in Roseburg, Oregon and I was still in high school –I was 17 years old. I heard the four-song demo tape they put out around the time they appeared on the Metal Massacre compilation, and I was impressed by that even though the production wasn’t great. Then a friend I tape traded with received another demo tape, and that was considerably better. My friend gave me Lars’s number, so I called him and said, ‘Your demo tape’s amazing, I want to help you guys, what can I do?’ He went, ‘[Amazed voice] You gotta be fucking kidding?’ You live in Oregon?’ Then he said, ‘You could answer our mail and run our fan club.’”