- Posted by: Erin
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- Jan 27, 2012
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James Hulkfield has a nice ring to it
It’s not hard to envision Hulk Hogan on stage performing in front of thousands of fans, because he’s been doing that since the early 80’s when he went mainstream with wrestling, but try to imagine him up there playing with Metallica, because apparently he almost joined the band.
The legendary wrestler-turned-reality TV star did an interview with The Sun, and in it, he reveals how he nearly joined the band back when he was buddies with drummer Lars Ulrich.
“I used to be a session musician before I was a wrestler,” he admits, adding, “I played bass guitar. I was big pals with Lars Ulrich and he asked me if I wanted to play bass with Metallica in their early days but it didn’t work out.”
The Hulkster goes on to say, “Jerry Hall also asked Mick Jagger if I could play bass with the Rolling Stones. Mick never got back to me.”
You learn something new every freakin’ day, I tell ya. I really can’t see The Hulk as anything but that. It just wouldn’t work, but that’s cool he played bass. Who knew?!
