METALLICA Bassist TRUJILLO Talks Politics, Veganism; Video Available

September 24, 2009

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo when the band played Montreal, Quebec, Canada this past weekend. Watch the 12-minute chat below.

METALLICA set a record for largest paid attendance for all events ever at the Bell Centre in Montreal with their two sold-out shows on Saturday and Sunday (September 19-20). The San Francisco Bay Area metal giants beat out the likes of KISS, UFC, CELINE DION and U2.

According to The Montreal Gazette, METALLICA donated CAD $21,462 from the box-office take of their shows at the Bell Centre to Sun Youth, a local community services organization.

"It's a beautiful gift," said Sid Stevens, co-founder of Sun Youth. Stevens said he was told the group makes a practice of turning over part of its receipts to a local charity at every stop on its tour.

Sun Youth was asked, however, to keep the donation under wraps until the group had left Montreal.

"People sometimes look at groups of this nature in a derogatory or negative manner," said Stevens, who is not familiar with METALLICA's music. "But it's very interesting to see them donate in every city they visit."

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