METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett revealed that he sang on a new version of a classic early FLEETWOOD MAC song for an upcoming tribute to Peter Green.
The two guitarists met recently after Hammett recorded a version of “Man of the World” along with Mick Fleetwood. All three artists will be present at a tribute concert to Green in the U.K. next month, though the reclusive Green is not expected to perform.
“From what I can gather, [Green]’s more cognizant these days and much more even-keeled and leveled than he’s been in decades,” Hammett told Let There Be Talk in a recent episode. “We just go to talking about guitars and music. He likes to fish, and so next time I see him, I’m going to bring fishing rods. … And then I had the track that I recorded at Abbey Road Studios … ‘Man of the World,’ which is kind of a ballad.”
Hammett added that he’s “singing on it – it’s an easy song to sing. It’s got that talk-singing kind of thing; I can handle that. That’s about the length of my singing abilities, but I’m into it.”
Explaining his approach to the track, a cover of a 1969 Fleetwood Mac tune, he said: “I just modernized the whole song, modernized it with modern tones, kind of like a more modern arrangement. I’ve made the uppity part heavy and dynamic.”