Winger Guitarist Lays Into Metallica
Reb Beach has strong words for Kirk Hammett
Winger/Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach has, for some reason, laid into Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, claiming that he has never played a good solo in his life.
Speaking to Classic Rock Revisited, Beach revealed that he doesn’t much like the metal guitarist’s work.
"Back in the 80s, he was always voted best guitar player, and I’m like, ‘What?! That guy is terrible.’ I hate to say that because I might meet him one day.
"What’s he play in? Megadeth? Metallica? Is he in Metallica? Oh, then I have no problem doing that because in their biggest video, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, when they threw darts at a poster of Kip Winger, and then they showed it live — 20,000 people every night laughing at Winger — I don’t mind saying that Kirk Hammett sucks.”
In the interview, Beach also reveals how Beavis & Butthead bankrupted him.
You can hear the whole interview at the link below: