Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Specialty: Angst-ridden, soul-rending, growling, loud-ass vocals
Birthday: August 3, 1963
From: Los Angeles, California
Vitals: 6'1" & 180 lbs (1.85 meters & 81.65 kilos); blond hair & blue eyes

GUITARS
Black Explorer (Wolf)
Black Explorer (Snake)
Black Explorer (Deer Skull)
Black Explorer (Dot)
Black Explorer (Eagle)
E.S.P. Black Explorer/Double-Neck (Ducks)

AMPS
Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 Power Amps
Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamp (Stock)
Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamp (Modified)
Mesa Boogie Custom Graphic E.Q. Unit
Mesa Boogie Amp Switcher
Mesa Boogie 4x12 Speaker Cabinets

OTHER SHIT
Bradshaw RSB-12 Switching System and Pedal Board
Bradshaw Patch Bay Custom
Boss SE-50 Stereo FX Processor
Juice Goose Rack Power 300
Aphex Parametric E.Q.
Morley Rack Mount Unit Custom
Sony 820 Wireless Receivers and Transmitters
Nady 950 UHF Receivers and Transmitters
Ernie Ball Strings
Gibson Strings
Dunlop Guitar Picks
EMG Pickups
Pro Co Sound Cables
Ascot Road Cases
Ultra Case Guitar Stand
Peterson 520 Strobe Tuner
Earth III Guitar Straps
Silver Bullet (Extra Cold)

Marital status: Married
Drives: Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram, '55 Chevy BelAir
Eats: Coors Light, Pacifico, Bombay Gin Martinis, Caffney's Irish Ale
Food: Mexican, meat-n-potatoes, beer, Oysters, Bar-B-Que
Sports teams: Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks, D.C. United
Before Metallica: Played in Obsession, Leather Charm
Pre-Metallica career: Worked in sticker printing factory
Likes:Hunting, hot-rods, anonymity, snowboarding, street hockey, wave boarding, cigars, choppers, guns, wood work
Listens to: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Spegetti, Western Soundtracks
Heroes: Clint Eastwood, Pops Hetfield
First concert: Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California
Movies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Easy Rider, Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction, Vanishing Point
Describes self as: Rugged, honest, stubborn