Can you imagine how mindblowing it would be to wind up in traffic school just to look over and see Kirk freakin' Hammett? And then he plays a song for your class? Wild, man.
am I the only one who found this so cool? Look at Kirk, he smiles at the applause like he never had thousand and thousand of people clapping at him before. Good guy!
Reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Otto meets them and is like "You remember me?" then he holds up a lighter and goes "WOOOOH METALLICA RULES". and Kirk is like "Oh yeah Springfield 1991"
I showed this video to three people who don't know who Kirk is, and asked them to guess his profession. The replies... --- "Kindergarten teacher." --- "Clerk at head shop, or possibly a record store." --- "Some sort of beach bum..." I found those answers interesting. The lack of visible tattoos and piercings surely affected the results, but more than anything, I think those guesses are a testament to what a genuine personality Kirk has. If he's not the most grounded music superstar in existence, I don't know who is. I am 100% sure that *nobody* would be guessing "kindergarten teacher" if they saw James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine or Scott Ian doing the same thing.
@@sanketdhembre5525 says the person who can't speak English properly or at least use proper spelling if you're going to call someone an idiot PLEASE check your spelling
@@bluehornet197 Where exactly am I wrong Mr Shakespeare? Besides failing to use a question mark at the end of the statement, I don't think I am wrong anywhere. U are welcome to correct me.
He might not have a great voice, but he sounds actually cool when singing one of the older songs, can't remember which one. Also, when not inebriated, Kirk is extremely shy, so that is why his voice is shaky.
@@Prometheus4096 Tone Deaf? He's the lead guitarist for Metallica and you think he's tone deaf? Not everyone can pinpoint pitch with their voice like many professional singers can that doesn't mean they're tone deaf. He just hasn't practiced singing enough.
@@chasemiller7974 He is tone deaf on guitar as well. Listen to his vibrato. That is the reason why I found this video. People didn't believe me when I said he is tone deaf. So I searched for a video of him singing, and I found this one. The way he sings is just more evidence. Many people suspect that Kirk Hammett is tone deaf. Why can't the lead guitarist of one of the biggest bands ever be tone deaf? Metallica doesn't have space for the personality or the need musically of a really skilled lead guitarist. No band in the 80's would ever subject their candidate band members to a ear training test. And being tone deaf does not prevent a kid from picking up a guitar and trying to be in a band.
James jumps into the room and starts to sing: Come driving faster Obey your driver you will puke faster obey your driver! DRIVER! Master of driving, I'm pulling your van Twisting your spine, smashing your head driven by me, you can't do sh*t Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Driver! Driver! Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Driver! Driver!
at least, Kirk made the people laugh, and that is very helpful for the stress they're facing at that time, good work Kirk, I salute you for sharing your talent
Oh my days, Kirk's awesome level just shot right up. I died of laughter when I realized he was actually there because he sped, and a few seconds later I saw people commenting on his singing, and I'm thinking, how is this relevant..................then the Traffic School song............. HAHAHAHA omg kirk. Amazing dude, amazing guitarist, just about get away with outdoing Miley Cyrus on vocals. hahaha Keeping metal alive!!
why is nobody pissing themselves out of excitement that KIRK HAMMETT IS SITTING IN THE SAME ROOM AS THEM AND BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS THEM?? at least that's what I would do.. please don't tell me I'm the only one
Guys, can you just imagine this shit? Like If this shit happened to me in real life I don't know what I'd do. I got home to Mom or Dad or some shit and they'd say: "How was traffic school?" I'd say: "It was great!" "why? Traffic school isn't supposed to be a good thing..." "Kirk Fucking Hammet was there, that's why."
@@mnemic9564 Then how come he never learned to sing, or bend his strings, in tune? He has had the experience, no matter how lazy. His brain simply lacks the pathways to do it. Tone deafness, to varying degrees, is actually quite common.
@@Prometheus4096 Both him and Rob got backing vocal lessons and have been since 2016 (Which I admit barely did anything). Yeah, he's got experience but like I said, he's lazy and doesn't bother to play the best he can, for whatever reason. That being said, James is better at rythm and lead than Kirk anyways. It's crazy
This is why none of kirks songs are on the hardwired album. He didn't lose his phone with tons of riffs. The band smashed his phone in a rage when he tried debuting the traffic school song in the studio. Unfortunately for kirk The traffic school song didnt quite make the cut on the double album.
Kirk played this song at the o2 dublin arena in front of 80,000 fans i was blessed to be one of the lucky ones i wasn't there < it was a joke man it's true what they say about metallica fans anyway everybody knows that lars writes kirks riffs
He was sent to traffic school for handling his gas pedal like a wah pedal.
Easily top 5 best youtube comments I ever read
Lol :D
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this comment is gold Lol!
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He's pretty good. He should join a band.
Lars Janse joke went right over your head. Lol!!!
Bro, really?
Lars Janse wooosh
Funny joke bro 😂
he's the lead singer of foo fighters
When he starts playing guitar, he's tapping his foot because he misses his wah pedal.
Your comment made me giggle
LOOOOL :D
Dick Baguette I ?
TRUE
Wah-joke and bassist-joke never get old
and thats why james sings
lol
+billygoat126 i feel uncomfortable
+billygoat126 yeah yeahyyya!!!
and writes the songs.
...and plays the guitar.
Performed by Kirk Hammet.
Written and produced by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
lol
Hahah :P Bob Rock gave him the guitar and Flemming Rasmussen had tuned it up ;)
hahahahahahhahahaha
Lou Reed taught him to sing
funniest shit I saw Steve!
"Kirk goes to traffic school" LOL, sounds like a cartoons episode.
Yea, kinda sounds like a SNL skit lol
Kirk sounds like a real nice person I'd get a beer with him.
@LeftistNPC Orange Man Is Bad he is?
@@otavio048 no he has a wife and kids
@@hanfordreach6849 oh yeah
Now i feel hella dumb
And he'd get 10 beers meanwhile 😂
@@imagiguard ?
Can you imagine how mindblowing it would be to wind up in traffic school just to look over and see Kirk freakin' Hammett? And then he plays a song for your class? Wild, man.
My thoughts exactly!!!!
Kirk: *writes a song about speeding*
James: *writes a song about driving fast*
I Disappear!
502
2 sides of the same story
First 15 seconds and I'm already cracking up at Kirk's expression and the dramatic zoom.
Rafael L. Its like The Office lol
Lmao I was so dead
Yeah lmao same haha
@l o l is that a problem?
YES HAHAHAHAHAHA
imagine going to traffic school to see kirk play open chords
Criminally underrated comment !!!! 😂
I wonder if anyone there actually knew who Kirk was.
+ShortFingeredShreder I would say the camera crew he brought in with him was a bit of a giveaway don't you think?
1banana2kiwis
You do know that not everybody is a Metallica fan? Most people don't know who any of them look like.
damn lol
Damn dude those were some stupid comments to read haha
so you think every person you see with a camera crew is in Metallica?@@hootenanee29
Kirk's eyes are fucking huge
Arya Rahadi i was stoned
@@LunargleLovegood lmfao
Nah bro ur right and i noticed that before
@@LunargleLovegood mood
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am I the only one who found this so cool? Look at Kirk, he smiles at the applause like he never had thousand and thousand of people clapping at him before. Good guy!
Reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Otto meets them and is like "You remember me?" then he holds up a lighter and goes "WOOOOH METALLICA RULES". and Kirk is like "Oh yeah Springfield 1991"
James Hettfield walks in and starts playing an epic rift "TRAFFIC SCHOOL THE AUTOOOMOBILE SCHOOL OF DISMAYYYYY *SCREAMING*"
That could never happen you forgot his signature "YEAH!!!!!"
No... James walkes in and screams: "I - AAAAM - THE - TAAAAABLE!!!!!"
KEONrca
OOOOOWUH
Tableeee
I mean Hetfield was right there in front of Kirk if you look
"Here it is, its called: the trafic school song"
Very creative, Kirk
I showed this video to three people who don't know who Kirk is, and asked them to guess his profession. The replies...
--- "Kindergarten teacher."
--- "Clerk at head shop, or possibly a record store."
--- "Some sort of beach bum..."
I found those answers interesting. The lack of visible tattoos and piercings surely affected the results, but more than anything, I think those guesses are a testament to what a genuine personality Kirk has. If he's not the most grounded music superstar in existence, I don't know who is. I am 100% sure that *nobody* would be guessing "kindergarten teacher" if they saw James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine or Scott Ian doing the same thing.
James Hetfield - drug dealer
Scott Ian - club bouncer
Dave Mustaine - heavy metal guitari- wait...
@@worshiptheanimal lars - crack dealer
Some sort of beach bum. Well he kinda is but in a good way.
Thats why they re so good cause a one musician s magic happens when he tooks own instrument. And they re just having some fun.
Aww ! That's so true!
they should play this at a live concert
it should be one of his and robs doodles
Kirk Hammett: I will drive 55.
Sammy Hagar: I can't drive 55.
Still after all the fame, Kirk is still the quiet guy in the back of the classroom sittin by himself
The quiet cool guy with all the talent that is
🤘😎
What a humble guy he is. Just unbelievable. I have a lot admiration and respect for this legend! Long live my metal icon.!
He was humbled by marty Friedman nightmare forget dimebag marty is still enough for kirk
@@KUDGHAT1 is it possible for someone to be more idiot than u are.
@@sanketdhembre5525 says the person who can't speak English properly or at least use proper spelling if you're going to call someone an idiot PLEASE check your spelling
@@bluehornet197 Where exactly am I wrong Mr Shakespeare? Besides failing to use a question mark at the end of the statement, I don't think I am wrong anywhere. U are welcome to correct me.
@@bluehornet197 Lack of English language skills has no correlation with a person's intelligence.
I don't think these people have any idea who Kirk is :P
They do, they are just being respectful adults.
The Elephantines haha, i thought u said respectful idiots at first
Everyone is high
The Elephantines being a respectful adult is overrated
I mean, there is cameras, and they have to sign something to say they consent to being on film.....so they know
He might not have a great voice, but he sounds actually cool when singing one of the older songs, can't remember which one. Also, when not inebriated, Kirk is extremely shy, so that is why his voice is shaky.
Ceyda Charming Maybe Creeping Death chorus?
I think his voice is shaky because he is tone deaf. He gets no feedback from his hearing on how to control his vocal chords.
@@Prometheus4096 Tone Deaf? He's the lead guitarist for Metallica and you think he's tone deaf? Not everyone can pinpoint pitch with their voice like many professional singers can that doesn't mean they're tone deaf. He just hasn't practiced singing enough.
@@chasemiller7974 He is tone deaf on guitar as well. Listen to his vibrato. That is the reason why I found this video. People didn't believe me when I said he is tone deaf. So I searched for a video of him singing, and I found this one. The way he sings is just more evidence. Many people suspect that Kirk Hammett is tone deaf. Why can't the lead guitarist of one of the biggest bands ever be tone deaf? Metallica doesn't have space for the personality or the need musically of a really skilled lead guitarist. No band in the 80's would ever subject their candidate band members to a ear training test. And being tone deaf does not prevent a kid from picking up a guitar and trying to be in a band.
@@Prometheus4096 lol f off loser
Kirk being Kirk is the funniest thing in the world. A real treasure, that guy.
James jumps into the room and starts to sing:
Come driving faster
Obey your driver
you will puke faster
obey your driver! DRIVER!
Master of driving, I'm pulling your van
Twisting your spine, smashing your head
driven by me, you can't do sh*t
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Driver! Driver!
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Driver! Driver!
Not a single shit given
Lmao !! I'm crying 😂😂😂😂
+oh yeah made my day tnx man
Master Of Drivers
Drive Em All
i cringed so hard. nothing rhymes or goes together. -3/10
Please feature this song on the next album. Please.
Nigga you high?
Nah man, I don't smoke :)
that be funny af it was played right after one on ajfa.
bonus track...
this song would be the reason for buying hardwired
I guess Kirk went to traffic school because he HARDrived TO SELF-DISTRUCT
Made my Day!
you son of a bitch lol
This is just fucking gold!!
Lol.... very bad joke!!🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Nice Pun
I wonder why Lars hasn't copyrighted this yet..
Because your joke is almost 15 years old...
He's waiting for someone else to download it so he can sue them
he released it under GPL Open Source license
funniest shit i've seen all year
You don't know how copyright works.
Kirk has a cute voice.
James busts in: "YEAH!!!!"
Idk why but I laughed so hard at the visual of this🤣
"I will drive 55" that killed me lol
If I were the cop I'd let him off with just a warning if he promised to stop using the WAH WAH....
Sam T I'd imagine he got pulled over because he was testing out his new wah-shaped gas pedal. Wah pedal abuse and vehicles don't mix...
+ShortFingeredShreder you won the internet today with you're comment lmfao.
If I was the cop, I would let him go if he promised to stop screwing up his solos, because I am ok with the wah. I like it.
+Sam T I would try to stop him anyway, cop or no cop! :D
+Mandarin And just think, he still plays better than anyone commenting on here!
at least, Kirk made the people laugh, and that is very helpful for the stress they're facing at that time, good work Kirk, I salute you for sharing your talent
I seen him go for a g chord and i instantly knew it was gonna be funny..
Broke down on the Highway, Called out the AA and replaced my car BATTERY!!!!!
Steve Ozone OMG... so hilarious.
Gotta check the oil! Gotta pump the tyres! Gotta charge the BATTERY!!!!
BATTERY!
That's good but it's AAA. AA is Alcoholics Annonymous.
(Too real 'cause of James.)
🤘👹🤘
Way better than St. Anger.
it's better of 90% of st anger (no joke) i hope one day kirk realease album solo
🤣😂🤣
😂😂😂
@@TheRevolutionnow our wish has came true, he's releasing a solo album in April this year.
Kirk is so cute and I love him I don’t care if he abuses the shit out of his wah pedal he still mah boi 😩👏👏💖💖💖
our boy. hes too cute, my favorite boy from metallica, you have a really good taste in wahwah mens🙃
my name fits perfectly with your comment
@@wahpedalabuser3495 mine or zev's?
@@rafaelasecco5204 zev‘s lol
@@wahpedalabuser3495 ok 🙃
Lol he felt weird not using a wah wah pedal
LOL
He traded in wah pedal dependability, for gas pedal responsibility.
+Stormin' Norman best comment in history
XXcrapcakesXX I try.
This should of been on ST anger as a bonus track
then James jumps in shouting "SEEK AND DESTROY"
Oh my days, Kirk's awesome level just shot right up. I died of laughter when I realized he was actually there because he sped, and a few seconds later I saw people commenting on his singing, and I'm thinking, how is this relevant..................then the Traffic School song............. HAHAHAHA omg kirk. Amazing dude, amazing guitarist, just about get away with outdoing Miley Cyrus on vocals. hahaha Keeping metal alive!!
thats the first time he played without the wha wha lol
***** you mean WAH WAH .)
***** What, what?
+MuristekTV it's a pedal effect that makes your guitar make a sound that sound like it's saying "Wha-wha
Matt Bowen Waka, waka.
@@Coilaman omg don't
I swear Kirk has always been consistently cool
cant believe how well the students and teacher behaved with his presence in the room
Kirk looks gorgeous in this video...He looks good although he is 52 now. Well he ain't that old.
The best looking Metallica member is Rob. I would never give him 50 years old. 40 years max.
kirk is 40 here
why is nobody pissing themselves out of excitement that KIRK HAMMETT IS SITTING IN THE SAME ROOM AS THEM AND BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS THEM??
at least that's what I would do.. please don't tell me I'm the only one
Because it's Kirk Hammett and not someone with actual talent?
Because its scripted?
He's just another human being......
@@mushafasa yea I bet you're way more talented than Kirk...
Because normal people don't do that
doing 55 in my car and nothing else matters
This sounds like something Adam Sandler would sing haha
Well, life itself seems like an Adam Sandler movie xD
Awww he's so cute
never knew Kirk could be starring in a sitcom, gonna be something
if it was James he would have played Fuel ;-)
Fun. Don't want to end up in traffic school, but if I did, it would be cool if Kirk was there.
If james was there he would've sang fuel and just shout
GIVE ME FUEL
GIVE ME FIRE
GIVE THAT WICH I DESIRED!
This is the very same room that St. Anger's drums were recorded in.
I would download this on napster
Guys, can you just imagine this shit? Like If this shit happened to me in real life I don't know what I'd do. I got home to Mom or Dad or some shit and they'd say: "How was traffic school?" I'd say: "It was great!" "why? Traffic school isn't supposed to be a good thing..." "Kirk Fucking Hammet was there, that's why."
This guys pretty good at guitar, he should start a band
I swear I love him more than anything
Imagine being forced to attend traffic school and one of the best guitarist in heavy metal history is your classmate.
Kirk makes the best faces for the best situations. Just look at his fucking face in the beginning b
These people aren’t aware of a living legend
Kirk looks forward to graduating from high school next year. Seriously though, this is funny. Good job, Hammett.
Im not even gay, but i feel like giving him a hug and then kissing him.
Lars would get angry.
u r everywhere
That’s how it starts 😂
Your name n picture says The opposite by The way kirk is soooo gay
@@alanemmanuelsayago3377 well, at least gay marrige is legal in my country now.
wow amazing voice never heard him sing before humble guitarist..
He's adorable lol
He use wah pedal even when he's playing acustic guitar :o
Crazy how this guy right here, wrote one of the most popular riffs in the world. (Enter Sandman)
His singing skills equals Lars' drumming skills.
I want to find someone that looks at me like the guy on 2:08 looks at Kirk...
He is singin' like drunk ^_^
Kirk Hammett is tone deaf. That is why everything he sings or plays is out of tune. He doesn't hear it that way.
@@Prometheus4096 Come on bro, he's lazy but tone deaf? C'mon, show some respect
@@mnemic9564 Then how come he never learned to sing, or bend his strings, in tune? He has had the experience, no matter how lazy. His brain simply lacks the pathways to do it. Tone deafness, to varying degrees, is actually quite common.
@@Prometheus4096 Both him and Rob got backing vocal lessons and have been since 2016 (Which I admit barely did anything).
Yeah, he's got experience but like I said, he's lazy and doesn't bother to play the best he can, for whatever reason.
That being said, James is better at rythm and lead than Kirk anyways. It's crazy
@@mnemic9564 It is genetic. It explains his playing.
this is the best MEtallica video i've seen!
Kirk has the voice of an angel
I love his voice, he should sing more
mas tierno este hombre me encanta el es pura diversión siempre ! una sonrisa para toda ocasión jeje
James walks in and say:
Needs more 00000000000000
This is the reason we all got to love this guy.
It's like he's in school again, and I like how nobody really notices him. He's just kind of there.
This guys actually pretty good at guitar, hope he makes big some day
Priceless!!
Kirk Hammet, You my friend, are a hero to recovering traffic violators everywhere!! Drive safe Kirk!!
How can u not love kirk 😭
This is like if you went to traffic school with Ben and Jerry, and on the last class they brought everyone a salad
another NEW TRACK from the harewired ....self destruct CD
WTF? Clearly the most obscure Metallica video EVER! Love it
i love kirk more than i love myself
This is why none of kirks songs are on the hardwired album. He didn't lose his phone with tons of riffs. The band smashed his phone in a rage when he tried debuting the traffic school song in the studio. Unfortunately for kirk The traffic school song didnt quite make the cut on the double album.
This song is better than anything Metallica releazed since 1997
Some of Death Magnetic was pretty good, but other than that, I agree.
jason H. Zeger Just learn to write release and comment after you learn to express yourself in english...Your comment is pure shit
@@egekarpuz typical butthurted fanboy lol
This made my day
Me when I have to drive myself to work in the morning
*sings Kirk driving song*
he is so awesome
He was right when he said 'attempted vocals' on a interview
Imagine going to traffic school and Kirk is just in there with u😂
A guitar God, but a likable human being too, Damn I Love Kirk!
mo wonder y james is the singer
i see wjhy hes the guitarist and not the singer
Being a tone deaf guitarist is still obvious, as Kirk's bends are always out of tune.
Ah that was awesome thanks for sharing!
I used to like Metallica pretty well. But every time I hear more about these guys, I like them more and more. I'm now a solid fan. :))
He should be sent back to guitar school :)
Kirk played this song at the o2 dublin arena in front of 80,000 fans i was blessed to be one of the lucky ones i wasn't there < it was a joke man it's true what they say about metallica fans anyway everybody knows that lars writes kirks riffs
and you think you play better than him? hahahah cute kid...
AnimalBMX street Made him look stupid!
hahahaha
Mago De Jalisco how did it make me look stupid
+Polarcock go melt somewere
he should play something like Rock n roll music , he sing good in my openion
Best thing I’ve ever heard from Mettalica
That was awesome!