Hulk Hogan Auditioned For Metallica
2009-11-02 by Dave de Sylvia STAFF | 87 Replies | 3936 Views

Former professional wrestler and full-time overprotective dad Hulk Hogan auditioned to play bass for both Metallica and the Rolling Stones during the 1980s, according to his forthcoming autobiography My Life Outside the Ring.

Speaking to the Chicago Tribune, Hogan said: “I was in England presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger’s ex, and she told me the [Rolling] Stones were looking for a bass player. I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said ‘Tell Mick I’m a great bass player.’ I never heard a word back."

He went on: “When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for Metallica.”

Hogan made a living as a journeyman bass player while in college, and continued to attempt to make it as a musician during his early wrestling days. His daughter, Brooke, is now a successful solo artist with two albums to her name.

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chambered89


Comments: 1819
11.02.09


this news is so metal

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SmurkinGherkin


Comments: 744
11.02.09


hahaha

this made me smile

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StrizzMatik


Comments: 1287
11.02.09


Wonder if Hogan's any good

Call Of Ktulu BROTHER

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foreverendeared


Comments: 4861
11.02.09

Album Rating: 3.5

i wonder if he would have actually been any good...

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Masochist


Comments: 2088
11.02.09


His daughter, Brooke, is now a successful solo artist


Debatable.

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bloc


Comments: 3877
11.02.09


and he did not get in? WTF!

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bodiesinflight57


Comments: 243
11.02.09


this news made me laugh

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XulOnerom


Comments: 710
11.02.09


Would he have been able to play "Anesthesia"??

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RevengeSoldier


Comments: 190
11.02.09


hulk hogan would totally fit in though, to be honest. he may not be able to play smells like teen spirit, but he's old enough and hairy enough to fit in.

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Brownboy


Comments: 58
11.02.09


i would have let him be the bassist just for the novelty of having hulk hogan in my band.


IRAI


Comments: 221
11.02.09


Hulk Hogan...Bassist for Metallica.

doesnt seem to fit in exactly.

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maqwep


Comments: 921
11.02.09


news is so metal it makes me want to put babies on spikes

The Sludge


Comments: 2074
11.02.09


How did Metallica pass this up?!



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Hollier


Comments: 1404
11.02.09


ROFL @ Sludge. hahaha

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elephantREVOLUTION


Comments: 471
11.02.09

Album Rating: 1

hulk hogan's wrestling boot band is better than anything metallica has ever done

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bloc


Comments: 3877
11.02.09


hulk hogan's wrestling boot band is better than anything metallica has ever done

oh no he di'int!

Thor
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 7997
11.02.09


KILL EM ALL, BROTHER

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feav233


Comments: 420
11.02.09

Album Rating: 3

hahaha

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beans


Comments: 2163
11.02.09


he should have got the gig
tbh

for both of them

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MaskAtTheMasquerade


Comments: 550
11.02.09


Pssh, I would've called The Hulk. What were those bands thinking!?

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Titan50


Comments: 2610
11.02.09


Epiiiic

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Josh D.


Comments: 6155
11.02.09


I was going to try come up with something clever, but the job has been well done already. I'll just say title made me laugh, story made it sad. Not for Hogan, just in general.

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tripleb2k


Comments: 148
11.02.09


whatcha gonna do when these 24 inch pythons play metal in a town near you?

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Poet


Comments: 3813
11.02.09


lol the news on this site always seems to get so much better.

I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for Metallica.

He would've quit once he was recording Load

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Upsidedown_and_Sideways


Comments: 115
11.02.09


hahaha

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drasticaction74


Comments: 70
11.02.09


there should have been a brawl between hulk and jason newsted to determine the winner. it would have been immaculate, brother

Emim


Comments: 545
11.02.09


Maybe he could've provided some modicum of originality for them.

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archerparadise


Comments: 54
11.02.09


i want brooke hogan as the bass player for metallica. and she should dive into the crowd for me to rip off her shirt.

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BrandNewBoognish


Comments: 449
11.02.09


she's fat and mediocre

Phantom


Comments: 6578
11.02.09


This should have happened

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Benzum


Comments: 4736
11.02.09


Yeah, it would have been funny.

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JoshIsNumber3


Comments: 125
11.02.09


SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, BROTHER

cirq


Comments: 3752
11.02.09


Would have been fun

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UhhKris


Comments: 3790
11.02.09


not even hulk hogan could save metallica's career

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redskyformiles
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 5794
11.02.09


well since their albums after Hulk's ignored request have gone 34x platinum in the US alone, Metallica never needed the hulkster in the first place, Kris, they just needed to beat Bob Rock to death with a shovel. article would have been better if it was Randy Savage instead of Hulk

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Benzum


Comments: 4736
11.02.09


They should have contracted Hogan and Schwarzenegger.

CrazyFool84


Comments: 633
11.02.09


Seconded Kris

Pretty funny stuff, but sorta sad the Hulkster didn't even get a chance...still, ya gotta wonder what his skills are like.

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bloc


Comments: 3877
11.02.09


Schwarz is already in Austrian Death Machine man, no time for both.

Benzum


Comments: 4736
11.02.09


I didn't know that. Way to ruin my fantasy man.

It'd just be cool knowing that The Terminator is telling you what to think.

redskyformiles
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 5794
11.02.09


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ9_JCn5KMM

Benzum


Comments: 4736
11.02.09


lol! That's so fucking awesome. He's really going at it.

bloc


Comments: 3877
11.02.09


the man can play! and is that bass supposed to be so tiny?

UhhKris


Comments: 3790
11.02.09


no i think he's just that big O.O

redskyformiles
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 5794
11.02.09


dude calls himself hulk for a reason

UhhKris


Comments: 3790
11.02.09


cuz hes' green amirite?

redskyformiles
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 5794
11.02.09


because you wouldn't like him when he's angry

Benzum


Comments: 4736
11.02.09


Only then, does he turn green, and show his true form.

UhhKris


Comments: 3790
11.02.09


martha stewart?

redskyformiles
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 5794
11.02.09




Phantom


Comments: 6578
11.02.09


here's his audition video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tolUyQiy9Is&feature=related

Benzum


Comments: 4736
11.02.09


Not as good as this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WJnGGX36A

musicaddiction101


Comments: 654
11.02.09


Is that the world trade center? jackass... Hulk should have made it.

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sonictheplumber


Comments: 3587
11.02.09

Album Rating: 1

my metallica concert would've been so much more awesome

NebSnurb


Comments: 401
11.02.09


Those pictures are fucking genius.

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NebSnurb


Comments: 401
11.02.09


Who would take either of those bands seriously with the Hulkster playing bass?

UhhKris


Comments: 3790
11.02.09


uh
me

Deviant1769


Comments: 1007
11.02.09


"Who would take either of those bands seriously with the Hulkster playing bass?"

Who takes Metallica seriously anymore anyway?

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This Life is Genocide


Comments: 1984
11.02.09


Those pictures are fucking genius.


was kinda fucked up...

anyways, this is an lol
would've been somethin if he actually got the gig haha

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Dougie


Comments: 3593
11.02.09


Would he have been able to play "Anesthesia"??


Sure can:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tolUyQiy9Is&feature=related

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Wizard


Comments: 9840
11.02.09


Wow redsky, even I wouldn't post pics like that hahahaha.

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KYZAR


Comments: 490
11.02.09


Would he have been able to play "Anesthesia"??



Sure can:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tolUyQiy9Is&feature=related


Ha yes.

bringonthebreakdown


Comments: 4248
11.02.09


hogan goes by his bass stage name "billy sheehan"

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ThePalaceOfWisdom


Comments: 1764
11.02.09


Hogan probably would've ended up taking control and replacing the band with members of the nWo.

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JoshIsNumber3


Comments: 125
11.02.09


Some Kind of Monster would have been a lot different if Hogan was in the band.

DaveyBoy
Staff Reviewer


Comments: 5825
11.02.09


Trust you to come up with the line of the thread Taylor. Scott Hall as drummer, Big Sexy as lead guitarist & of course Brutus Beefcake as singer. The Giant would have made for some great security too.

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ZiggyPop


Comments: 10
11.02.09


Anesthesia isn't exactly a ridiculous bass solo...

And the title of the article is wrong. He did NOT audition, he called them and they ignored him.

and lol @ Brooke Hogan having a successful music career

ThePalaceOfWisdom


Comments: 1764
11.02.09


Trust you to come up with the line of the thread Taylor. Scott Hall as drummer, Big Sexy as lead guitarist & of course Brutus Beefcake as singer. The Giant would have made for some great security too.


Don't forget Bischoff as manager/producer. Actually the nWo theme would've worked for Metallica anyway; Hollywood Hetfield, Big Sexy Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammet as Lyxx (Cos he shredzors) and I can't really think of one for Ulrich cos no one in the nWo was that much of a bitch.



AngelofDeath


Comments: 213
11.02.09


How awkward would it have looked to see Hulk in the Strolling Bones? One ripped dude in spandex next to a few skeletal geezers.

BSX


Comments: 715
11.02.09


LOL at "successful music career"

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JoshIsNumber3


Comments: 125
11.03.09


I can't really think of one for Ulrich cos no one in the nWo was that much of a bitch.


Motherfucking Vincent

SylentEcho


Comments: 1274
11.03.09


How awkward would it have looked to see Hulk in the Strolling Bones? One ripped dude in spandex next to a few skeletal geezers.
LMGDMFAO!

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yetanotherprofile


Comments: 33
11.03.09


Completely off topic, but can anyone help me? I'v just written my first review but apparently it has to be moderated first. When will it appear on the main home page so people can see it and comment on it? Thanks.

SylentEcho


Comments: 1274
11.03.09


you mean The Black Velvets review? I can see it. It will come on the main page in the user reviews column. If it's really good, it will come at the top.

yetanotherprofile


Comments: 33
11.03.09


sylentecho- thankyou

Nikkolae


Comments: 629
11.03.09


this is the funniest news i ever heard in years tbh, and yes Some kind of monster + the Hulkster = ulrich's funeral... BROTHER!

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michaelwilson


Comments: 17
11.03.09


The title of this article is very misleading. The quote states that he called both bands, but he never actually played an audition for them.

Not nearly as interesting, sorry.

Jim


Comments: 3632
11.03.09


i only just read this. i'm glad i did.

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Mags172


Comments: 8
11.03.09


It sucks that they ignored Hulks call, it would have been awesome if he was in the band.
These comments are also really good

Asiatic667


Comments: 2083
11.04.09


The joke is, Hogan probably would have suprised everyone and done a good job

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ithinkimjesus


Comments: 17
11.04.09


This is the funniest thread I've ever read.

SylentEcho


Comments: 1274
11.04.09


You're most welcome yetanotherprofile.

dimebag4913


Comments: 2
11.05.09


wow dude call me when its over!

MusiclessLifeless


Comments: 15
11.05.09


"Ths is the funniest thread I've ever read."

Dude, I second that! XD

Scoot


Comments: 52
11.05.09


so much fail in the title lol

El_Goodo


Comments: 890
11.06.09


What a dick move! Who refuses a call from the Hulkster? They could have at least let him jam with them! I assume they all received the big boot followed by the Hogan leg drop.

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ThePalaceOfWisdom


Comments: 1764
11.06.09


^atomic leg drop.

unaffected


Comments: 10
11.12.09


Metallica can llica the Immaculate One's balls. Cuz they dropped the ball on this one.

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