Hulk Hogan tried to join Metallica
Wrestling star Hulk Hogan tried to audition for Metallica and the Rolling Stones, he says in a new autobiography.
The 56-year old explains how he made a living in his college days playing bass in a number of bands. And once he’d made it as a star in the ring, he wanted to be a star on the stage as well.
When Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a bus crash in 1986 Hogan decided he’d like to fill the gap, and made contact with Lars Ulrich and co.
Hogan tells the Chicago Tribune: “When Metallica was looking for a bass player I called – and never heard a word back. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be the bass player for Metallica.”
An early 1990s bid to replace Bill Wyman in the Stones also fell flat, he explains. “I was in England presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger’s ex, and she told me the Stones were looking for a bass player.
“I sent her a ton of merchandise she’d asked for and said, ‘Tell Mick I’m a great bass player.’ I never heard a word back.”
Hogan is about to start a new role with WWE’s main competitor Total Nonstop Action, although he admits he may be too old and injured to make an impact in wrestling.
He explains: “People might say I’m too slow or crippled to get back in the ring, and I can’t say they’re wrong. But it’s all about having fun and making the crowd go crazy. I can still to that – but if I embarrass myself myself to the point where fans are laughing at me, I’ll leave.”
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