'Metallica would not be who we are or where we are today without Jon Zazula and his wife, Marsha'
In 1982, the message continues, “when no one wanted to take a chance on four kids from California playing a crazy brand of metal, Jonny and Marsha did, and the rest, as they say, is history.”
Today, Metallica is arguably the most successful metal band of all time. They’re creators of the “most brutal, enduring rock & roll albums of the ’80s and ’90s,” reads the blurb accompanying their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.But without the vision and graft of the Zazulas, the world could have entirely missed the Bay Area quartet.
Zazula was “a mentor, a manager, a label head and a father figure to us all . . . Metallica would not be who we are or where we are today without Jon Zazula and his wife, Marsha,” reads the statement.In a separate tribute, drummer Lars Ulrich thanks Zazula “for taking a chance on these crazy, noisy, uncompromising and undisciplined dudes from NorCal who didn’t know what was up, down or sideways, but who were ready, willing and more than able to f—in throw it all to the wind and go for it.
He continues, “Thank you for giving us a sense of belonging and ultimately, a sense of self-worth. I will forever be grateful for your friendship, advice and blind belief that the music we played could be shared with way more people who were just like us…outsiders and misfits!”
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