The rock and metal bands' fans of the '90s may already know about Lars Ulrich. He is the drummer of the popular band Metallica. Lars' first encounter with music happened when at the age of 10, he discovered the endeavoring joy of music. Ever since, he decided to pursue his career in music and improved his instrumental skills through drum kits, which eventually led him to form the band Metallica with his fellow band members.
The drummer is also quite well-known for out-speaking about music piracy and filing a lawsuit against Napster, one of the businesses doing music piracy, in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, the case was settled out of court, resulting in more than 300,000 Napster users being banned.
Net Worth Of Lars Ulrich
From a simple obsession to being a passionate professional, Lars Ulrich passed through several procedures to make his name worldwide and earn a fortune of wealth. According to CelebrityNetWorth, he has a net worth of $350 million.
Besides his music career, Lars has also indulged himself in real estate extra cash. He has been satisfied in this business since 1993, when he bought a large mansion in Tiburon, California, and another home next door, for $6 million at that time.
Later on, he acquired the main house, one of the largest in Marin County, sitting on the highest part of Tiburon and giving a stunning view over the San Francisco area, next to the previous one, and lived there. All of the three properties were listed for sale in October 2019 for $12 million, but they sold for $10.3 million, as per the Mercury News.
Previously, Lars owned 140 acres of undeveloped land in different parts of Marin County but eventually listed the properties for sale in 2015 for $39 million.
Music Career And Affiliation With Metallica
Though gaining an overwhelming inspiration for music at a young age, Lars Ulrich was set to follow in his father's footsteps in making it professional as an athlete and a tennis player. However, after his interest in tennis took him to Newport Beach, California, of America, he was struck by the reality that he couldn't even find himself in the top 10 rankings of the best tennis player in the street he was living in.
The shocked Ulrich suddenly found his calling in life to pursue a music career after watching Yesterday and Today in 1980. And thanks to that, Lars subsequently honed his skills as a drummer until he eventually met his band member and one of the co-founders of Metallica, James Hetfield, in 1981. From this encounter, the world could see a faraway and vast horizon of heavy metal and rock music and the birth of the now-well-renowned band, Metallica.
As for Lars himself, he came to be known as a pioneer of fast thrash drum beats and a drummer specializing in the double bass drum, which has been featured in several early Metallica songs, like Metal Militia, Fight Fire with Fire, Battery, Damage Inc., Dyers Eve, One, and such. Later on, his drumming style was simplified, reduced from a 9-piece to a 7-piece drum kit. Nonetheless, he still rocked the heavy metal world with his excellent drumming skills.
His band, Metallica, has once been nominated for a Grammy Awards in 2017 for the category of Best Rock Song for the song, Hardwired.
The band members; James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and Lars were inducted into the 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame' in 2009, with Lars being the first Dane to receive the honor. He also led the charge on letting his longtime favorite band, Deep Purple, be inducted into the same Hall of Fame for several years until 2016 when it finally happened after Ulrich delivered the band's induction speech.
Additionally, Lars has also been spread his professionalism in the acting field. He appeared in several filmographies, including Hemingway & Gellhorn, Get Him to the Greek, Mission to Lars, etc.
Lars has been involved with the music departments and created numerous soundtracks for numerous films and TV series such as The Forsaken, Biker Boyz, Idol, The Simpsons, Let It Ride, Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour, X-Factor, Zombieland, WWE Raw, House, Hesher, and much more.
Dating History And Relationship Details Of Lars Ulrich
While his long career has been a much better thing Lars has experienced in his lifetime, his dating life is intriguing. He has been linked with five women in his romantic life and married thrice to date while experiencing two divorces.
It might get confusing for you to catch his dating life properly, so we will be learning about it with a division of sub-headings, as listed below:
• Debbie Jones
Lars experienced his first marriage back in 1988 with Debbie Jones. During his tour to England, he met his first and former wife, Debbie Jones, and tied the knot after a year of dating. Unfortunately, their married life didn't last for very long since the former couple didn't get the chance to tickle their love as Lars was often busy with his work schedule. The pair eventually parted ways after two years of marriage in 1990.
• Skylar Satenstein
Nonetheless, love found him again. After seven years of leading a single life as a man, he found his significant other and his former second wife in 1997.
Skyler, an American physician, and cosmetic surgeon were once married to drummer Lars Ulrich. After a year of their relationship, the couple tied the knot in 1997 as Ulrich also went on to get public with the marriage announcement during Metallica's appearance at the American Music Awards in that same year.
During their union, the pair welcomed two kids named Myles Ulrich (b. August 5, 1998) and Layne Ulrich (b. May 6, 2001). Unlike his first marriage to Debbie, Lars had a long married life with Skyler, but the result was the same. At the end of seven years of marriage, the duo divorced in 2004.
• Naomi Campbell
There also came once the news of Lars reportedly linking with model Naomi Campbell in 2001 after they were seen flirting in a nightclub in San Francisco. But the public didn't get to hear anything about them afterward, which settled down the pair's possible romance.
• Connie Neilsen
Then, Lars moved on to have a romantic relationship with an actress, Connie Neilson, after his divorce from Skyler. Their relationship became a live-in one as the pair dated for several years. The couple even welcomed a son named Bryce together in 2007. And like the previous, their relationship ended in separation after eight years in 2012.
Married Life With Jessica Miller
Love found Lars Ulrich again in 2013 as he went on to date, engage, and eventually exchange vows with Jessica Miller.
Ulrich and Miller – an American fashion model who walked runways for famous designers such as Marc Jacobs and won the Model of the Year Award at the International Photographer Awards in Beverly Hills, California, in 2003, got engaged in 2013.
Lars even celebrated their happy occasion by throwing a party in Las Vegas with his close friends and family members at the N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms Casino Resort.
After two years, just before their weddings, Lars celebrated his upcoming nuptials with his then-fiancée, Jessica Miller, in early 2015. Lars had a night of bowling in a private room with Bradley Cooper, Ian McKellan, and James Hetfield at Lucky Strike bowling alley in San Francisco. A source told PEOPLE that Bradley "was the top bowler" and that the group hung out in "the private Green Room and ate sushi and spinach dip" for the bachelor party.
That same year, the drummer tied the knot for the third time in his life. Lars initially had the idea of featuring Noel Gallagher as the wedding singer for one night. However, Noel refuses to do the singing during their weddings, though he is pretty fond of Lars' goodness.
Lars has also been quite fond of photography, which can be seen in the July 2016's issue of Citizens of Humanity's Humanity Magazine. The photographed article featured his wife, Jessica, donning the inspirational denim collection as a model.
The couple made was also arriving in Los Angeles ahead of the Grammy Awards back in 2017, as reported by X17online.com. But, as of now, Lars seems to be firm and rigidly set on continuing his marriage with Jessica.
Back in 2017, in his interview with vice.com, Lars said of his third marriage as being saved "the best for last."