Torben Ulrich, father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, has died on the age of 95.
In a tribute posted to Instagram, Lars paid tribute to his dad.
“95 years of adventures, unique experiences, curiosity, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo, tennis, music, art, writing…. and quite a bit of Danish contrarian attitude,” the drummer wrote. “Thank you endlessly! I love you dad.”
Who Was Torben Ulrich?
Born in Copenhagen in 1928, Torben loved a profitable profession as each an novice {and professional} tennis participant, twice profitable the Antwerp International singles title and spending a number of years as a member of the Danish Davis Cup workforce. He additionally pursued a profession as a music journalist, writing for numerous Danish newspapers and magazines.
The elder Ulrich was additionally a musician, enjoying clarinet and saxophone (amongst different devices) and contributing to quite a lot of tasks over time. Most lately, Torben launched Oakland Moments: Cello, Voice, Reuniting (Rejoicing), a collaboration with composer Lori Goldston, in 2022.
Mick Wall’s 2012 guide Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica described Torben as “A long-haired, splendidly whiskered Gandalf-like figure whose obsession with physical and mental fitness continued long after his professional sports career ended.”
The guide additionally quoted a 2005 interview by which Torben described his busy way of life: “Maybe I played tennis in the afternoons, and then would go play music at night, and then after that I had to go up to the newspaper and write reviews, and after that maybe I would meet some of my friends in the morning and have breakfast, and then I had to go to band practice at noon and play tennis at 3:00. All of a sudden, I hadn’t slept in three or four days.”
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