21 Things You Didn't Know About Metallica
9. Robert Trujillo Was Given One Million Dollars To Join Metallica
As noted in 2003's brilliantly curtain-raising Some Kind of Monster, the band were so blown away by his playing that soon after a handful of auditions, Lars, James and Kirk knew he was the right guy.
They then just straight up gave him a million dollars as a forward on joining the band, making for what's probably The Best Introductory Job Offer In History.