Torben Ulrich, the father of famed rock star Lars Ulrich from the band Metallica, has passed away at the age of 95.
The musician shared the devastating news on social media as he shared a series of photos of his dad. In the caption, he remembered the tennis pro by writing, "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. Thank you endlessly!"
As of this writing, his cause of death remains a mystery as it has yet to be publicized. It was also not noted whether Torben suffered from a medical condition or not.
According to Consequence, Torben has been a part of Lars' music career for a long time as he appeared on the band's documentary titled "Some Kind of Monster."
At the time, he was invited to the recording studio to be the first few people to listen to the song "St. Anger." His line struck with the Metallica fan base as he initially didn't like the song.
Who Was Torben Ulrich
Per the outlet, Torben was bTorn in Copenhagen in 1928. His life was completely different from his musician son as he became a pro in the field of sports, specifically tennis.
Throughout his career as an athlete, he was able to participate in over 100 Davis Cup matches representing Denmark.
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In addition to being a tennis player, he was also an artist and dabbled into different forms of art like poetry, performing, acting, filmmaking.
His career trajectory changed as he was able to record an album a few years ago when he was 92 years old.
Torben Ulrich Was a Big Fan of Metallica
Torben was a big supporter of his son's band as Lars previously described his father as Metallica's biggest fan and even a critic.
In a previous interview with soundbox, as reported by Ultimate-Guitar, he noted, "I think he appreciates Metallica, especially when we're daring and a little unorthodox, when we play strange sideways tempos ... He appreciates that side of it."
Lars previously noted that most people would say he was spoiled growing up, but he noted that he was independent because there was nothing tying him down, and at the same time, whatever he wanted in life, he would get it for himself. (via Blabbermouth)
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