The battle between celebrity doppelgangers and percussion titans Will Ferrell and the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Chad Smith was one for the ages. Their epic drum-off on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon did not disappoint the thunderous hype that marched ahead of it. But now, what’s that? a new challenger approaches. Ferrell and Smith have challenged Metallica’s Lars Ulrich to a three-way celebrity drum-off, and Ulrich—no stranger to controversy—has accepted. Here’s his statement:
It was a little lonely on the sidelines during the first drum-off, given the somewhat forced nature of the lookalike element between Chad Smith and Will Ferrell, when I’m TRULY the one carrying that dead-ringer gene around! As for any further drum-offs, I’m sure that with a bit of practice, I could give Chad a run for his money. But Will? That’s a whole different story. He rules the “bad-a** drummer universe.” I mean, you’re talking about a guy who’s so next level, actually, so beyond next level, that he may just be completely unreachable! That said, I’m definitely up for the challenge…Bring it on!!!
Are you prepared? Is the world prepared? Re-live the glory of the first drum-off here, and start getting ready for the next chapter in drum mastery …
