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When Kirk Hammett paid a nerve-wracking visit to his blues hero Peter Green
The Metallica guitarist was all nerves when he went to see the Fleetwood Mac icon, but he had the perfect icebreaker, and a very special guitar with him
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When Kirk Hammett paid a nerve-wracking visit to his blues hero Peter Green
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When Kirk Hammett paid a nerve-wracking visit to his blues hero Peter Green
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