Hulk Hogan Wanted To Play Bass For Metallica, Rolling Stones

Before he was a pro wrestler, Hulk Hogan used to play bass for varioius Florida-based rock bands. The Hulkster had bigger musical ambitions, though. Specifically, he wanted to play with Metallica and The Rolling Stones .

The Chicago Tribune recently interviewed the wrestler about his recently released autobiography, My Life Outside The Ring . It's his second memoir, following 2003's Hollywood Hulk Hogan . During the interview, he told the newspaper that he would have left wrestling to play bass in the two aforementioned bands — if only someone had taken him seriously.

"I was in England presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger's ex, and she told me the [Rolling] Stones were looking for a bass player," Hogan told The Chicago Tribune . "I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said, 'Tell Mick I'm a great bass player.' I never heard a word back.

"When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to b a bass player for Metallica."

Truthfully, we can picture Hogan more as a member of Metallica, but he'd probably have to give up the red and yellow feather boas.

You can see a Hogan-less Metallica here:

Nov. 3 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Nov. 9 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Nov. 10 Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Nov. 12 Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
Nov. 14-15 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Dec. 5 Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
Dec. 7 Boise, ID @ Idaho Center
Dec. 8 Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
Dec. 10 Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Dec. 12 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion at San Jose

Here's a clip of Hogan playing with some band called Diamondback:

And some smartassery: