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Wide exterior of the Wiltern theatre2. Marquee that reads 'Metallica a benefit for Silverlake Conservatory of Music'3. Various of Flea playing bass guitar4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Flea, Bassist...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 14 May 2008\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide exterior of the Wiltern theatre\u003cbr/\u003e2. Marquee that reads 'Metallica a benefit for Silverlake Conservatory of Music'\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of Flea playing bass guitar\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Flea, Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The fact of having an idea to start something like a music school and to start it and to see it really gather its own momentum and to see it get better and better as it goes on.  It's been like seven or eight years now that we have been together and to see so many kids come in there and walk through there and go out better people. Or stay and continue getting better not just as musicians but I think you know for a lot of kids I think that something to work on, like a work ethic and discipline of something, that they really love.\"   \u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of James Hetfield of Metallica on stage talking to audience \u003cbr/\u003e6. Lars Ulrich of Metallica performing on stage \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lars Ulrich, Drummer for Metallica:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We get involved in charity, we don't base our existence around it obviously there was a lot and you want to be selective, but when somebody like Flea says \"come and help' it's like 'okay where and when?'. It's really easy so we do it mostly for people, we work with Neil Young up in San Francisco, we work mostly with people that we respect and that we want to help out and who have causes that are really established.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of Metallica performance\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close of Kirk Hammett on guitar\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Flea, Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just asked them (Metallica) and they said yes. This is a much different one for us, in the past we have had much more eclectic acts. You know we have had Joshua Redman, and Patti Smith, and Tracy Chapman. You know we will have jazz and classical music and rock music, Eddie Vedder, The (Red Hot) Chili Peppers, you know, all different types of music in one night. But really with Metallica it's kind of a band that swallows everything in its path and it just wouldn't be right to put on a jazz group before Metallica.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Medium shot of James Hetfield performing with Lars Ulrich  pull to WS band performing (from left to right) Rob Trujillo, James Hetfield,  Kirk Hammett \u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lars Ulrich, Drummer for Metallica:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Flea asked a year ago if we would come and play his benefit. A year ago we were in the middle of making a record so I said 'next year'. So two months ago he texted me and said 'how about this year?' I said 'cool, done'. Literally it was like, in the Metallica world we call this a no brainer.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of stage band performance of 'Fuel', push into medium shot of James Hetfield performing with Lars Ulrich, CU James Hetfield of Metallica performing 'Fuel'\u003cbr/\u003eRock band Metallica played a benefit show Wednesday (14MAY08) for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music - a non-profit music school for low income students co-founded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.\u003cbr/\u003e\"... having an idea to start something like a music school and to start it and to see it really gather it's own momentum and to see it get better and better as it goes on,\" said Flea, \"It's been like seven or eight years now that we have been together and to see so many kids come in there and walk through there and go out better people. Or stay and continue getting better not just as musicians but I think you know for a lot of kids I think that something to work on, like a work ethic and discipline of something that they really love.\"   \u003cbr/\u003eTickets for the show, at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California, were $200 (USD) each. with limited VIP seats available for $500 (USD). \u003cbr/\u003eAll proceeds from the show at the 2,200 seater show are going to the charity.\u003cbr/\u003eDrummer and Metallica co-founder Lars Ulrich the  said that he was happy to help a friend.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We get involved in charity, we don't base our existence around it obviously there was a lot and you want to be selective, but when somebody like Flea says \"come and help' it's like 'okay where and when?'\" Ulrich told AP Entertainment. \"It's really easy, so we do it mostly for people, we work with Neil Young up in San Francisco, we work mostly with people that we respect and that we want to help out and who have causes that are really established.\" \u003cbr/\u003eFlea and fellow musician Keith Barry founded the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in 2001, to help what they say fills the void left by music education programme cuts in public schools. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I just asked them and they said yes,\" Flea said of Metallica, before the show. \"This is a much different one for us in the past we have had much more eclectic acts. You know we have had Joshua Redman, and Patti Smith, and Tracy Chapman. You know we will have like jazz and classical music and rock music, Eddie Vedder, The Chili Peppers, you know all different types of music in one night. But really with Metallica it's kind of a band that swallows everything in its path and it just wouldn't be right to put on a jazz group before Metallica.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe opening act was Scars on Broadway, the new rock heavy group featuring System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan.\u003cbr/\u003eMoney raised from the show will go towards programmes, operations and scholarships at the school, as well as a summer camp programme and funds for a new building.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Flea asked a year ago if we would come and play his benefit,\" says Ulrich. \"A year ago we were in the middle of making a record so I said 'next year'. So two months ago he texted me and said 'how about this year?' I said 'cool, done'. 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