Shadowing Practice: Dave And Lars Interview - Learn English Speaking with Video

It's difficult for me to comprehend that the only thing

that you feel when you look back on the last 20 years is rooted in the Metallica thing.

Okay.

I'll explain in as simple terms as I can, not to stultify you, but to just make it really easy.

I had nothing.

Then I had everything.

Then I had nothing again.

And it was okay going from nothing to everything to nothing.

But then having someone stand on the back of my head and keep me under water made it even harder for me.

I've been erased from any involvement.

The quotes that I was never meant to be in here anyways.

I was just filling a spot.

I was just a temporary guy.

I was a fucking loser and a drunk.

I got kicked out.

All the horrible things that were said immediately after my firing.

I agree, I should have been fired because I was dangerous because of my disease.

But watching for so many years the band continue to become successful and successful and successful and us to never address,

you know, the way that I was let go.

My god, Lars, you guys woke me up and said, you know what, you're out.

And I asked you, what, no warning?

I said, no second chance.

And you guys said, no, go.

Good God, man, I didn't get a chance.

And I've lived, and yeah, maybe for some people, you know, 18 years is a long time.

For me, it seems like yesterday I woke up and I look up and I see the guys that I love, that are my extended family.

Gotta remember, all I had was my mom.

All I had was you and James.

We had dreams together, and I sold everything to join that dream. And then it ended.

And I agree with you for doing what you did.

because of the nature of the disease.

Don't kid yourself.

I mean, if it...

There was ways to address what was going on.

You know, with my problem.

And who I am sober is totally different from who I am drunk.

We never gave it a try.

We never gave it a chance.

Would it have worked?

As much as I loved being with you guys, I'm sure it would have.

And coming down to the part about the violence,

you know, if someone, if I was at a party and I saw someone hit you again, I'd break a leg again in a second.

That's just my nature.

I'm overprotective to the people that I love.

You know?

And every time I see Phil, you know, I feel bad for him.

But I wasn't gonna let him hurt you.

Who's Phil?

Sandoval, from Armored Saint.

Don't you remember me breaking his leg?

I don't remember it was him, I remember the incident on the...

Yeah, he pushed you down and he hurt you.

I made sure he didn't hurt you again.

I'm gonna fuck with my band members.

Um...

I had this clear vision, which I don't know if I've ever told you, but the night where we.. we decided to let you go, a couple of days before we let you go,

and we played some show, and me and you were just sitting there, and I think we were smoking some pot, and being very mellow and I just remember

this clear vision of just being overwhelmed with sadness

and emotion about what was about to go down literally like eight hours after that.

Not saying in any way that I was not equally responsible for being part of making

that decision but at the same time feeling just an overwhelming sadness

and guilt because I really felt that when all the bullshit went away, a lot of the kind of the boasting and and the He-Man and all that bullshit sort of went away,

that you were a really tender person.

I felt that you had this really tender side to you that I was really attracted to, or really felt comfortable with, you know what I mean?

And I just, I think that's always been there.

And that's why I think I sought you out.

I'm not mad at you, Lars.

I'm not.

You know, and I don't want anything from anybody.

You know, I still have my dreams.

I'm glad that James is getting help.

I really am.

I wish that James was here.

I wish Cliff was here.

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 75 sentences and 753 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:26. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
tender adjective	/ˈtɛn.dɚ/	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
sadness noun	/ˈsædnəs/	The state or emotion of being sad.
bind verb	/ˈbaɪ̯nd/	To tie; to confine by any ligature.
temporary adjective	/ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/	Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
horrible adjective	/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/	Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
equally adverb	/ˈiːkwəli/	In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
extend verb	/ɛkˈstɛnd/	To increase in extent.
involvement noun	/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/	The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
attract verb	/əˈtɹækt/	To pull toward without touching.
emotion noun	/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/	A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
guilt noun	/ɡɪlt/	Responsibility for wrongdoing.
anyways adverb	/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/	Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
loser noun	/luzɚ/	A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
sober adjective	/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/	Not drunk; not intoxicated.
comprehend verb	/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/	To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go away verb		To depart or leave a place.
come down to verb		To reach by moving down or reducing.
go down verb		To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
kick out verb		To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
look up verb	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	To have better prospects.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is rooted · I've been erased · was never meant
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've been erased · I've lived · have worked

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, overprotective /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛktɪv/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tender, sadness, bind.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

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Pronunciation to watch

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