Diplomacy, Metal-Style
Metal has seeped into every corner of human culture, including to the very top of the political food chain. Our Prime Minister has been known to indulge. Prince Harry is a huge metalhead. And so is Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia.
When Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen paid a state visit to Jakarta recently, he brought a gift: the new Metallica Master of Puppets box set. President Widodo was most pleased.
Indonesia’s president @jokowi seemed eager to dig into his diplomatic gift from Denmark: A #MasterOfPuppets box signed by #heavymetal fans’ all-time favorit drummer @larsulrich @metallica pic.twitter.com/Epcq2paywh
— Lars Løkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) November 28, 2017
Metallica was pretty chuffed, too.
Indonesia’s president @jokowi seemed eager to dig into his diplomatic gift from Denmark: A #MasterOfPuppets box signed by #heavymetal fans’ all-time favorit drummer @larsulrich @metallica pic.twitter.com/Epcq2paywh
— Lars Løkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) November 28, 2017