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I wanted to make noise, not study theory.

James Hetfield

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James Hetfield
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 3
Composer
Guitarist
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Downey
California
James Alan Hetfield
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Sleep my friend, and you will see that dream is my reality.
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Every band that I've known that has done side projects or things like that - I don't respect them anymore.
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Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere - it's great.
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There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.
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Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.
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Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.
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I'm not generally a big solo guy, because I'm not into showing off that way.
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