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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
Lyricist
Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Downey
California
James Alan Hetfield
Noise
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Rap is just to me very annoying.
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I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.
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It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.
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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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You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.
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Every breath I take becomes deeper, and I become more confident of myself without my crutches. The lies I've filled my body and soul with aren't needed anymore. They're not welcome. I choose to live, not just exist.
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I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
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I like a women who's got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that's fine.
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We'd record a song that people liked and wanted to hear on the radio, and the radio wouldn't play it because it was too long. Or they wanted to edit it, which we wouldn't allow.
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Rehab is like college for your head.
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I'm always feeling like I don't belong, no matter where I am. So I'm just searching for a family nonstop, and sometimes I find it in the mosh pit, sometimes I find it when I'm doing some French TV show with the president's wife.
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If you're into what you're playing, that's the most important thing.
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When you're an actor and you walk into a theatre where your movie is playing, you're kinda proud. Look at my skill!
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Aqualung is one that my brother turned me onto. It wasn't that hard-rocking, but Martin Barre had a really good sound. He knew what he was doing.
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