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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.
James Hetfield
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James Hetfield
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 3
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James Alan Hetfield
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