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If you're into what you're playing, that's the most important thing.
James Hetfield
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James Hetfield
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 3
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Guitarist
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Downey
California
James Alan Hetfield
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The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV or radio, we still have a huge underground following.
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Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?
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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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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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I love playing the melodic stuff. I love adding textures and colors.
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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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Rap is just to me very annoying.
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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.
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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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I'm not generally a big solo guy, because I'm not into showing off that way.
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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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We discovered how much money influences certain things work in United States. How things might seem okay on the outside, but internally, they're corrupt.
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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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I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
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Sleep my friend, and you will see that dream is my reality.
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Any time somebody is into your band that's a good thing. And if they're in a really cool, really popular band, that's a better thing.
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