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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.
James Hetfield
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James Hetfield
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 3
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Downey
California
James Alan Hetfield
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A lot of times, I'll have a goal, I'll start writing, and I'll end up in some far off place, which is good. It's nice to have a focus, but letting the lyrics write themselves where they need to go is important.
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You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.
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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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Sleep my friend, and you will see that dream is my reality.
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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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No secret that I enjoy motor sports and cars in particular, building cars, building custom cars. Part of that scene. I love the flow of the cars and I love the art part of them. I love the sleekness and the uniqueness of each car that you can dream up.
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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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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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There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.
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No one but me can save myself though its too late, death greets me warm, now i will just say goodbye.
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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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The band? No way! There ain't no band. The band is not 'the band' right now. It's just three guys.
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If I hadn't of had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.
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