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I was pretty quiet as a child. I kind of hung out with my family and listened to music and sh*t. I wasn't too outgoing at all.
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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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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I'd like to have a beer-holder on my guitar like they have on boats.
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I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.
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I associate times with certain music. It still is that for me. It's telling the story of our lives.
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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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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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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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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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Rap is just to me very annoying.
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I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
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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 wanted to make noise, not study theory.
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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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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'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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