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There was so much good and different music back then and you'd just keep moving through it and discovering more new stuff. I went through my Black Sabbath phase before I even started playing guitar.

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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