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James Hetfield Biography

James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering a classified advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.

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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.

Belong, Feelings, Matter, Show, Tv Shows, Wife

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

Duplicate, Feelings, Funny, Guitar, Nothing

There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.

Metallica, Style, Styles

Music is the soundtrack to my life.

Life, Music, Music Is, Soundtrack, Soundtracks

My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.

Duality, Home, Life, Road, Whole Life

Send me money, send me green, and Heaven you will meet. Make your contribution and you'll get a better seat.

Contribution, Green, Heaven, Meet, Money

Every time I'd go out drinking I was looking for something new. But it was the same every time. I'd wake up in some bed with some person, I had a hangover and a show to do. And the truth is, it was the same every time. But now life is. . . pretty interesting without the alcohol.

Drinking, Hangover, Interesting, Person, Pretty, Wake

Everybody is born good and everybody has got the same size soul. We're here to connect with that.

Born, Connect, Good, Size, Soul

A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals.

Band, Bass, Cymbals, Hold, Sound, Tend

You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.

Hear, Sing, Vocal, Vocals, Want

It's good to listen to lots of different stuff, just whatever you like. The first two records I ever bought were Alice Cooper, Killer and Jethro Tull, Aqualung. That's two weird records to begin with, but I think they hold up well.

Different, Listen, Think, Thinking, Two, Weird

Just like the poles of a magnet, some people are drawn to death and others are repulsed by it, but we all have to deal with it.

Deals, Like, Magnet, People

If everyone was the same, it would be boring as sh*t

Boring, Everyone, Ifs, Same, Would Be

My vocals are bad, I can't sing, hey man, I wouldn't ask you to do a drum roll if your arm was falling off.

Bad, Fall, Hey, Men, Roll, Vocals

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.

Alive, Dead, Ifs, Life, Music, Quite

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.

Goal, Letting, Nice, Start, Write, Writing

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

Regret

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.

Edit, Long, Play, Song

I have the best job in the world. I'm able to express myself, and people attach themselves to it if they identify with it. Music certainly is a driving force in my life. There's not a moment where I'm not in it.

Best Job, Express, Jobs, Music, People, World

Sleep my friend, and you will see that dream is my reality.

Dream, Friend, Reality, See, Sleep

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