James Hetfield Quotes
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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.
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Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want.
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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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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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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 one but me can save myself though its too late, death greets me warm, now i will just say goodbye.
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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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People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.
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I love playing the melodic stuff. I love adding textures and colors.
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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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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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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.
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If you're into what you're playing, that's the most important thing.
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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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Send me money, send me green, and Heaven you will meet. Make your contribution and you'll get a better seat.
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My lifestyle determines my deathstyle.
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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.
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Every band that I've known that has done side projects or things like that - I don't respect them anymore.
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Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere - it's great.
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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.
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I was pretty quiet as a child.
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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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I think it's very cool for the drummer to be set free from having to worry about holding down the beat every once in a while, though it's a little constricting.
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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.