James Hetfield Quotes

• My live sound does not work in the studio, which is a completely different animal. Every little thing is detrimental to the sound. And if someone moves a mic, you’ve lost it. It’s pretty much a case of ‘lock the door and set up a police line.’

  James Hetfield

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• Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I’m not picky. I never think, ‘Oh, this neck isn’t made of ebony,’ or, ‘These strings don’t feel correct.’ It doesn’t matter too much.

  James Hetfield

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• I’m on this eternal quest to get the best guitar sound in the world, but my vision of what is ‘the best’ changes every time I go into the studio. Sometimes my goal is to make my guitar jump out, and sometimes I want it to lay back.

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• 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.

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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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• Nothing’s really a prized possession except my family, you know?

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• Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere – it’s great.

  James Hetfield

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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 was pretty quiet as a child.

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• As far as artists and musicians, they don’t retire. They might tour less.

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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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• Rap is just to me very annoying.

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• Dying, dying, someone told me just recently, dying is easy. Living is hard. for everyone.

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• 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.

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• There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.

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

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• I like playing music because it’s a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I can’t feed my family with satisfaction.

  James Hetfield

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• I wanted to make noise, not study theory.

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• We do this basically for ourselves. People appreciate it, which is cool, but I think they appreciate that we’re doing it for ourselves. We’re doing it our way, and how people like it is not up to us. We like it.

  James Hetfield

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

  James Hetfield

James Hetfield (27)

Birth:	3rd August, 1963
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer

About

James Alan Hetfield was born in Downey, California, USA. He is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.

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