Frasi di James Hetfield

„Siete vivi? Come ci si sente ad essere vivi?“

—  James Hetfield

Are you alive? How does it feel to be alive?
Usata nei concerti per incitare il pubblico.
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„Io da vero country-man non ascolto punk.   citazione necessaria“

—  James Hetfield

„Ho bisogno di vedere un po' di movimento lì sotto.“

—  James Hetfield

I need to see some action out there!
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„Lars would talk his way into their pants. Kirk had a babyface that was appealing to the girls. And Cliff; he had a big dick. Word got around about that, I guess.“

—  James Hetfield

James Hetfield - Playboy April 2001.

„Are you saying it's too loud? It's got to be loud. You're supposed to feel it all over.“

—  James Hetfield

Playboy, April 2001

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

—  James Hetfield

MusiCares, May 14, 2006

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

—  James Hetfield

at St Quentin during the videoshoot for St Anger

„If I hadn't have had music in my life, it's quite possible I could be in here. Or nor even in here, be dead — and I'd much rather be alive.“

—  James Hetfield

at St Quentin, during the videoshoot for St Anger

„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

Playboy, April 2001

„It had to be something real bad. I think he stole music online.“

—  James Hetfield

Asked what the narrator in "Ride The Lightning" did to earn the death penalty
[James Hetfield And Kirk Hammett Look Back On Metallica's "Ride The Lightning", http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/06/metallica_ride_the_lightning_interview.php?page=2, Village Voice, 20 June 2012]

„All the drinking and all the other junk that I was stuck in… It was so predictable. So boring. I wake up the next day - somewhere, in some bed, I don't know who this person is next to me… and I'm drunk, competely hung over and have a show to do. The result is the same… When life now is pretty… exciting. You don't know what's gonna happen.“

—  James Hetfield

Some Kind of Monster, 2003 - Talking about his addictions and big changes.