James Hetfield Quotes - Page 2

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

  James Hetfield

  Dying, Easy, Easy Living

  "MusiCares", May 14, 2006.

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Jobs, Best Job, People

  Source: www.artistdirect.com

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• You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.

  James Hetfield

  Want, Vocal

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Band, Done, Sides

  "Q&A: Metallica's James Hetfield". Interview with David Fricke, www.rollingstone.com. August 28, 2012.

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Sound, Band, Bass

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Children, Quiet, Kind

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Nice, Writing, Goal

  Source: www.artistdirect.com

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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

  Thinking, Guitar, Looks

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• If you're into what you're playing, that's the most important thing.

  James Hetfield

  Funny, Inspiring, Important

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• I wanted to make noise, not study theory.

  James Hetfield

  Noise, Study, Theory

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

  James Hetfield

  Powerful, Metallica

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  James Hetfield

  My Family, Prized Possessions, Possession

  "The Hot Seat: James Hetfield". TimeOut interview, www.timeout.com. June 18, 2012.

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• 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.

  James Hetfield

  Alive, Ifs

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• Deceit, Deceive, Decide just what you believe... I see faith in your eyes, Never you hear the discouraging lies. I hear faith in your cries... Broken is the promise, Betrayal... The healing hand held back by the deepened nail... Follow the god that failed.

  James Hetfield

  Betrayal, Lying, Believe

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• Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want.

  James Hetfield

  Thinking, Want, Able

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Goodbye, Too Late, Warm

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

  James Hetfield

  Style, Metallica

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Drinking, Hangover, Interesting

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• Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.

  James Hetfield

  World, Married, Metallica

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

  James Hetfield

  Artist, Musician, Might

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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.

  James Hetfield

  Heaven, Green, Contribution

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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!"

  James Hetfield

  Skills, Theatre, Looks

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• I'm not generally a big solo guy, because I'm not into showing off that way.

  James Hetfield

  Guy, Way, Solo

  "Metallica Meets Gov’t Mule". Guitar World Magazine Interview, alanpaul.net. February 24, 2016.

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• The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV or radio, we still have a huge underground following.

  James Hetfield

  Mtv, Ideas, Fans

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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

  Moving, Guitar, Black

  Source: alanpaul.net

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