If I hadnt of had music in my life, its quite possible Id be dead and Id much rather be alive. – James Hetfield
We do this basically for ourselves. People appreciate it, which is cool, but I think they appreciate that were doing it for ourselves. Were doing it our way, and how people like it is not up to us. We like it. – James Hetfield
I like a women whos got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, thats fine. – James Hetfield
I like playing music because its a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I cant feed my family with satisfaction. – James Hetfield
When people in stadiums do the Wave, its the group-mind collective organism spontaneously organizing itself to express an emotion, pass time, and reflect the joy of seeing the rhythms of many as one, a visual rhyming or music in which everyone senses where the motion is going. – Jerry Saltz