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
It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs. – Harry Connick, Jr.
Im a big collector of vinyl – I have a record room in my house – and Ive always had a huge soundtrack album collection. So what I do, as Im writing a movie, is go through all those songs, trying to find good songs for fights, or good pieces of music to layer into the film. – Quentin Tarantino