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
If I hadnt of had music in my life, its quite possible Id be dead and Id much rather be alive. – James Hetfield
I remember being in Atlantic City once when I was 18 or 19, and a sea of people were screaming and pulling their hair because I was there. It was weird. Nobody deserves adulation like that. I tried to explain it to my kids once. I said, Mommy used to be kind of cool, kind of like a Britney Spears. – Genie Francis
I was a dancer, and its not really cool for a boy to dance, so it was inspiring to see a movie like Footloose where a guy is dancing masculine and had a proper reason behind it. It made me feel cool, and when these kids would make fun of me, Id be like, Oh, didnt you see Footloose, man? – Kenny Wormald