Quotes from James Hetfield

I like a women who's got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that's fine.

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.

We do this basically for ourselves. People appreciate it, which is cool, but I think they appreciate that we're doing it for ourselves. We're doing it our way, and how people like it is not up to us. We like it.

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.

I wanted to make noise, not study theory.

Music was the voice I didn't have.

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.

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.

I associate times with certain music. It still is that for me. It's telling the story of our lives.

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.

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.

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

Every band that I've known that has done side projects or things like that - I don't respect them anymore.

I choose to live, not just exist.

Life is for my own to live my own way.

Music is the soundtrack to my life.

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

I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.

I'm always feeling like I don't belong, no matter where I am. So I'm just searching for a family nonstop, and sometimes I find it in the mosh pit, sometimes I find it when I'm doing some French TV show with the president's wife.

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.

My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

I was pretty quiet as a child.