127 Quotes by James Hetfield

I’ve discovered that sheer quantity doesn’t necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.

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

Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere – it’s great.

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.

Any time somebody is into your band that’s a good thing. And if they’re in a really cool, really popular band, that’s a better thing.

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.

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

Send me money, send me green, and Heaven you will meet. Make your contribution and you’ll get a better seat.

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