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Specialty: Angst-ridden,
soul-rending, growling, loud-ass vocals
Birthday: August 3, 1963
From: Los Angeles, California
Vitals: 6'1" & 180 lbs (1.85 meters & 81.65 kilos); blond hair & blue
eyes
Marital status: Married
Drives: Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram, '55 Chevy BelAir
Food: Mexican, meat-n-potatoes, Bar-B-Que, Oysters
Sports teams: Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks, D.C. United
Before Metallica: Played in Obsession, Leather Charm
Pre-Metallica career: Worked in sticker printing factory
Likes: Hunting, hot-rods, anonymity, snowboarding, street hockey, wave boarding, cigars,
choppers, guns, wood work
Listens to: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Spegetti,
Western Soundtracks
Heroes: Clint Eastwood, Pops Hetfield
First concert: Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California
Movies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Easy Rider, Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction, Vanishing
Point
Describes self as: Rugged, honest, stubborn
Equipamento:
GUITARS
Black Explorer (Wolf)
Black Explorer (Snake)
Black Explorer (Deer Skull)
Black Explorer (Dot)
Black Explorer (Eagle)
E.S.P. Black Explorer/Double-Neck (Ducks)
AMPS
Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 Power Amps
Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamp (Stock)
Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamp (Modified)
Mesa Boogie Custom Graphic E.Q. Unit
Mesa Boogie Amp Switcher
Mesa Boogie 4x12 Speaker Cabinets
OTHER SHIT
Bradshaw RSB-12 Switching System and Pedal Board
Bradshaw Patch Bay Custom
Boss SE-50 Stereo FX Processor
Juice Goose Rack Power 300
Aphex Parametric E.Q.
Morley Rack Mount Unit Custom
Sony 820 Wireless Receivers and Transmitters
Nady 950 UHF Receivers and Transmitters
Ernie Ball Strings
Gibson Strings
Dunlop Guitar Picks
EMG Pickups
Pro Co Sound Cables
Ascot Road Cases
Ultra Case Guitar Stand
Peterson 520 Strobe Tuner
Earth III Guitar Straps
Silver Bullet (Extra Cold)
Veja a entrevista com James Hetfield:
What equipment does James
use?
James uses ESP Explorer guitar's with EMG pick ups and Ernie Ball strings, and a
Mesa Boogie mark II simul-class amp. James uses many different guitar/amp combos for
different sounds in the studio.
What happened to James' hair between the Roam tour and the summer 1994 tour? And
what happened in 1996?
In '94, James was involved in an ATV accident while hunting which required 40 stitches in
his head--so he quite simply got it cut.... Before the release of Load, James decided to
get his hair cut, and this time even more of it went!
Where did James get his skull ring and wolf pendant?
The ring formerly belonged to Cliff. The pendant is from a store called The Great Frog in
London (the same place Cliff got the ring).
Has James ever recorded for anyone besides Metallica?
James has recorded backing vox for "Twist of Cain" and "Am I Demon?"
on Danzig's first album & C.O.C. Man or Ash on Wiseblood.
Why did James get burned at the Montreal show (Aug. 8, 1992)?
The band was informed of a pyro change: pyro would be ignited along the "wings"
of the stage during "Fade To Black." The pyro-tech however, failed to tell the
band that new pyro would be going along with the old pyro. Assuming that the new pyro
canceled out the previous pyro, James was standing exactly where the old pyro occurred
when a 12-foot flame was ignited, severely burning the left side of his body.
Why did James switch from the Flying V to the Explorer?
The Explorer used to be James' back up guitar. When the V's neck broke, he switched to his
back up guitar, only to discover that the Explorer was perfect, but he's back on the
"V" again also.
The liner notes say: James--guitar; and Kirk--guitar. What does James play?
James is responsible for the great majority of the guitar work in Metallica's recordings.
James handles all the rhythm guitar and most melody and harmony guitars, not to mention
the acoustics and the occasional guitar solo. Kirk's duties on the albums are mostly for
the full-blown lead guitar solos. However, on Load, the guitar duties for James and Kirk
have expanded quite a bit--both play rhythm and leads.
What is James' favorite Venom album?
Welcome to Hell.
What does James do in his free time?
James is an avid hunter.
Who were his main influences?
Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Ted Nugent.
Does James still skateboard?
No, but rumors abound that past tour contracts have included a "No
Skateboarding" clause, just in case. He has recently taken to
snowboarding--apparently it has a slightly softer landing.