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“ Like, the man behind the curtain, pay no attention, but this guy behind the curtain is just dying and struggling and freaking out and not knowing who he is.” Frank Baum which was then adapted into the two-time Oscar-winning film in 1939. And it is a little bit of Oz,” referencing the classic 1900 children’s book “The Wizard Of Oz” by L. But then you add 60,000 people out there… You need to be what they need you to be, ‘cause this is what you’ve evolved to be. He told Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe in October 2021: “ There was such an expectation already on myself to not let the team down and be the best as possible. James has been open about his battles with addiction, anxiety and low self-esteem in the past, most recently last fall while discussing the transformation he had to undergo in order to successfully front METALLICA during the touring cycle for the band’s 1991 self-titled album, which stands as one of the top-selling records of all time. He then once again addressed the audience, telling them: “ And seeing you out there, I… I am not alone. They gave me a hug and said, ‘Hey, if you’re struggling on stage, we’ve got your back.’ And I tell you, it means the world to me.” At that point, all three of James’s bandmates approached the singer and once again gave him a heartfelt group hug, with Hetfield visibly touched by the gesture. So I talked to these guys, and they helped me - as simple as that. I was feeling a little bit insecure, like I’m an old guy, I can’t play anymore - all this bullshit that I tell myself in my head. But then he added: “ I’ve gotta tell you I wasn’t feeling very good before I came out here. He is married to Argentinean Francesca Hetfield with whom he has three children, Cali Hetfield (born October 18, 1998), Castor Hetfield (born ) and Marcella Hetfield (born April 17, 2002).METALLICA‘s James Hetfield got emotional during the band’s concert Thursday night in Brazil, admitting to the audience that he was “feeling a little bit insecure” prior to taking the stage.īefore launching into the classic METALLICA song “Sad But True” at Estádio do Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on May 12, the 58-year-old guitarist/vocalist thanked the 60,000-plus people in attendance, saying how he and his bandmates are “ so blessed” to have the support of such a loyal fanbase. The episode profoundly affected James who, years later, would come to express the sentiment in songs like “The God That Failed” and “Until It Sleeps”. James returned to contact his father only after the release of the Black Album, but said in an interview that he found his father’s behavior inappropriate, as he only sought to sign certain ‘papers’.Ĭynthia died of cancer when she refused treatment because she believed that healing would come through faith in God, not medicine, as the religious doctrine that followed preached. Virgil left home when James was thirteen (1977) and never came back. His mother, Cynthia, had been a lyrical singer as a young man, and helped James in his first steps in music when he was a child. James would return to faith only in the mid-1990s.
He was raised in a traditional American family, strict followers of Christian Science, whose values began to question him during adolescence, which created several conflicts with his father, Virgil Hetfield, who was a truck driver. He is a member of the National Rifles Association. According to the popular website CelebrityNetWorth, James Hetfield has an estimated net worth of 300 million dollars. In 2004, James was considered the second best heavy metal guitarist of all time by Guitar World Magazine and in 2010 considered by MusicRadar the 12th best singer of all time. He is an American vocalist and guitarist, co-founder (along with Lars Ulrich) and the lead composer of Metallica. James Alan Hetfield was born on Downey, in August 3 of 1963.