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James Alan Hetfield
Born: August 3, 1963
From: Los Angeles, California
Personal: Married, 2 Children
Specialty: Angst-ridden, soul-rending, growling, loud-ass vocals
Instrument: vocals, guitars
Vitals: blue eyes, blonde hair, 1.85 meters tall, weighs 81.65 kilos
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|James Hetfield Biography "James is probably the driving creative |
|force." - Kirk "Hetfield brings the pride. He stands a very tall |
|and strong guy over all of, not just the music, but all of what is |
|Metallica." - Jason James Hetfield is the voice, among other |
|things, of Metallica's songs but it wasn't always planned that |
|way... In the early days, Metallica tried a few different |
|vocal/guitar configurations. Some of the experiments included adding|
|another guitar player, or having then lead guitar player Dave |
|Mustaine play the sole guitar. John Bush from Armored Saint was even|
|asked to sing for the band at one point. Hetfield was born to a |
|truck driver and light opera singer on August 3rd, 1963, in Los |
|Angeles. His family's Christian Science religious beliefs are often |
|mentioned as the root of James' "tortured soul" lyrics. Musically, |
|he began at age 9 with piano lessons, then |
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|with his guitar in hand, James aspired to become a rock star in his |
|first band, Obsession. The band was made up of the Veloz brothers on|
|bass and drums and Jim Arnold on guitar. A pair of friends, Ron |
|McGovney and Dave Marrs, acted as the band's roadies. This meant |
|sitting in the loft of the Veloz garage running a control panel for |
|makeshift lighting effects. After Obsession broke up, the |
|Marrs-Hetfield-McGovney trio continued jamming together. Phantom |
|Lord was James Hetfield's second band. After moving to La Brea, |
|James attended Brea Olinda High School and met up with drummer Jim |
|Mulligan. The two would jam at lunch time with another guitar |
|player, but eventually scared him away with their loud and heavy |
|sounds. Hugh Tanner was discovered carrying around part of a flying |
|V guitar at school.. and shortly thereafter, Phantom Lord was born. |
|With Hugh on guitar and Mulligan on drums, James sang and played |
|guitar. The group went through a few bass players until graduation |
|when James moved back to Downey. In Downey, James moved into a |
|house owned by Ron McGovney's parents that was slated for demolition|
|due to an expressway expansion. This house was the perfect place for|
|James and Ron to crash and hold rehearsal and practice jams. James |
|talked Ron into taking up bass, and promised to teach him... And as |
|Ron joined the group, Phantom Lord was no more.. they were now |
|Leather Charm. James Hetfield's third band overall, Leather Charm |
|was formed from the members of Pha |