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  • My interview with James Hetfield from Metallica during the Hardwired to Self Destruct promo tour in 2016 for BuzzFeed Mexico. We talked a bit about the new album and played the "Guess the Metallica T-Shirt" game that went viral back in the day.

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  • @buzzbrutusexcelsior2236
    @buzzbrutusexcelsior2236 3 роки тому +169

    Every time I see a James Hetfield interview I have to think how awesome it would be to hang out with him for a day

  • @bluecomet1109
    @bluecomet1109 3 роки тому +78

    Imagine saying "James hetfield borrowed my glasses" dude is automatically a legend

  • @jean-baptistedesaint-leger6127
    @jean-baptistedesaint-leger6127 3 роки тому +126

    Poor James tries to find interesting answers to lame "questions"

  • @JawJX
    @JawJX 3 роки тому +64

    Metallica fans: *IF YOURE NOT A FAN DONT WEAR THE SHIRT YOU POSER*
    James hetfield: literally cool with it
    Metallica fans: oh yeah it's fine

    • @torliebenfels5618
      @torliebenfels5618 2 роки тому +6

      Of course he's cool with it. They buy a shirt, he gets paid.

  • @dylanjohnson577
    @dylanjohnson577 3 роки тому +320

    God James is being so nice, old hetfield would’ve cussed the guy out and burned the set down

    • @cmoore1369
      @cmoore1369 3 роки тому +83

      He would have just laughed the same goofy laugh…

    • @Michael15_25
      @Michael15_25 3 роки тому +28

      Not really

    • @krystofodehnal9448
      @krystofodehnal9448 3 роки тому +49

      Of course he wouldn´t, he had been shy kid who became more chill after he got older. He never had been Mike Tyson type of guy lol :D

    • @jenellsmith7206
      @jenellsmith7206 3 роки тому +34

      That's a common misperception of him, he always seem shy to me except on stage where he becomes the Riff Lord

    • @smarkmalark
      @smarkmalark 2 роки тому +10

      @@jenellsmith7206 Yeah, it was more Lars, Cliff, and Dave that were constantly high and crazy in the early days. I mean still got a little wild since he’s always had drinking problems, which is what helped his image he tried to create on stage. Other than that yeah, just a tall skinny shy dude as Lars said lol

  • @noaweidmann0607
    @noaweidmann0607 3 роки тому +109

    Take a screenshot every time James says "Yeah"

    • @Diffuzersound
      @Diffuzersound 3 роки тому +23

      warning: low storage

    • @RudyG210
      @RudyG210 3 роки тому +1

      Yaaayeahh!!

    • @MegaAndyGG
      @MegaAndyGG 3 роки тому +9

      It's not "Yeah" it's UUUUHHHHYHEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

    • @noaweidmann0607
      @noaweidmann0607 3 роки тому +2

      @@MegaAndyGG 50 sounds of JH 😁

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 3 місяці тому

      Recovering AA version of the drinking game...

  • @tong_levin
    @tong_levin 3 роки тому +227

    4:18 "I think the song that Trujilo wrote on this album, whatever it's called"
    _DEAD_

    • @remastered-00-pl
      @remastered-00-pl 3 роки тому +15

      "ManUNkind" - that's the song he gets the credit for (WELL, HE ONLY WROTE THE INTRO!!!)

    • @theguyof360
      @theguyof360 3 роки тому +3

      sus

    • @cheezy8492
      @cheezy8492 3 роки тому +1

      Ima tread on you for that one, see how you like that

    • @terrymiller8597
      @terrymiller8597 3 роки тому +3

      @@remastered-00-pl I'm surprised he gave credit to anyone not named James or Lars

    • @natedawg23451000
      @natedawg23451000 3 роки тому +5

      @@terrymiller8597 because damn near everything Metallica has done has been Jaymz and Lars

  • @mugwump7049
    @mugwump7049 3 роки тому +23

    "That's Kanye West, right? In drag."
    Fuck, Jaymz, I was eating couscous and now it's all over the screen and floor. Thanks.

  • @kalparis4056
    @kalparis4056 3 роки тому +40

    I'm a woman and my favorite song from metallica when I was a teenager was welcome home sanitarium and my favorite shirt was the gargoyle. Now, in my early 40's my favorite song is fade to black and my favorite t is ride the lightning.

    • @alanprattes8236
      @alanprattes8236 3 роки тому +1

      @@LakeB-zw7hc What an answer!! 🏆🥇

    • @alwaysastudent
      @alwaysastudent 3 роки тому +6

      Heh heh... yeah. When he said that i was like, 'sir... i was a young girl and saw your band when i was 15 back in 1991, and the Master Of Puppets album was my jam back then.' And then after the concert me and the 15 people i rolled with went to listen to the whole Ride The Lightning album. i used to bring all those tapes to school. Me and a bunch of the other kids went on about the Megaforce demo, the Garage days stuff... My three favorite Metallica songs are Blackened, Disposable Heroes and One. Fight Fire With Fire is dope, Whiplash... Those first four albums are classic. The 'black album' is extremely well produced, and while it wasn't reminiscent of the thrash classics they were known for, it just showed their range. i'm not one of those folks to deride the album 'cause it wasn't 'hard'. And honestly, Death Magnetic and Hardwired are solid albums.
      Watch the next album, they're gonna have a song dedicate to all the women... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!
      i'll just say i actually appreciated their music because after their first album (which was basically about the power of the metal), they began to write songs with more complex structures, and used different sources for lyrical inspiration (like the bible, various pieces of literature, as well as their own addictions, relationships and experiences). "Spit Out The Bone' is an excellent song about how the proliferation of technology can (potentially) curtail humanity. i think Hetfield himself said something about how the question of 'giving into the machine' in light of it potentially making life easier (in practical ways, but also in ways where we no longer have to deal with painful things in life).

  • @davidstockdale4187
    @davidstockdale4187 3 роки тому +41

    James hetfield is a metal god!

  • @ElizabethSvenssonGerman
    @ElizabethSvenssonGerman 3 роки тому +16

    I love Mr James Hetfield so much .

  • @alanprattes8236
    @alanprattes8236 3 роки тому +24

    Jesus Christ!! James had a lot of patience with this guy. James is a really nice guy. James trying to keep his cool. Well, this was a hard one!! Lol

  • @adrianjunor8661
    @adrianjunor8661 3 роки тому +15

    I remember watching clips of this interview back in 2016, thanks for uploading the full version of this!

  • @copykon
    @copykon 3 роки тому +15

    When I was a teenager you would often find "Metallica" spray painted behind supermarkets on the east coast. - ZERO Industry & RADIO SUPPORT.

  • @Alpysf
    @Alpysf 3 роки тому +35

    She’s too cute for the new album 😂😂

  • @buzzbrutusexcelsior2236
    @buzzbrutusexcelsior2236 3 роки тому +16

    Different kind of interview but James can make any interview cool 😎 👍 just always so laid back and inviting to fans.

  • @CloudeeCloudzzz
    @CloudeeCloudzzz Рік тому +5

    8:50 HELPPP THE DAD ENERGY HERE MAW GAWDDDD

    • @ily0482
      @ily0482 11 місяців тому

      AHAHHA I laughed so hard
      Btw his daughter now dresses like that lol

  • @katekrylov
    @katekrylov 3 роки тому +81

    Oh! James is shrewd! He can tell a bootleg T by looking at the picture.

    • @jameshetfield6024
      @jameshetfield6024 3 роки тому

      Hey🌹, all love and how are you doing today?

    • @felinekaiju4517
      @felinekaiju4517 3 роки тому +7

      I have a Signed whiplash 12" vinyl signed by James and it also says "Bootleg?"

    • @jasonkav
      @jasonkav Рік тому +1

      Merch and ticket sales are all a musician makes money off of these days. Thanks Napster for opening Pandora’s box.

  • @Animosity00
    @Animosity00 3 роки тому +24

    This interview is horrid. Good on James for being able to get through these and be a good sport about it.

    • @ily0482
      @ily0482 11 місяців тому

      It was fun, maybe try not to be an asshole just for fashion

  • @andrescortes2923
    @andrescortes2923 3 роки тому +11

    Humble guy..Great James

  • @calebavendano8863
    @calebavendano8863 3 роки тому +11

    “she’s too cute for the new album”

  • @johnpittscom
    @johnpittscom 3 роки тому +24

    What a wasted opportunity to interview James

  • @__jevy
    @__jevy 7 місяців тому +1

    2:55 😆
    Congrats for the interview/opportunity to be with James. It has to be awesome.

  • @orelhai
    @orelhai 3 роки тому +11

    Gotta love papa Het

  • @michaelcottbus7782
    @michaelcottbus7782 3 роки тому +17

    So much irony by James, it's hilarious, especially on the latino hiphop guy xD
    5:35 peak moment xD

  • @YavuzErol
    @YavuzErol 3 роки тому +14

    05:14 and now he is in the Blacklist covering Metallica songs 😄

  • @golfgrabu
    @golfgrabu 3 роки тому +4

    When James talks he says yeah, yeah. When he sings, YEAH YEAHAWWWRRRRG

  • @Tfichtenbaum
    @Tfichtenbaum 3 роки тому +4

    I love papa Het .....would love to meet him one day

  • @N3rdGamerProductions
    @N3rdGamerProductions 3 роки тому +19

    “Ok... so.... new album... UHHHHHHHMMMMMM” . Damn what an intro

  • @JaBismarck
    @JaBismarck 6 місяців тому +3

    That fucking reaction lmao 7:29

  • @tonyeckman4822
    @tonyeckman4822 3 роки тому +32

    James sure has come a long way since the archaic days..."Even the posers can like this one, but they have to stand in the back" to "Why can't he be a Metallica fan? I think it's great"
    Ah, the woes of a youth without life experience vs the elder stateseman.
    Mad respect though. I've been a Metallica fan since 1984.

    • @Michael15_25
      @Michael15_25 3 роки тому +4

      I mean why get mad at things like that at this point, even as a fan, who cares, grow up.

  • @ioanazamfirache8214
    @ioanazamfirache8214 3 роки тому +5

    James is awesooome❤️❤️❤️

  • @CupckTrrr
    @CupckTrrr 2 місяці тому

    Dude I could listen to Hetfield talk for hours. Dude's got stories.

  • @panthertrain1984
    @panthertrain1984 3 роки тому +37

    The movie he is referencing is The Place Beyond The Pines and that's Ryan Gossling in the pic, amazing movie.

    • @BuckDat
      @BuckDat 3 роки тому +1

      Didnt know it till after i saw it... but Mike Patton scored that movie.

    • @Leon-tb2oz
      @Leon-tb2oz 3 роки тому +1

      He's literally me!

  • @lukehendrickson3200
    @lukehendrickson3200 2 роки тому +10

    Yikes. Kudos to James for managing to stick this one out.

  • @chriscrocker6783
    @chriscrocker6783 3 роки тому +25

    He doesn't know who notebook boy is or which Kardashian it is. Like him even more.

  • @colleenwysocki3450
    @colleenwysocki3450 3 роки тому +5

    GREAT JOB JAMES ! COULDNT HEAR THE INTERVIEWER BUT THAT'S OK I JUST WANTED TO LISTEN TO YOU ANYWAY !

  • @zanetamatjacic7595
    @zanetamatjacic7595 Рік тому +3

    Respect James Hetfield 😊

  • @stiiimes
    @stiiimes Рік тому +3

    maybe letting the viewers actually see who theyre talking about might help..?

  • @RococoAlmanegra
    @RococoAlmanegra 3 роки тому +4

    Hetfield is fuckin' awesome!

  • @RococoAlmanegra
    @RococoAlmanegra 3 роки тому +4

    How amazing it must feel to be oblivious to reggaeton! I envy James for that...

  • @draimantsosie4585
    @draimantsosie4585 3 роки тому +5

    5:31 he’s like okay buddy

  • @kristinavukovic1291
    @kristinavukovic1291 3 роки тому +3

    Legend

  • @MustainDarrell
    @MustainDarrell 6 місяців тому +1

    I’m Megadeth fan and James is a nice person and that's a strong point that makes We love Metallica . Why can’t we love both band at the same time? fuck that I love it.

    • @PikeBishop1
      @PikeBishop1 Місяць тому

      Many metal fans are notoriously and ridiculously tribal.. and very immature. I don't love Dave's vocals, but I respect the hell out of the man. Seeing him kick throat cancer's @ss made me fist pump. Dude is too stubborn and metal to die.

  • @alexperez3367
    @alexperez3367 3 роки тому +18

    he's the same guy that claps like a seal in an old interview and james feels it like wtf?

    • @Rogreedo
      @Rogreedo 3 роки тому +1

      No, he's not. This actually tried to do something interesting HAHAHA

  • @thrashmetalambassador
    @thrashmetalambassador 3 роки тому +14

    05:27 No, James. Not cool.

  • @zachlewis9751
    @zachlewis9751 3 роки тому +2

    So surprised James Hetfield would actually do a BuzzFeed interview. So surprised BuzzFeed would interview James Hetfield. It’s not so surprising it didn’t work.

    • @ily0482
      @ily0482 11 місяців тому +1

      Why do you say it didn't work?

    • @zachlewis9751
      @zachlewis9751 11 місяців тому

      @@ily0482 no idea, this was all 2 years ago

  • @bufonoise
    @bufonoise 3 роки тому +4

    5:23 Ahora sabemos quién incitó a James a incluir reggaeton en el homenaje al Black Álbum

  • @ghostrider2664
    @ghostrider2664 3 роки тому +10

    Why do I always get the jealous feeling of "I don't want anyone else to love them because they are mine" ....well in my case its I don't want anyone else to love them because they belong to the OG and 2nd gen fans like myself.......its a completely irrational feeling and makes me feel very stupid for feeling it. But when I see Miley Cyrus covering a song or fuckin Buzzfeed hipster leftovers doing interviews.....that feeling just comes up, even now at my age when I should have shaken such immaturity years ago....

    • @Montanajj
      @Montanajj 3 роки тому

      I’m 17 but I like to say I’ma pretty die hard Metallica fan ever since my dad showed me them and this interview just pains me this is clearly not a Metallica fan AT ALL

    • @ghostrider2664
      @ghostrider2664 3 роки тому +1

      @@Montanajj right on dude. Your dad has good taste and you've clearly inherited it. You have nothing but time. The interviewer doesnt belong there. You could kill him and take his place....

    • @ghostrider2664
      @ghostrider2664 3 роки тому

      @@Montanajj but you do not look 17.......dude your going to be one ROUGH look in 55 year old.

  • @themadmattster9647
    @themadmattster9647 3 роки тому +2

    Kinda funny that new officially sanctioned black album tribute has some of those same types on it

  • @reginaldmills6764
    @reginaldmills6764 Рік тому

    *"That's some crazy hair... Is it real?"*
    Omfg 😭😭

  • @Elricwulf
    @Elricwulf 3 роки тому +2

    "We'll just put it in the..." aaaaaand they never "put it up on the" and seldom say who it is, so you have to try and figure out who they're talking about from bad angles of very small pictures. I made it about 3 pics in. Thanks for the frustrating interview, but no thanks.

  • @MGM261
    @MGM261 2 роки тому +2

    I love how you can see he can always remember metal and Metallica related stuff... But the mainstream stuff, nah. Haha

  • @Mikarx
    @Mikarx 3 роки тому +2

    Aww no McLovin with his And justice for all shirt! lol

  • @andresardon2286
    @andresardon2286 3 роки тому +4

    Very good

    • @jameshetfield6024
      @jameshetfield6024 3 роки тому

      Hey🌹, all love and how are you doing today?

    • @Graysworld15
      @Graysworld15 3 роки тому

      @@jameshetfield6024 oh my gosh James hetfield 😍 I love you

    • @dowens3781
      @dowens3781 3 роки тому

      @@jameshetfield6024
      Stop pretending to be James, poser.

  • @remastered-00-pl
    @remastered-00-pl 3 роки тому +13

    James prob wanted to say "FUCKING awesome", but he need to do what he did here

  • @acadia5898
    @acadia5898 5 місяців тому

    That Was Just Your Life is probably the most “hip hoppity” song they made

  • @dr.todeskralle9580
    @dr.todeskralle9580 Рік тому

    the fact that J Balvin has now a track on the Blacklist album and is on one of the fotos is pretty crazy xD

  • @andresardon2286
    @andresardon2286 3 роки тому +3

    Would you think this Interview IS the reason why J Balvin IS in the tribute álbum? 😅😂😂😂

  • @mariofernandocorzopinto8260
    @mariofernandocorzopinto8260 3 роки тому +18

    Great answers for a lame interview. It's a shame to ask James such lousy questions

  • @bluecomet1109
    @bluecomet1109 3 роки тому +2

    The singer for nickelback LMAO

  • @henrybowman7637
    @henrybowman7637 2 місяці тому +1

    Jaymze playinbg arounbd with this clown, very nice Papa Het!

  • @jansandman6983
    @jansandman6983 Рік тому +2

    It's so funny James doesn't seem to know song titles or doesn't even care to know of all their new materials.

  • @elizamt1994
    @elizamt1994 3 роки тому +1

    Damn, would honestly have thought James would be sort of familiar with Taylor Momsen. I'm sure Metallica and The Pretty Reckless performed at the same festivals together.
    Definitely in 2019 at least they were both at the Chris Cornell Tribute Show in LA. James with Metallica and Taylor with Soundgarden. I get that that was after this interview though

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 3 роки тому +1

      Performing at the same festival doesn't mean that you automatically know every band and their members. Also yes, this interview is like 5 or 6 years old.

  • @u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987
    @u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987 3 роки тому +3

    Cool

  • @diegomorera8822
    @diegomorera8822 3 роки тому +3

    8:52 papa het protekt

  • @josetoro4405
    @josetoro4405 3 роки тому +4

    is it me or james is starting to have the filthy rich laughter…

    • @Michael15_25
      @Michael15_25 3 роки тому

      This is like 5 years old

    • @josetoro4405
      @josetoro4405 3 роки тому

      @@Michael15_25 nevertheless

    • @cotopaximusic
      @cotopaximusic 3 роки тому +10

      @@josetoro4405 he's had this same laugh since the 80s lol

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 3 роки тому +1

      Since when do rich people have a specific laughter?

    • @josetoro4405
      @josetoro4405 3 роки тому

      @@mugwump7049 uf do yr research it’s smth well known

  • @MusickopatH
    @MusickopatH 3 роки тому +1

    He just had good morning sex before this I think or something fun happened.
    He's extra positive.
    Love him such a good real warm intelligent man.

  • @keithsa41
    @keithsa41 3 роки тому

    this is a great relaxed interview with a great icon. Thanks for sharing!

  • @ceebee491
    @ceebee491 3 роки тому +1

    whats the deal with the volume???

  • @lancelaprarie6128
    @lancelaprarie6128 3 роки тому +1

    James digs Duran Duran. Lol

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 3 роки тому

      And this is funny how? He's always been outspoken about his eclectism. Back in the AJFA days, he openly admitted he was a Kate Bush fan. DD had some pretty good songs in their heyday.

    • @ily0482
      @ily0482 11 місяців тому

      What's wrong with that? A good musician has to listen to different genres

  • @Doomzdayxx
    @Doomzdayxx 3 роки тому +1

    Hetfield was way cooler when he was more reserved and obviously didn't like interviews

  • @Michael15_25
    @Michael15_25 3 роки тому +1

    So many of these comments are so fuckin aggressive, ahhh I remember when i was a 20 year old neanderthal too

  • @segermeenhorst898
    @segermeenhorst898 3 роки тому

    yeah

  • @debonaire_nerd
    @debonaire_nerd 3 роки тому

    IT was so cool that Tom Waits sat in for James and did the interview for him.

  • @ir6237
    @ir6237 2 роки тому

    6:40 I was expecting Halo On Fire lmao

  • @wavytiger1
    @wavytiger1 3 роки тому

    um, you need to turn the volume up

  • @bernadettealmarez3563
    @bernadettealmarez3563 3 роки тому

    U can tell he's going through an old life crisis

    • @ily0482
      @ily0482 11 місяців тому

      Why lol

  • @S0uL.0_0
    @S0uL.0_0 3 роки тому

    What movie is James talking about?

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 3 роки тому

      The Place Beyond The Pines

  • @cato7778
    @cato7778 3 роки тому +1

    It's weird how Metallica have become fashionable, even for those who don't actually like the music. In some cases a person may not even know who they are. To them it's just a cool lookin logo on a shirt. Like that "Angry Beaver" shirt worn by Japanese women who don't understand English 😂😁🤘😡🤘

    • @happysad2
      @happysad2 3 роки тому

      It's the kardashian fans who need to know about Metallica, IMHO

  • @master.exploder5150
    @master.exploder5150 8 місяців тому +2

    This is stupid. poor james trying to do his best

  • @tharsgaard663
    @tharsgaard663 3 роки тому +2

    WHy is buzzfeed so cringe in EVERYTHING that they do !!! No wonder james went back into rehab !!!

  • @discotelaa
    @discotelaa 2 роки тому +2

    reggaeton is not latin hiphop

  • @SarahWynn-pg3te
    @SarahWynn-pg3te 8 місяців тому +1

    "OK let's move on." "Yeah, lets." That's great!! LOL. No hip hop sound in Metallica!! NONE!❤😂

  • @TheRamsesII
    @TheRamsesII 3 роки тому +2

    How many minutes of my life I just wasted watching this......................................

  • @marynajacobs7538
    @marynajacobs7538 3 роки тому

    To all the girls... Erm yeah, Halo on Fire. And I would not let my daughter dress like that. Good father.

  • @scottnewland5797
    @scottnewland5797 Рік тому

    rotate the crowd

  • @piperbard
    @piperbard 2 роки тому +1

    buzzfeed is so lame, good God

  • @princessstreetmetal
    @princessstreetmetal 3 роки тому

    7:24

  • @user-lp1ir2po8o
    @user-lp1ir2po8o 3 роки тому

    Tmbpacman

  • @TheKvn91
    @TheKvn91 3 роки тому +2

    That's a cringe worthy interview.

  • @emaderaghi
    @emaderaghi 3 роки тому +2

    Lame Qs!

  • @sarcastanaut
    @sarcastanaut Рік тому +1

    Man, Buzzfeed sucks, haha

  • @albrankovic4854
    @albrankovic4854 3 роки тому +1

    New metallica will be power pop , how sad for metal fans.

  • @sjsturkie3358
    @sjsturkie3358 3 роки тому +2

    This interview is horrible.

  • @codprocamp4690
    @codprocamp4690 3 роки тому +1

    Even James knows nobody likes the new albums

  • @johnk1818
    @johnk1818 3 роки тому

    Horrible interview

  • @StevenMichaelCunningham
    @StevenMichaelCunningham 3 роки тому +1

    Not much to talk about until he is incarcerated. Killing or molestation of any sort being criminal/perverse/corrupt as instinct DENOTES be there law or no law for example.

  • @morganw6228
    @morganw6228 3 роки тому +53

    James should listen to some metallica, they are a pretty good band

  • @sentry_repair_mann
    @sentry_repair_mann 3 роки тому +8

    The only buzz feed that I will ever watch.