Full Name: James Alan Hetfield Instrument: Vocals, rhythm guitar Specialty: Angst-ridden, soul-rendering, growling, loud-ass vocals Birthday: August 3, 1963 From: Los Angeles, California Vitals: 6'1" & 180 lbs (1.85 meters & 81.65kg); blond hair & blue eyes Drives: Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram, '55 Chevy BelAir Marital Status: Married Movies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Easy Rider, Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction, Vanishing Point Eats: Mexican, meat-n-potatoes, Bar-B-Que, Oysters Sports Team: Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks, D.C. United Before Metallica: Played in Obsession, Phantom Lord, Leather Charm Pre-Metallica Career: Worked in a 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 Describes self as: Rugged, honest, stubborn