James Hetfield

01. "Free Bird - LYNYRD SKYNYRD

James Hetfield: "Nothing tops this workingman's ballad. 'Free Bird' fit my life for the first 20 years on the road � not really getting too attached to stuff, living life for the moment and moving on."

02. "Stairway to Heaven" - LED ZEPPELIN

James Hetfield: "Mikor megkaptam az első gitárom, I figured out the first couple of fingerings to this, és körbefutottam a házat és kiabáltam, hogy: 'Ezt figyeljétek! Le bírom játszani!' A családom meg csak nézett, hogy 'Hol a dal többi része?'"

03. "Jailhouse Rock" - ELVIS PRESLEY

James Hetfield: "Emlékszem mikor láttam azt a videót róla, jumping around behind bars with all his buddies. It encapsulates rebellion, which is really just misguided creativity."

04. "Behind Blue Eyes" - THE WHO

James Hetfield: "This song had all that teen angst bubbling under it. Arról szól, hogy segítséget kérsz, de nem is igazán akarod hogy segítsenek. Nagyon emlékeztet magamra."

05. "Candle in the Wind" - ELTON JOHN

James Hetfield: "'Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting' was more my style, but few songs can top this melody."

06. "God Only Knows" - THE BEACH BOYS

James Hetfield: "I got on a BEACH BOYS kick again about six months ago. I gew up in Southern California; to me, this songs speaks to a higher power."

07. "Yesterday" - THE BEATLES

James Hetfield: "It instantly connected with me. It makes you think, but not too gard."

08. "Black Sabbath" - BLACK SABBATH

James Hetfield: "This song scared the sh*t out of me. It's beyond heavy."

09. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - NIRVANA

James Hetfield: "When all that Eighthies hair metal was getting overproduced, NIRVANA came along with this thrashy garage sound and a huge hook. Ez az amire a zenének szügsége volt akkor."

10. "The Boys Are Back In Town" - THIN LIZZY

James Hetfield: "Phil Lynott was never afraid to write from the heart, even if it was a little corny. THIN LIZY inspired a lot of METALLICA's guitar harmonies."