Posted on 05/10/2021 7:10:03 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has spoken of how he’s “sceptical” of getting the coronavirus vaccine.
Speaking in a new interview, Hetfield was asked about the prospect of Metallica touring again soon, and how they would make potential live shows safe for fans.
“I have no clue,” he told The Fierce Life podcast. “It’s not up to me. It really is up to the safety of everyone — not just the fans, but the crew and us.
“I’m not sure what that means in the future as far as vaccines. I’m a little skeptical of getting the vaccine, but it seems to be rolling out and people are getting it and I’ve got lots of friends that have done it.”
Hetfield added: “I’m not totally sure about it. But I hope it doesn’t come to a point where you have to have that COVID stamp in your passport or something to go everywhere. But if it comes down to that, then I’ll make a decision then.
“We got vaccinated to go to Africa, so it’s not like I’ve never been vaccinated before. But as a kid, I never got vaccinations ’cause of our religion [Christian Science]. So that was the only time I got one — when we were going on safari in Africa.”
Last month, Hetfield appeared at the Little Kid Rock virtual benefit, where he stressed the importance of music education.
“Music has saved my life daily,” Hetfield told the virtual audience at the show. “It has been a passion of mine since the early, early times. Music has been an outlet for me, it has been a connection, it has been a best friend for me for my whole life.”
Crest Of A Knave is a great album.
Hush yo mouf!
Not a big deal. :-)
I will say that showing a Yellow Card to enter a country is not the same thing as showing a Yellow Card to enter a business or cross state lines in the United States.
-PJ
even James gets it.
My favorite Metallica song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=551_hC414UY
>>“James and Metallica are pretty popular “
>>No sh*t. I saw them lives 11 times. 12th if his head didnt get on fire and Axl didnt >>turn into an as*hole in Montreal. The next stop was Vancouver and I had tix for >>that one. Heck, I still have the stub for it because I was too lazy to get the refund >>from Ticketmaster.
I haven’t listened to Metallica since they made garbage St. Anger album. It was horrible and I never felt like bothering with them again. The tour for that album was great though and was the last time I saw them, in 2003.
I was lucky enough to be the fan club president, so got in one gig free and did translations for the local fans and was asked to do some video recording of the gig the second night. It was fun getting autographs and helping the Japanese fans that didn’t speak English, and hanging out with the band and staff after the gig, but I never bothered to follow the band again due to that crappy album. The old stuff I grew up with in high school is still great, but I have no idea what they did after St. Anger.
Don’t be absurd. A UPC symbol tatooded on your forehead is more than sufficient
METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On DONALD TRUMP: 'My Opinion Stays With Me'
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says he will keep his opinion about President Donald Trump to himself, explaining that politics "polarizes people."
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-james-hetfield-on-donald-trump-my-opinion-stays-with-me/
We’re on “The Frayed Ends of Sanity.”
Ironically, Blabbermouth was my go-to source for rock articles that would work on FR. During the pandemic their leftist leanings came out. Since Jan 6 their statist freak flag was on display. The last straws were their twisting of Ted Nugent’s who reds after he got the bug, then their version of this story, where the headline was HETFIELD IS A COVID-19 VACCINE SKEPTIC - not inflammatory at all, right?
I can dig the chip out.
Not if it’s a microchip inserted with the vaccine; you don’t know where it is in your body.
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