Metallica’s James Hetfield names who he deems the “master craftsman at lyrics” – and it’s not a metal musician

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The genre-bending California musician is praised as “a master craftsman at lyrics”.

“In all honesty, I saw Tom genuinely express himself nicely. It was the way he chose his words too. He had a way of speaking freely without any hesitation. I wish I could be like him.”

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“Writing lyrics is a bit like building a vehicle or a composition, it’s about gathering lots of individual words and figuring out how they fit together, understanding what they really mean, and if what you’ve got is enough to effectively communicate your point.”

“Then I go and I watch a band like Green Day, and they have some simple lines like ‘Know your enemy’ or ‘Do you know your enemy?’ – something like that. It’s so catchy and great, it really gets stuck in your head, but that’s not really an example of lyrical genius.”

In 2016, he revealed his favorite songwriters of all time, and Tom Waits was mentioned.

They’re some of my heroes, those guys – Tom Waits, Phil Lynott, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, and a lot of other great lyricists,” he said at a symposium, which was hosted by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. “It’s really cool to learn about how they come up with their ideas and read their work.

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Young described Waits in his induction speech as “a performer, singer, actor, magician, spirit guide,ieur living alter ego”.

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Metallica 2025 tour dates:

April 19: Syracuse, MA (actually located in New York).

April 24: Toronto’s Rogers Centre, Ontario

April 26: Toronto Rogers Centre, ON

May 1: Nashville Nissan Stadium, Tennessee

May 3rd: Nashville Nissan Stadium, TN

May 7: Blacksburg Lane Stadium, VA

May 9th: Columbus, Ohio

May 11: Columbus, Ohio

May 23: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Lincoln Financial Field

May 25: Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field

May 28: Landover, Maryland

May 31: Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina

June 3: Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium, GA

June 6: Tampa, Raymond James Stadium, FL

June 8th: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

June 14: Houston NRG Stadium, TX

June 20: Santa Clara Levi’s Stadium, CA

June 22: San Jose Levi’s Stadium, CA

June 27: Denver Empower Field at Mile High, CO

June 29: Empower Field at Mile High, CO.

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