{"id":7693,"date":"2021-07-13T03:44:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T03:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2021-07-13T03:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T03:44:10","slug":"james-hetfield-honorary-inductee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/2021\/07\/13\/james-hetfield-honorary-inductee\/","title":{"rendered":"James Hetfield, Honorary Inductee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/07\/james-hetfield-b.jpg\" alt=\"james hetfield attended downey high school\" class=\"wp-image-7681\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To trace the roots of James Hetfield\u2019s dedication to the heavy metal band Metallica, you have to go back to a childhood that was often tough, but underscores who James is today. Born to a truck driver and light opera singer on August 3rd, 1963, he was nine years old when he first took piano lessons before taking on his brother David\u2019s drums and finally picking up a guitar in his pre-teens. James attended Downey schools and had just completed his sophomore year when his mother passed away that summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He moved to Brea and attended Brea Olinda High School and met up with drummer Jim Mulligan. The two jammed at lunch time scaring fellow guitarists with their loud and heavy sounds before a guy called Hugh Tanner was seen carrying around part of a flying V guitar at school. Phantom Lord was born with Hugh on guitar, Mulligan on drums and James singing plus playing guitar. The group went through a few bass players until graduation when James moved back to Downey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in Downey, James moved into a house owned by Ron McGovney\u2019s parents that was slated for demolition due to the construction of the 105 freeway. It was the perfect place for James and Ron to crash, rehearse and jam. James talked Ron into taking up bass and Phantom Lord was no more. During the next several years, band members came and went, but James quickly set about the task of becoming a rock star. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He identifies Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, and Deep Purple as important influences in his music. When he\u2019s not writing, singing or playing, James enjoys a variety of outdoor activities including hunting, snowboarding, water and jet-skiing, sketching, annoying neighbors with guns and loud pipes on his chopper \u201cThe Saga,\u201d watching his favorite Oakland Raiders and going to hot-rod shows. He also collects older guitars (particularly those from 1963) and enjoys working on old cars. 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