James Hetfield is a musician, singer and songwriter known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica.
This is why I watch Joe Rogan. I'd rather hear James Hetfield talk about bee's than get asked the same questions about Cliff Burton,Dave Mustaine, and Jason Newstead for the 1000th time.
Yeah especially when you consider how long he's been singing the way he does. You'd expect him to have a kinda rough strained voice but it's the total opposite. And he still sounds amazing when he sings too
I met James Hetfield when I was in high school, while I was working at chillie’s. Not wanting to be “that guy” I avoided saying anything until he was on his way out, when I said “hey, I love your work.” He stopped and cut it up with me for like 10 minutes. I was just a bus boy at chillies. He is the real deal. Edit: I like coming back here from time to time to see what people are saying. A couple of take aways: 1. people got really upset I spelled Chili’s wrong. You’re going to be ok. I’m sure I didn’t hurt Chili’s feelings. 2. Some of yall are awesome for defending me. I assure you, I’m fine and my feelings aren’t hurt, but the fact you would go out of your way to make sure my feelings aren’t hurt is very touching. You people are what makes the world a great place. 3. I am amused at how many people think I made that story up. What a random thing to make up. James Hetfield lived in Marin county California for years, and got hungry from time to time, and CHILLIES has some dank burgers. This was 2004/2005, Terra Linda Chili’s which I think is a Black Bear Diner now.
"Eye of the Bee holder" "Harvester of Honey" "Poor Twisted Bee" "The Hive James Built" "The Thing that should not bee" "Iced Honey" "My Friend of Mr. Bee"
This is why Joe is great. Instead of asking 900 metallica questions and making the interview about 1 aspect of James, he let him go on about what's important to him on a personal level 👍
Yes! I love this. It sucks so bad when you see musicians, actors, actresses and people getting asked the exact same, shallow questions at every interview. Its so refreshing when these guys can just talk and share things you don't normally get a chance to hear.
Also why I like this style of media, as opposed to the time constraints of mainstream TV and radio. He knows he’s got all the time in the world to ask about the Metallica stuff
Exactly! James says, "I could sit here and talk for a whole hour about bees." and Joe cuts in with, "Let's do it!" Joe Rogan does conversations, not interviews.
yeah... I was REALLY surprised that Joe didn't mention Prof. Peterson after Het mentioned that. The Bay Area is largely lost to the pointlessly Liberal. Can't hate on Vale & it's an excellent choice for a place to live in the USA, but He & his family would've been FINE up in Humboldt. Thems' CUN-TREE up there. Just guns & greens in arboreal Nor-Cal.
James is right. Lived here for 15 yrs. Coexist stickers on every car bumper you see, but they cannot coexist with anyone that has deferring opinions. They are the new fascists.
"I tell ya, if I could exercise all of those demons, I would have, but it's something that you embrace. It's a part of me - and I get to celebrate it in my music." Dude's poetic just talking in normal conversation. It's like his mind just produces song verses unconsciously
@@remondx8880 meh, you're a hardworking musician it's pretty much the opposite, most of the "hard" things around music making are explained in music theory
Man the mystery of a band and initial attraction through an album cover is something that I miss and we will not have again. Back in the 80s and early 90s, the mystique of a band made them rock stars. The only way we could find out anything about them was through music magazines or occasional MTV interviews. And bands like Metallica were even more underground. Man I miss buying records and tapes.
Me 2... the thrill of hearing the flip side and finding one written just for you......... or tearing open the package and a sticker falls out and you hold it and it feels priceless... or deciding who is gonna get your allowance this week.
*_"I don't know much about moose."_* lol...I love how randomly JRE episodes begin. Reminds me of the one with Duncan where Duncan started it all off by saying _"This is my grandfather's flannel and I want you to wear it."_ Too fucking funny... :)
Being a liberal guy, I've known for years that James is a conservative. I think it's a little silly, and very band wagon-esque that people are shocked by James' convervatism to the point of boycotting shows. My own political views will not stop me from buying every single Metallica album, or going to their shows every chance I get. Additionally, regardless of my political views, I respect James' views because I'm a fucking adult, and that's what adults do.
finally, a liberal who seems to have a brain in his skull. I think people blow politics way out of proportion especially with celebrities and actors and musicians. For example, I may not like if idk Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day yells out f trump and f this and f that and is very very open about their political views, whatever. Imma still go to his concerts and stuff. I love the music, thats what i am there for.
Most of us have brains man... I think the amount of hyperbole that gets thrown around at the same time when talking about politics is a huge reason why they are so polarizing. I wouldn't go so far as to say James is a conservative. I think he leans right in some regards but on average I'd say he's more leftward leaning. I'm not talking about the radical left that gave him the incentive to move to Colorado, just more left than right. He even said that he thinks progressivism is good because it's moving the world forward and hes down with that. What he doesn't like is being told what to do when the reasoning is just downright moronic. Being a lead singer/songwriter and guitar player of the worlds last extremely successful metal band you would think.... rebel. Yes indeed, he absolutely is that and I love him for it.
Met James at a car show a few years back. Super nice guy. They say "don't meet your heroes", but meet James. Always meet James. He is every bit the humble, nice, personable guy you expect him to be.
I started listening to Metallica when I was about 16 years old. I had long hair, a face full of piercings and smoked weed for the UK Olympic Weed Smoking team. I'm a 43 year old Electrician now. 2 kids, straight as a die. I never imagined I would be riveted to a podcast of James Hetfield talking about beekeeping. Life is one crazy ride man..
im 33 yo, my oldest bro introduced me to metallica at 8yo, im from venezuela, and also learned english listening to met songs and reading their lyrics. This band has been part of our family like a fuc"#ing anthem. thanks het and thanks Joe for this awesome conversation! i wish i could do that my self!
I met James when I was working security at the Sharks Arena where I worked. He was a guest during the Stanley Cup Finals and came up to get interviewed at one of the outdoor media stages where I was posted and I got to chat with him before his turn. After he was done a bunch of people swarmed him for photos but he managed to come and shake my hand before he went off on his way. It was an epic ending to my job because I hated it, so I quit that very week and went on vacation.
I've been following Metallica since I was 13 and this is the greatest interview with James I've ever seen. Joe Rogan deserves his own late night show. Way better than most of the corporate shills out there now.
@@MetalliCxZero he is, always has been, true, he's a bit better now though, but that doesn't take away that it would be a pretty cool interview, definitely better than Steve Tyler
I was James Hetfield‘s electrician in SF back in 2007. Got to know his family fairly well and did walk-throughs with him. I had to be professional and not a starstruck fan. But what an amazing experience.
unun septium I would like to respectfully disagree. the numbers can't be refuted and Metallica are one the biggest bands,period. but Phil Anselmo, enough said!!
Shane Raines If telling facts about someone induces violence, then that someone is a piece of shit. It sounds like something Phil would do. I loved Pantera until I saw the racism.
unun septium Phil anselmo in my opinion is the best front man in metal period he could make a concert lose there fucking minds but I do agree also with James
Matthew Speicher - learned some factoids about *Apis mellifera* i never would've known without Powerful J. Hetfield; bananas tick 'em off, for instance. . . ....who knew? Things Giligan never taught us!
Possible names for the inevitable Hetfield Farms Honey products: -For Whom The Bee Tolls -Master Of Buzzits -And Honey For All -Enter Beeman -Hero Of The Hive -No Leaf Clover (Honey) -Rebel of Beebalon -Spit Out The Comb -To Live Is To Buzz -Trapped Under Hives
The Four Beemen Honey In the Jar Sting and Destroy Ride the Lightstings Pollin Lord Hear Comes Beevenge Fade to Bee Lord of Stinger Where the Wild Bees Are The Hive that Jack Built Bleeding Bee Stingatarium Fight Honey with Honey Honeywired.. To Self Destruct Moth Into Hive Atlas.. Hive Poor Twisted Bee The Hive that Never Combs
Master, master, where's the honey that I've been after? Master, master, you promised only lies! Laughter, laughter, all I hear or see is laughter, Laughter, laughter, laughing at my hive!
James Hetfield is way too big to be cancelled by sick minded group or society.. in fact no one can cancel no one.. like suddenly we play God.. as long as you’re not causing harm or insulting another human being, be your true self and never apologize for it.
Im amazed his vocal chords are in tact. Just think of singing "Exit light Enter night Take my hand We're off to never-never land" for 100's of live shows. I would have laryngitis all the time.
Most of the country used to have this attitude. Many people still do. Just don't watch televised media and ignore Hollywood. You'll start to find out that when those places are not busy telling who we should hate we can all get along. Even when we disagree. :)
God, what a life this man has lived through, and still rocking. Bless him, made millions of people, including me, smile, rage, enjoy, relax and express ourselves through their music.
Oddly enough, for me as a huge, lifelong Metallica fan, I loved hearing such a long interview about everything except Metallica. James is such an interesting guy and an icon. So for me it was unbelievably interesting just to hear about life. I'd like to think I know everything about Metallica, and it was fun to just hear about James as a person. But, you're right, they need to do another cool interview like this.
James is one of the most solid, humble, fucking badass dudes there ever was. There's also an old video of someone researching and recording in a lab setting what happens when he screams. His voicebox and lungs produce so much force and vapor that he expels a sonic vapor pressurewave when he initiates the scream. And they recorded it.
no doubt ! and the way he really, TRULY appreciates the stuff that they talk about. The bees thing was incredible. The guy was really mesmerized. That's why it is such a great podcast.
I miss these non-jaded interviews Joe used to have. His enthusiasm and a sort of naive curiosity made these shows so interesting. This was without a doubt the one of the most personable James Hetfield interviews ever. Had to re-watch it again after a few years. I'm surprised that Lars didn't come on during the 72 Seasons promotion. But then again, I believe they're now more exclusively locked in with The Howard Stern Show, as they also do Jimmy Kimmel; both Stern & Kimmel being close friends.
DoorDevil You mean Dave Mustaine? He and Metallica are on good terms for quite some time now. And Dave's not a dumbass for having felt that way for quite some time in the past after getting kicked out of Metallica. It's just the way he felt about that happening and he expressed it like any normal human being does. You can't just stop caring about what you love doing the most instantly, can you?
If I could have a day with James Hetfield, I wouldn't talk about Metallica. I'm a single dad. I would talk to him about how he talks to his kids when he's on the road. Stuff like that. He talks often about the fear of losing his family. I went through court to get my son. It wasn't fun. He just seems like someone I could talk to
STING ‘EM ALL Hit the Hives The Four Beesmen Honeybreath Jump In The Hive (Honey)- collecting nectar Venom Phantom Bee No Remorse (For stinging you) Seek and Sting Pollen Militia RIDE THE BEE Fight Stingers with Stingers Ride the Bee For Whom The Bee Stings Fade to Yellow Trapped Under Flowers Escape (from the bees) Creeping Stings The Buzz Of Barry Benson MASTER OF BEES Beetery Master of bees The thing that should not Bee Welcome Home (Hive) Disposable Queens Couldn’t think of one for this... Honex, Inc. ...and Justice For Bees Stung ...and Justice For Bees Eye Of The Beeholder Six (sides in a hexagon) The shortest stinger Harvester Of Pollen The Frayed Ends Of Flowers To Sting is to Die Dyers Beeve BEE Enter Beeman Sad Beet True Holbeer than thou The Stung Wherever I may collect nectar Don’t sting me Through the Flowers Nothing Else Stings (like a bee) Of Bee and Man The Bee that failed My Friend Of Bees The Struggle of collecting nectar
Listening to Joe Rogan's podcasts is like going back to school, but now you are actually learning useful and interesting things... the interviews are so long that guests have the opportunity to open up and say what they want (as opposed to talk shows interviews)
he admitted somewhere, that back in the day when Metallica became big that he did not manage the fame too well, but so was the case with all members of his band. Now he came into age, when people usually get sober, unless there is something wrong with them..
Some former Metallica bandmates (Jason Newsted especially) would beg to differ, apparently James and Lars hogg complete creative control when mixing the albums. But he seems like a nice dude otherwise yeah...
It's always been that way, Each member is open to have their ideas and inputs put its always been down to lars and james to decide if its up to a Metallica standard. I wouldn't really say that it speak about who they are outside of the band as regular people
THE NEW METALLICA ALBUM: Master of Honeycombs is in stores now and includes such hits as: Fade to Honey Don't Tread on Bee Enter Apiaristman Honeyer then thou Of Bee and Man Jump in the Beehive Sting and Destroy (Swelling) Getting Stung The Four Pollinaters Flowerbreath
When I was 12, I got my first Metallica CD, I had talked to a cousin who is about 8yrs older than me, and he was a big Metallica fan. I asked him what album I should get since I was just getting to know the band. He recommended the black album, he said that it was a good start for someone who is beginning to listen to Metallica. To this day I still believe that he was right in giving me that advice, it was the logical option since it was a very digestible album, however I got “...And justice for all”... I remember coming home, and playing that cd, it was just exactly as James described here, laying on the floor just listening to it, and from time to time looking at the booklet, reading the lyrics (English is not my first language)... It was simply amazing, I was with my brother and we just loved the whole damn thing from beginning to end. Priceless!
Jonah Falcon well the best thing about rogans podcasts for the most part he wants his guest to feel comfortable and allowing someone to talk about something they are passionate about makes them feel more natural therefore we get to see a different side of James
I know this is 7 years old, but it's beautiful to hear that James is in such a good place and at peace. I hope his life is still like this today. And yeah, let's geek out on bees.
no way man. marcs' is an ego trip. his passive aggression neuters half of his interviews. joe is able to put his shit on hold sometimes and thats key. marc imposes on ppl.
This guy and the music his band made, literally helped me survive my youth. I don't know if I met him, that I wouldn't be a big crying mess, not just for the amount of gratitude I have as a musician, but also all of the emotion tied to their songs. I think you'd need a squeegee to mop me up. Thank you James and Metallica for everything.
Metallica lyrics are what inspired me to want to write. They were probably my first real introduction into how words can create epic and vivid imagery in your brain, not just tell a story.
@ThatMartinJF: Absolutely right. I don't know how that guy thought it's about Vietnam after listening to the lyrics. It might have been, but it's not. Then again it could be universal. He probably thought the helicopter in the beginning sounds like something from Apocalypse Now. Did they have helicopters in WWI? Maybe that sets the mood and if you listen to the lyrics, you might see it happening in Vietnam. But I think Hetfield took inspiration from the movie and wrote some more universal war lyrics.
Talking about how Napster stole the artists living, then pulling up a website and going ballistic over "an ad" telling him he has ad blocker, which is taking away their only way of making money - hypocrisy on such an epic scale, I'm still recovering. Other than that, great interview. Have loved James since the 80's, and happy to see the dude is still 100% real.
00:00 Making music
05:30 Colorado
08:18 San Francisco frustrations
14:23 Bee farming
31:57 Work/Life Balance
36:50 Lemmy Kilmister
38:10 Heavy Metal classified ads
38:42 .mp3/record companies/vinyl
50:28 Concerts
54:24 Napster, iTunes, Spotify
61:19 Success shaming
63:12 Old rockers & health
74:55 Touring contract riders
75:40 Mistakes
83:55 Sobriety
90:33 International fame
98:05 Hunting
Thanks man. Now I️ can skip this bee shit cause every other person on this podcast talks about them.
Feels like that beekeeping segment is a wholeeee lot longer. (Spoken in Matthew McConaughey's voice from Dazed and Confused).
You da real mvp.
You forgot at 42:24 someone's stomach growls and James looks left like WTF?
73:00 Killer impression of Kirk (Robert Downey Jr.) from Tropic Thunder 😀
This is why I watch Joe Rogan. I'd rather hear James Hetfield talk about bee's than get asked the same questions about Cliff Burton,Dave Mustaine, and Jason Newstead for the 1000th time.
Bingo
Thank you!!!! only Joe would make a conversation with James about everyday stuff and bees be so interesting
Exactly
100% This. Plus it's refreshing to see James's sense of humor, he was enjoying Joe's quips. I thought he was a bit of a tight ass, but guess not.
Davivd2 no kidding, it's incredible to me that no one else wants to have a natural discussion. It's like the whole media world is made of robots
Can we agree that James voice is amazing just hearing him talk is soothing.
Yeah especially when you consider how long he's been singing the way he does. You'd expect him to have a kinda rough strained voice but it's the total opposite. And he still sounds amazing when he sings too
Yeah there is something in the resonance that is pleasing to my earholes. (oh and Fade to Black is the greatest song of all time)
It’s like butta!!!!
He sounds pretty normal tbh
jayco 15 sacriligious
"I could talk hours about bees."
"Let's do it!"
That's why this podcast is so awesome.
Just what I was thinking. Joe is actually interested on what his guest is saying!! And plus let's the guy speak without constant interruptions!
I met James Hetfield when I was in high school, while I was working at chillie’s. Not wanting to be “that guy” I avoided saying anything until he was on his way out, when I said “hey, I love your work.” He stopped and cut it up with me for like 10 minutes. I was just a bus boy at chillies. He is the real deal.
Edit: I like coming back here from time to time to see what people are saying. A couple of take aways:
1. people got really upset I spelled Chili’s wrong. You’re going to be ok. I’m sure I didn’t hurt Chili’s feelings.
2. Some of yall are awesome for defending me. I assure you, I’m fine and my feelings aren’t hurt, but the fact you would go out of your way to make sure my feelings aren’t hurt is very touching. You people are what makes the world a great place.
3. I am amused at how many people think I made that story up. What a random thing to make up. James Hetfield lived in Marin county California for years, and got hungry from time to time, and CHILLIES has some dank burgers. This was 2004/2005, Terra Linda Chili’s which I think is a Black Bear Diner now.
eliquate nice
I think you're lying. You didn't even spell Chili's right.
Rampageotron Thats why he was workin there
Just kidding amigo
What about not being able to spell, makes you think I didn't work at Chillie's?
King Geedorah Jesus Christ this is funny
The lead singer of Metallica apologizing for not remembering the names of the local bands from a show in '91 is the classiest thing ever
Hear My Playlists local band
@@muhammadirsyazman8389 nah i think he also meant there was a russian band
@Hear My Playlists I thought The Black Crows were there?
Local bands, in Russia at that.
It was the Black Crowes, they aren't local though
"Eye of the Bee holder"
"Harvester of Honey"
"Poor Twisted Bee"
"The Hive James Built"
"The Thing that should not bee"
"Iced Honey"
"My Friend of Mr. Bee"
Stolen?
@@cheguevara1289 Lol! No.
@@mattdowds8505 you probably did lol
@@cheguevara1289 Hey! That took me nearly 5 minutes you cheeky sod! 😜
@@mattdowds8505 relax
Joe needs to invite James back this interview was great
This is why Joe is great. Instead of asking 900 metallica questions and making the interview about 1 aspect of James, he let him go on about what's important to him on a personal level 👍
nailed it!
Yes! I love this. It sucks so bad when you see musicians, actors, actresses and people getting asked the exact same, shallow questions at every interview. Its so refreshing when these guys can just talk and share things you don't normally get a chance to hear.
Also why I like this style of media, as opposed to the time constraints of mainstream TV and radio. He knows he’s got all the time in the world to ask about the Metallica stuff
Exactly! James says, "I could sit here and talk for a whole hour about bees." and Joe cuts in with, "Let's do it!" Joe Rogan does conversations, not interviews.
@CHUCKY that's what James was most interested in though so that's what he spoke about and Joe was happy to engage in that topic
"They love diversity as long as you're diverse the way they are diverse" Truer words have never been spoken.
yeah... I was REALLY surprised that Joe didn't mention Prof. Peterson after Het mentioned that.
The Bay Area is largely lost to the pointlessly Liberal. Can't hate on Vale & it's an excellent choice for a place to live in the USA, but He & his family would've been FINE up in Humboldt. Thems' CUN-TREE up there. Just guns & greens in arboreal Nor-Cal.
KalvinEllis and
Society: "Just be yourself, man!"
Society: "No, not like that."
James is right. Lived here for 15 yrs. Coexist stickers on every car bumper you see, but they cannot coexist with anyone that has deferring opinions. They are the new fascists.
KalvinEllis You can do it your own way, if it's done just how I say.
James Hatfield has a pod caster friendly voice. He'd make a killing with a Pod cast of his own.
He also has a son named Castor, coincidence? Yes.
Didn't he also do comentary for a show on History channel
Jay Síxx yeah, they talked about it in this interview. It’s called “The Hunt.”
@@23hunter152 found it. He has the most Natural podcast Voice ever.
No all creative juice has to go to the band.
"I tell ya, if I could exercise all of those demons, I would have, but it's something that you embrace. It's a part of me - and I get to celebrate it in my music."
Dude's poetic just talking in normal conversation. It's like his mind just produces song verses unconsciously
When you're creative and in touch with your emotions it's actually not that hard. The hard part is creating an actual song out of it.
@@remondx8880 meh, you're a hardworking musician it's pretty much the opposite, most of the "hard" things around music making are explained in music theory
Master Master
Where's those bees that I've been after
Laughter Laughter
Promised only hives
The Enygma most underrated comment ever
That's fucking funny tho
Well Played!!! I laughed harder than I should've, as I'm pretty buzzed....
🤣
I almost spit out my beer laughing. Well done lol
I came for Metallica stories. I left with a PhD on bees
awright!!!!!!! hehehehehe
Maiden Aust lol
Yeah I just got an email saying I'm a certified apiarist.
😂
@@Besao21 thats what happens when you dont drink anymore
Man the mystery of a band and initial attraction through an album cover is something that I miss and we will not have again. Back in the 80s and early 90s, the mystique of a band made them rock stars. The only way we could find out anything about them was through music magazines or occasional MTV interviews. And bands like Metallica were even more underground. Man I miss buying records and tapes.
Me 2... the thrill of hearing the flip side and finding one written just for you......... or tearing open the package and a sticker falls out and you hold it and it feels priceless... or deciding who is gonna get your allowance this week.
James = Bee farm
Kirk = Butterfly farm
Lars = Ant farm
Robert = Buffalo farm
Cliff = Worm farm
@@mattdowds8505 :) That's a good one...
Matt Dowds to soon
Meme Support it was over 30 years ago
@@mattdowds8505 still too soon bruh
James Hetfield talking about bees for 45 minutes. Only on Joe Rogan. Fantastic
I know, right!
and I loved it!!
Bandit now Rogan gonna get bees and new plants and James some necktraining gear lol
*_"I don't know much about moose."_*
lol...I love how randomly JRE episodes begin. Reminds me of the one with Duncan where Duncan started it all off by saying _"This is my grandfather's flannel and I want you to wear it."_
Too fucking funny... :)
hope it's all SAVE THE FUCKING BEES + fuck Monsanto
I'm a metallica fan, joe rogan fan and a bee keeper, life just got that little better.
Gavin Windsor probably this is the perfect day for you
Hey thats pretty good.
Gavin Windsor *beetter
I'm vegan
Are you, Buzzing? 😉
James Hetfield is everyone's dad
😆😆
Papa Het
Nup, just mine
Agreed.
Papa hetfield
I get lost in Joe's forehead shine spot. I'm seeing in 4D now.
His forehead is infused with DMT
@@psychosalad6653 if you kill and eat joe rogan, you travel to the spirit world.
i get lost in james sunglasses
Dude can drive at night without headlights
LOL
I never ever thought i would listen to James Hetfield talk about bees for 16 minutes.
Yeah, i agree! I was stating that as something interesting.
metalforever12345 I never thought I would listen to Joe Rogan for 16 seconds! I respect him but there is just something about him that irritates me.
Fasinating stuff.
D.P.T his voice or delivery may affect you I know popular people I phisical can't listen to
Still can't believe that James Hetfield is into Bees.
James Hetfield from Metallica is teaching me about bees fuck me m8
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hahaha
We are clearly in a simulation dude.
Mr T Yep I'm convinced
my thoughts exactly
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ya like jazz?
Joe: "Do you bear hunt at all?"
James: "I did, I did. But now I wear clothes"
....best interview ever.
SMASHING THROUGH THE BOUNDARIES
LUNACY HAS FOUND ME
CANNOT STOP THE *_HIVE OF BEES_*
Being a liberal guy, I've known for years that James is a conservative. I think it's a little silly, and very band wagon-esque that people are shocked by James' convervatism to the point of boycotting shows. My own political views will not stop me from buying every single Metallica album, or going to their shows every chance I get. Additionally, regardless of my political views, I respect James' views because I'm a fucking adult, and that's what adults do.
Burn Blister exactly
finally, a liberal who seems to have a brain in his skull. I think people blow politics way out of proportion especially with celebrities and actors and musicians. For example, I may not like if idk Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day yells out f trump and f this and f that and is very very open about their political views, whatever. Imma still go to his concerts and stuff. I love the music, thats what i am there for.
Most of us have brains man... I think the amount of hyperbole that gets thrown around at the same time when talking about politics is a huge reason why they are so polarizing. I wouldn't go so far as to say James is a conservative. I think he leans right in some regards but on average I'd say he's more leftward leaning. I'm not talking about the radical left that gave him the incentive to move to Colorado, just more left than right. He even said that he thinks progressivism is good because it's moving the world forward and hes down with that. What he doesn't like is being told what to do when the reasoning is just downright moronic. Being a lead singer/songwriter and guitar player of the worlds last extremely successful metal band you would think.... rebel. Yes indeed, he absolutely is that and I love him for it.
I'm not sure how any of this makes him "conservative". Labels - too restrictive, reductive, and simplistic.
wana cookie
Met James at a car show a few years back. Super nice guy. They say "don't meet your heroes", but meet James. Always meet James. He is every bit the humble, nice, personable guy you expect him to be.
I ran into him at a Cirque Du Soleil in SF a little over 10 years ago. Totally a gentleman to me as well.
Chris R - Met him at a gas station fueling my bike and you are right, just a nice everyday guy.
I definitely want to meet him, Lars and Phil from Pantera in the future
I think Kirk is the humble one in this band ❤️
Also Cliff was very humble
@@dimitripapadinikolaus i really want to meet james and Alex Webster from cannibal corpse
We need another one of these after James leaves rehab. I could listen to him for hours.
Omar he’s been out for a couple months
Maybe he wouldn't want to talk about his stuff... Assuming after he gets out of an actual rehab..
1:13:10 James Hetfield quoted Sgt. Lincoln Osiris from "Tropic Thunder"! Priceless!
I started listening to Metallica when I was about 16 years old. I had long hair, a face full of piercings and smoked weed for the UK Olympic Weed Smoking team. I'm a 43 year old Electrician now. 2 kids, straight as a die. I never imagined I would be riveted to a podcast of James Hetfield talking about beekeeping. Life is one crazy ride man..
beautiful circle of life brother
Pretty similar here... except I’m 49. Remember listening to Master of Puppets for the first time like it was last night!
I could listen to him talk to hours about anything. He's so passionate.
Quite a life mate 😂that one wee paragraph you wrote is literally far more interesting than some celebrity autobiographies I've read
What local you from?
Next week, Lars Ulrich and his ant farm.
lmao
Then Kirk and his butterfly colony
@@Daily_Bassist And Last but not least, Roberts Beetle Settlement
Kirk and his wah nest
@@xtrememurr720 ahaha brilliant
im 33 yo, my oldest bro introduced me to metallica at 8yo, im from venezuela, and also learned english listening to met songs and reading their lyrics. This band has been part of our family like a fuc"#ing anthem. thanks het and thanks Joe for this awesome conversation! i wish i could do that my self!
Joe's personality makes me feel like I'm in the room hanging out, too.
I met James when I was working security at the Sharks Arena where I worked. He was a guest during the Stanley Cup Finals and came up to get interviewed at one of the outdoor media stages where I was posted and I got to chat with him before his turn. After he was done a bunch of people swarmed him for photos but he managed to come and shake my hand before he went off on his way. It was an epic ending to my job because I hated it, so I quit that very week and went on vacation.
I've been following Metallica since I was 13 and this is the greatest interview with James I've ever seen. Joe Rogan deserves his own late night show. Way better than most of the corporate shills out there now.
good call. he should have a show!
Well.. He has a show and it's here! Better than it could be on any TV... No Ads, no product placements, no time limits and so on :)
right lol why would anyone want yet another fuckin late night talk show
well said sir
I've been a Metallica fan for the past 20 years and learned more about him from this one interview with Joe.
I get people what Metallica stories but I think it’s good James gets to talk about his life a little and his passions outside of Metallica
Life it seems to fade away
Kicked out the hive on a winter day
I was only born to breed
A younger bee replaces me
Imagine going to some bee club and then James Hetfield walks in...
1st rule of bee club. Dont speak on joe rogan about bee club
@@darylwilson1915 ur right
@Metal Morphine Plot twist: Theres no bee club 🤕
@@olliepainter2155 this is the bee club
Yeah..... Metalbees Club so cool
James: “pinched the Queen”
Rogan: “pinched it?”
James: “killed it”
Rogan: “Oh Jesus Christ”
@James Austen lmao
Time to get Dave Mustaine on. That would be an amazing podcast.
I'd love to see this.
hes a huge douche but if we're really at the bottom of the barrel sure
@@MetalliCxZero he is, always has been, true, he's a bit better now though, but that doesn't take away that it would be a pretty cool interview, definitely better than Steve Tyler
Maybe he's a sheep herder...
In his spare time.
The Metallica fanboys are coming out.
I was James Hetfield‘s electrician in SF back in 2007. Got to know his family fairly well and did walk-throughs with him. I had to be professional and not a starstruck fan. But what an amazing experience.
James Hetfield is a national treasure
A Global treasure, so is Joe Rogan
You're both on crack
Rough Rider crack is for pussies, I prefer meth
Credit to the human race more like, but we are lucky he is an American.
And Lars is an embarrassment .
James is the best front man that metal has ever seen.
unun septium I would like to respectfully disagree. the numbers can't be refuted and Metallica are one the biggest bands,period. but Phil Anselmo, enough said!!
Anselmo, Dickinson, Halford, Araya, Hetfield, Lemmy, they're all great in their own ways.
Shane Raines If telling facts about someone induces violence, then that someone is a piece of shit. It sounds like something Phil would do. I loved Pantera until I saw the racism.
unun septium I Can certainly appreciate that.
unun septium Phil anselmo in my opinion is the best front man in metal period he could make a concert lose there fucking minds but I do agree also with James
In our next episode: James Hetfield vs Asian giant hornet.
when James talked about being close to the earth and living in nature, that resonated with me.
GIMME BEES, GIMME FLOWERS, NO BANANAS FOR AN HOUR!!!!! 17:00
Matthew Speicher boooooooom!
hahaha
ohhh, JRE fam. you have no idea how happy it made me to see a couple people got my stupid joke =P
hahahahaha brilliant
Matthew Speicher - learned some factoids about *Apis mellifera* i never would've known without Powerful J. Hetfield;
bananas tick 'em off, for instance. . .
....who knew? Things Giligan never taught us!
Eye Of The Beeholder.
WELL PLAYED SIR! Well played.
For Whom The Buzz Tolls...
You pulled a funny
😂😂 not bad
the thing that should not BEE
7:57 "My wife turns into a kid, which I kind off like"
…
SAY YOUR PRAYERS LITTLE ONE
Just Joe Rogan and James Hetfield discussing things over a wooden James Hetfield. Awesome.
Possible names for the inevitable Hetfield Farms Honey products:
-For Whom The Bee Tolls
-Master Of Buzzits
-And Honey For All
-Enter Beeman
-Hero Of The Hive
-No Leaf Clover (Honey)
-Rebel of Beebalon
-Spit Out The Comb
-To Live Is To Buzz
-Trapped Under Hives
The Four Beemen
Honey In the Jar
Sting and Destroy
Ride the Lightstings
Pollin Lord
Hear Comes Beevenge
Fade to Bee
Lord of Stinger
Where the Wild Bees Are
The Hive that Jack Built
Bleeding Bee
Stingatarium
Fight Honey with Honey
Honeywired.. To Self Destruct
Moth Into Hive
Atlas.. Hive
Poor Twisted Bee
The Hive that Never Combs
St stinger
Honey inc
Bee nothing
Invisible bee
Honey no more
Eye of the Beeholder
And honey for all!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Guy Fawkes Hit The Hives
The Horsemen are drawing nearer...
On leather steeds they ride...
They've come to take your hive.
Master of Bees!
Nicely done lol
...And Justice For Bees
Ride The Beewing..
Buzz The Lightning!...
Joe "bees sound like a great way to get honey" Rogan
Lmao😂
XD
Classic!
When you realize “Hardwired” is written from the perspective of a male bee
OH GOD
Master, master, where's the honey that I've been after?
Master, master, you promised only lies!
Laughter, laughter, all I hear or see is laughter,
Laughter, laughter, laughing at my hive!
I was about to roll my eyes at this post until the line about laughing at my hive, then I laughed out loud.
STING ME..
Hahaha
FLMKane you just made my fuckin day man! I laughed my ass off for some reason
Nicholas Oliveira *slow clap*
"let's do it, let's talk about bees, they'll listen"
*sighs* your not wrong...
I listened and I regret nothing
Lm0956 I thought it was interesting for sure
you're* smh
Lm0956 you're* ... good try though :p jk man... just being a grammar nazi. And yea I use a lot of "......". but that is to express verbal dialogue
Haha!....... so good!
I would join the "Bee Club" just to meet James Hetfield.
Imagine going to a bee club meeting and randomly finding James Hetfield there?
$500 for a VIP ticket and you can meet him.
If this episode had been made in 2020, Hetfield would be cancelled for saying that Africanized bees are more aggressive.
Yes probably !!
Nah not really
James Hetfield is way too big to be cancelled by sick minded group or society.. in fact no one can cancel no one.. like suddenly we play God.. as long as you’re not causing harm or insulting another human being, be your true self and never apologize for it.
Man this James guy has a unique voice. He should start a band or something.
Yeah and maybe call its something to do with metal but I can not think of a word they could use 🤔
@@PumpactionShadow Well it sucks, the name METALLICA is already taken lol.
@@evening4092 damn really!?
Im amazed his vocal chords are in tact. Just think of singing "Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand We're off to never-never land" for 100's of live shows. I would have laryngitis all the time.
Lol
Man,
If all folks had that same attitude this country would be a better place to live in.
Don't you mean bee* a better place lol
Most of the country used to have this attitude. Many people still do. Just don't watch televised media and ignore Hollywood. You'll start to find out that when those places are not busy telling who we should hate we can all get along. Even when we disagree. :)
@@futurewavecs I totally agree.
Yeah James is the shit
God, what a life this man has lived through, and still rocking. Bless him, made millions of people, including me, smile, rage, enjoy, relax and express ourselves through their music.
42:25
Jamie farts*
James looks over: "Good timing"
I hope Joe brings James back on , I don't like how this ended so abruptly.
Wanna hear some Metallica stories lol
The bane of countenance seems that depending on 'em so,freak bitches.
I think he will be back when next album comes out
Oddly enough, for me as a huge, lifelong Metallica fan, I loved hearing such a long interview about everything except Metallica. James is such an interesting guy and an icon. So for me it was unbelievably interesting just to hear about life. I'd like to think I know everything about Metallica, and it was fun to just hear about James as a person. But, you're right, they need to do another cool interview like this.
@@uncleben03
I see what you mean and you caught me I'm a new fan!
I enjoyed the other stuff all the same, just wasn't expecting it lol.
James is one of the most solid, humble, fucking badass dudes there ever was. There's also an old video of someone researching and recording in a lab setting what happens when he screams. His voicebox and lungs produce so much force and vapor that he expels a sonic vapor pressurewave when he initiates the scream. And they recorded it.
There is something cool about Joe Rogan when he can smoke weed with Elon Mask and talk about bees with James Hetfield.
No matter what people say about him, you cant say he isn't a pretty open and relatable person
Joe could talk to anyone. He’s even said the podcast has made him super relaxed talking to new people.
But still cant wank same time under the table like Joey Diaz :D
wyatthicks16 thats the key to his success with the podcast. he somehow manages to relate to everyone and just come across as a very likeable person
no doubt ! and the way he really, TRULY appreciates the stuff that they talk about. The bees thing was incredible. The guy was really mesmerized. That's why it is such a great podcast.
When Hetfield talks about bees, bees become the coolest animal there is.
I miss these non-jaded interviews Joe used to have. His enthusiasm and a sort of naive curiosity made these shows so interesting. This was without a doubt the one of the most personable James Hetfield interviews ever. Had to re-watch it again after a few years. I'm surprised that Lars didn't come on during the 72 Seasons promotion. But then again, I believe they're now more exclusively locked in with The Howard Stern Show, as they also do Jimmy Kimmel; both Stern & Kimmel being close friends.
Such a crazy feeling when someone you're already a fan of comes on JRE
I felt it when james kingston was on
Queef Burpin still wakes up every day thinking about dhe moment he gαt kicked out of dhe greatest band evør What æ dumb bass
DoorDevil if your talking about cliff he died on tour. do you mean dave
DoorDevil You mean Dave Mustaine? He and Metallica are on good terms for quite some time now.
And Dave's not a dumbass for having felt that way for quite some time in the past after getting kicked out of Metallica.
It's just the way he felt about that happening and he expressed it like any normal human being does.
You can't just stop caring about what you love doing the most instantly, can you?
Had the exact same feeling when Sam Harris was one the first time :)
Joe needs to have Hetfield on again. Great interview
If I could have a day with James Hetfield, I wouldn't talk about Metallica. I'm a single dad. I would talk to him about how he talks to his kids when he's on the road. Stuff like that. He talks often about the fear of losing his family. I went through court to get my son. It wasn't fun. He just seems like someone I could talk to
Before the podcast has even started Joe Rogan is already talking about moose. Jesus Christ, Joe.
moose is life..
STING ‘EM ALL
Hit the Hives
The Four Beesmen
Honeybreath
Jump In The Hive
(Honey)- collecting nectar
Venom
Phantom Bee
No Remorse (For stinging you)
Seek and Sting
Pollen Militia
RIDE THE BEE
Fight Stingers with Stingers
Ride the Bee
For Whom The Bee Stings
Fade to Yellow
Trapped Under Flowers
Escape (from the bees)
Creeping Stings
The Buzz Of Barry Benson
MASTER OF BEES
Beetery
Master of bees
The thing that should not Bee
Welcome Home (Hive)
Disposable Queens
Couldn’t think of one for this...
Honex, Inc.
...and Justice For Bees
Stung
...and Justice For Bees
Eye Of The Beeholder
Six (sides in a hexagon)
The shortest stinger
Harvester Of Pollen
The Frayed Ends Of Flowers
To Sting is to Die
Dyers Beeve
BEE
Enter Beeman
Sad Beet True
Holbeer than thou
The Stung
Wherever I may collect nectar
Don’t sting me
Through the Flowers
Nothing Else Stings (like a bee)
Of Bee and Man
The Bee that failed
My Friend Of Bees
The Struggle of collecting nectar
JJ O'Connell this needs waaaaaaay more likes. You put a lot of effort into that track listing.
Leviathan Thanks😂
Under rated comment
I died at The Thing that Should Not Bee. Thanks buddy.
J BAIN I was proud of that one. Lol. Thanks
Harvester of honey
adam brown nice 👍
hahahaha awesome comment!
Drink up, shoot in, let the harvest begin! 🐝
Language of the Bees!
Harvester of money
joe rogan : hey James
James : yes?
joe rogan : was master of puppets about DMT?
Listening to Joe Rogan's podcasts is like going back to school, but now you are actually learning useful and interesting things... the interviews are so long that guests have the opportunity to open up and say what they want (as opposed to talk shows interviews)
I didn't know James Hetfield was such a humble and down to earth type of person.
he admitted somewhere, that back in the day when Metallica became big that he did not manage the fame too well, but so was the case with all members of his band. Now he came into age, when people usually get sober, unless there is something wrong with them..
Jovan Nguyen All you need to do to know who he is would be to listen to their lyrics.
well look,this is how he presents himself on public media. I love James and Metallica but he may not be so humble always.
Some former Metallica bandmates (Jason Newsted especially) would beg to differ, apparently James and Lars hogg complete creative control when mixing the albums. But he seems like a nice dude otherwise yeah...
It's always been that way, Each member is open to have their ideas and inputs put its always been down to lars and james to decide if its up to a Metallica standard. I wouldn't really say that it speak about who they are outside of the band as regular people
THE NEW METALLICA ALBUM: Master of Honeycombs is in stores now and includes such hits as:
Fade to Honey
Don't Tread on Bee
Enter Apiaristman
Honeyer then thou
Of Bee and Man
Jump in the Beehive
Sting and Destroy
(Swelling) Getting Stung
The Four Pollinaters
Flowerbreath
epic comment
Thewrathof66 that was really hilarious
The Thing That Should Not Bee
There are some great songs on the latest album - Bee into Flame, Apiaristman Rise, Beehive on Fire are the best!
Eye of the Queen Bee
When I was 12, I got my first Metallica CD, I had talked to a cousin who is about 8yrs older than me, and he was a big Metallica fan. I asked him what album I should get since I was just getting to know the band. He recommended the black album, he said that it was a good start for someone who is beginning to listen to Metallica. To this day I still believe that he was right in giving me that advice, it was the logical option since it was a very digestible album, however I got “...And justice for all”... I remember coming home, and playing that cd, it was just exactly as James described here, laying on the floor just listening to it, and from time to time looking at the booklet, reading the lyrics (English is not my first language)... It was simply amazing, I was with my brother and we just loved the whole damn thing from beginning to end. Priceless!
James Hetfield could narrate a book and i would totally listen. He has a great narrater voice
If Metallica ever breaks up for good, Het should have his own series on the Discovery Channel.
And make it about bees.
He did a Alaska hunting show
@@JohnnyV_Val What's it called?
@@currynoodles4074 The Hunt and The Firce Of Life
@@currynoodles4074 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Leave it to Joe to get one of the biggest rock stars in history for 2 hours and talk about bees for 1/2 of it.
Jonah Falcon well the best thing about rogans podcasts for the most part he wants his guest to feel comfortable and allowing someone to talk about something they are passionate about makes them feel more natural therefore we get to see a different side of James
It's not a bad thing. Just so typical Joe Rogan that it is pretty hilarious.
bees are cool, hatfield is cool, rogan is alright, lets listen and learn :)
Lol so true. The shit that shit dude has gone through, let me hear some crazy Metallica stories or some other behind the scenes shit!! Wtf
You wanted him to ask the same questions everyone does to James ?
I know this is 7 years old, but it's beautiful to hear that James is in such a good place and at peace. I hope his life is still like this today. And yeah, let's geek out on bees.
Get Corey Taylor from Slipknot next! 🤘🏼
Dude. Fuck yes.
This needs to happen!!
That’s my dream joe Rogan interview
Honestly, it'd be cool to see Jim Root on there too!
Always loves metallica and know plenty about them but never knew James was so intelligent. Very likable guy.
James has always come off as an intelligent human being to me. Lars on the other hand...
Post Some Kind of Monster.
mj22jk you gotta have some type of intelligence to make the music he did
mj22jk Same here. I'm so happy one of my child hood bands turned out so awesome. So cool.
metalsquirrelgamer especially songs like one and nothing else matters
The Joe Rogan Experience is by far the best interview based program ever made.
Marc Maron is.
Jim Lahey I can agree with that. ..100%
no way man. marcs' is an ego trip. his passive aggression neuters half of his interviews. joe is able to put his shit on hold sometimes and thats key. marc imposes on ppl.
I'd love to see old man Lahey chugging liquor on JRE , lol how would that go?
howard stern is up there
The irony of jre using an ad blocker while they talk about streaming😂😂
This guy and the music his band made, literally helped me survive my youth. I don't know if I met him, that I wouldn't be a big crying mess, not just for the amount of gratitude I have as a musician, but also all of the emotion tied to their songs. I think you'd need a squeegee to mop me up. Thank you James and Metallica for everything.
It's unbelievable to me that people can hate on James
damn, I wish James could have podcast. He's such a chill, creative, cool dude.
"Headbang instead of shooting people." Let it be the best piece of advice ever.
mchaggis1994 STFU
Let it bee the best piece of advice ever*
Yea kinda dumb advice
@@Eric_P2823 how is it dumb advice? If rather headbang then shoot someone, it's doing damage to my neck instead of taking another person's life.
@@stanknugget WTF? You STFU!!!
4:43 yep.I can listen to metallica and do everything from cleaning to gaming to studying.It comes to the point where silence is weird
Metallica lyrics are what inspired me to want to write. They were probably my first real introduction into how words can create epic and vivid imagery in your brain, not just tell a story.
ThatMartinJF after watching the music vidoe for one I got the book and up till now it is "one" of my favorite books of all time.
Master Master...where's the dreams that I've been after?
Kwisatz Haderach if you like lyrics I would suggest poetry
@ThatMartinJF: Absolutely right. I don't know how that guy thought it's about Vietnam after listening to the lyrics. It might have been, but it's not. Then again it could be universal. He probably thought the helicopter in the beginning sounds like something from Apocalypse Now. Did they have helicopters in WWI? Maybe that sets the mood and if you listen to the lyrics, you might see it happening in Vietnam. But I think Hetfield took inspiration from the movie and wrote some more universal war lyrics.
No helicopters in WW1.. there were horses still
"Face the Thing that should not Bee!"
"Face the STING that should not bee"
This comment is the best one so far. They need to put it at the top!
Awesome.
His opinion on San Fransisco people is perfect
The bee talking is very interesting..and Rogan's reaction is really represent the viewers 😂
Came here after reading that he's in rehab again. Give your all James, you can do it!
same
It's an everyday fight for some. All the best to James.
I saw them in January and he kicked our asses... He will kick his own ass to be able to get back to kicking ours..
Saw them for the second time in Birmingham this year in January. They killed it like always.
You got this James
He's one of my heroes in the way that he can talk about his failures. You can do it again, James.
Cry out!I'm trapped under hives.
awesome
Awesome haha
Hahaha
I need a paypal address to pay this.
"perfectionists" - Lars is still in the band
Jokes aside, damn, James feels like the most relatable person I've ever heard
James is one of my most favorite people.
Buzzened
...and honey for all
Eye of the beeholder
Stung
The shortest sting
Harvester of honey
Frayed ends of sanibee
To live is to hive
Dyers beeve
Beettery
Master of bees
The thing that should not bee
😂🤘
🤣
Ride the bee
Hon
Joe, you have the Best Podcast on the Planet.
Just checkin' in on ya, to tell you you're wrong!
good thing nobody asked yo dumbass.
It was a joke...Bill Burr's podcast?
Bill's podcasts are pretty good too but, the people that joe has on his shows are doper.
Considering Burr usually doesn't have guests I don't see where you're going with that one. Anyway, they're both great. Everybody wins.
As a metal head, hunter and lover of mountains and living off the land, I have so much more respect for him than I already did.
Talking about how Napster stole the artists living, then pulling up a website and going ballistic over "an ad" telling him he has ad blocker, which is taking away their only way of making money - hypocrisy on such an epic scale, I'm still recovering. Other than that, great interview. Have loved James since the 80's, and happy to see the dude is still 100% real.
Update 1/30/20: James has returned from rehab and is just as healthy as he was in this interview!
What is james hetfield
drug of choice
CBHPwnz honey 🍯
Corby Dorian žwc is my
Bring him back on for a 3 hour! Maybe bring Lars too
@@ChampaBayBeast Lars will stand the whole time.