James Hetfield net worth
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What is James Hetfield’s net worth?
James Hetfield is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter with a net worth of US$300 million. James Hetfield is known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the popular heavy metal band Metallica. He is also one of the founding members of the band, along with drummer Lars Ulrich.
early life
He was born on August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, under the original name of James Alan Hetfield. His mother is an opera actor and his father is a truck driver. His parents divorced when he was 13 years old. The family is a very strict Christian scientist, so even if his mother died of cancer, he would not use modern medicine. Cynthia died of cancer in 1979, when James was 16 years old. This pain, along with other difficult childhood memories, later provided motivation for many of Metallica’s lyrics.
Hetfield tasted music for the first time after taking piano lessons. By the age of 14, he realized that playing rock music was his real mission. He has worked in several bands, including Leather Charm and Obsession.
At the same time, Lars Ulrich moved from Denmark to Newport Beach, California in 1980. Although Lars was a top-ranked tennis player in Denmark, he was not selected for the team in his high school. This failure finally inspired Lars to concentrate on drumming.
Metal
In June 1981, Lars ran an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper called The Recycler, stating that he was looking for other metal fans to form a band. James Hetfield was one of two people who responded to the ad. They met and started to play together. On October 28, 1981, the two of them formally formed Metallica.
Metallica released its first album in 1983. They eventually won nine Grammy Awards and sold more than 125 million albums worldwide. To date, they have released 10 studio albums, 4 live albums, 3 extended dramas and 39 singles. James is ranked 24th in Hit Parader Magazine’s “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” list.
Metallica’s most successful album to date is their 1991 album of the same name “Metallica”, also known as the black album. The album has sold 16 million copies in the United States and 24 million copies worldwide. Their 1988 “…justice for all” has sold 5.3 million copies. Their 1996 album “Load” has sold 5.1 million copies. Hetfield has collaborated with Metallica on many successful singles, including “One”, “Enter Sandman”, “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Until It Sleeps”, “Turn the Page” (Bob Seger’s Cover), “I disappeared”, “There are many more.
Today, Metallica is one of the highest paid bands in the world. As we all know, if they are touring, they will generate 5-100 million US dollars in revenue from tickets, merchandise, etc. For example, between July 2018 and July 2019, the band generated $70 million in revenue.
personal life
Since August 1997, James has been married to Francesca Tomasi. They have three children together. For many years, James has been fighting alcohol. He participated in the rehabilitation program for the first time in 2001. He re-entered the rehabilitation center in 2019.
James is an avid hunter and fisherman. He also customizes cars and motorcycles.
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real estate
James Hetfield and his family lived in Marin County, California for most of their lives. In 2016, after years of dissatisfaction with local liberal politics and attitudes, Hetfields moved to Vail, Colorado. In an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast, James explains how he gets tired of the dirty faces of his neighbors when he goes home from hunting. He found that their attitude was hypocritical, because these people would not hesitate to buy steak from the store. Since then, he has found a more acceptable home in Colorado.
James still has an extremely valuable real estate investment portfolio in Marin County, which includes thousands of acres of vacant land. In 1999, he purchased 1,150 acres of rural property 6 miles from George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, forming what he called the “Rock H Ranch”. In 2008, James erected a 300-foot fence on part of his land to block cyclists and hikers on a popular trail through his home, which caused controversy. The county then spent $650,000 to build a new trail, later known as the 680 trail, to provide visitors with an alternative connection between two popular recreation areas. As a concession, he donated 330 acres of land to the local community.
In 2011, Hetfields submitted plans to build four single-family homes on his property, each with an area of between 5,000 and 8,000 square feet, covering 10 acres.
Over the years, James has donated most of his land to various non-profit land trust institutions. For example, in 2017, Hetfields donated 240 acres of land for agricultural protection. In February 2018, they donated 1,000 acres of vacant land to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust Fund.
At the time of writing, Hetfields owns approximately 50 acres of their initial 1,150 properties and donated the rest to charity.
Outside of Marin County and Vail, they own a large property on Maui, Hawaii.
