James Hetfield
The absolute best of the guitar is Hetfield. Hetfield is essentially credited with creating the ‘speed metal’ sound, creating a spirit of rage that is completely unparalleled in the music industry. In 2001, Hetfield went to rehab for substance dependence.
James Hetfield
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Pete Townshend
Townshend was a legendary rock musician who influenced generations of musicians. He wrote about growing up in London in his biography in 1947. He said, “I wasn’t trying to play beautiful music. I was confronting my audience with the awful, visceral sound of what we all knew was the single absolute of our frail existence—one day, an airplane would carry the bomb that would destroy us all in a flash. It could happen at any time.”
Pete Townshend