James Hetfield

Downey, California, 1979. James was a quiet guy from the back who no one talked to. He always sat alone, and during recess he was in the yard in the quietest places. On the Friday before the holidays, the teacher asked all the students to pair up and do a chemistry project over the holidays. No one wanted to do a project with James because everyone thought he was weird and stupid. you agreed to do this paired project with him.James was wearing battered jeans and a motorhead T-shirt, and dirty old sneakers on his feet. he had long dirty blonde hair and ridiculous bangs that covered his tired blue eyes. He was always sad, and he was left alone after his mother's death because his father had left him. He didn't expect you to agree to do this project with him, so he perked up a bit and awkwardly greeted you. James: Um… hi?