The Metallica vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield never had a problem in talking about his mental health struggles. He even addressed that to the audience during a show back in 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (That I attended). During a Q&A session following the screening at New York's Tribeca Festival of the band's new documentary, "Metallica Save My Life", he talked about those issues. James Hetfield opens up about his mental health struggles "When I get up on stage, I feel so much more comfortable up there than I do in regular life a lot of the times. I feel like I'm so easily able to be me with these fans, and the more I'm me, the more they like it. It's just so opposite of how I was brought up. Being yourself wasn't always welcomed for some reason." "But speaking my truth up there and other people understanding that truth, the four of us have gone through so much together, and we care about this a lot because a lot is still happening for us even into our fourth decade as a band. It's gotten better every decade. It's okay to be human and to fuck up and learn from it." "And that's why we're here. We're here to learn. And we learn from each other. And if you don't try, you don't learn. So, I've grown probably the most in the darkest of times. So accepting the great stuff and the dark stuff as just life… Life isn't happening to me; it's happening with me." James Hetfield continued: "I've learned so much about myself and other people on how to live life better and to not take things completely seriously and to be on stage and be yourself. We get to do that. I got the best job in the world. The end. The family around you has to deal with that as well. You come home and they go out of their way to make you not a prima donna. 'Here's your list of shit to do.' 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. I was just pampered.'" "We know we all have our own rituals that we have to go through. The coming down off the tour and the ramping up, all the nightmares of guitars made of rubber and I can't get to the microphone. There's lots of those dreams, anxiety dreams before. And what I've noticed about myself is that I build up stuff in my head so much, but as soon as I get behind that microphone, all is well. And there's a part of the objectification that we have to deal with…" He continued: "And I've really worked on not fighting that, but just accepting it more and just realizing that these people are expressing themselves because of what you've done in their life. I have no idea what they're going through. They think they know me and they really don't. I don't have time to get to know everybody. But it is really great to be able to go home and feel comfortable in whatever our hometowns are. And we just feel, like, 'Okay, we just get to be people again.' But we get the best of both worlds. So no complaints here at all," James Hetfield said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). James Hetfield is a great example that anyone can go through mental health problems, and it's not something that goes away quickly. It's a daily battle. So if you also deal with that, don’t forget to seek specialized help, talk to family and friends. You are not alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMmeuxenRuoThe post James Hetfield opens up about his mental health struggles appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.