2012年1月14日 · According to Beautiful Brea Old And New, METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield came to Brea, California several weeks ago for his half brother David Hale's 60th birthday. They jammed...

2022年1月10日 · The lyrics are based on the 1939 novel Johnny Got His Gun, by iconic writer Dalton Trumbo, a classic critique of the horrors of World War I. Hetfield was introduced to the book by his older brother, David Hale, who once had a stint in Metallica. One passage, in particular, inspired the song.

This song was based on the novel "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo about World War I. James Hetfield was inspired by that book that was given to him by his older half-brother David Hale. Metallica made their first music video with this song.

2020年1月1日 · David Hale, James Hetfield's older half brother, introduced the novel to him, and James and Lars Ulrich--Metallica's principal composers--wrote the song in November 1987 with many of the lyrics as well as the title borrowed directly from the novel: How could a man lose as much of himself as I have and still live?

2023年2月15日 · They are Deanna Hetfield, Christopher Hale, and David Hale. James Hetfield has an estimated net worth of $300 million. As the frontman, cofounder, and songwriter of the elite American band, Metallica. Source: Ngnews247.com.

James Hetfield was introduced to the book by his older half brother, David Hale, who was also in a band. In 1971, Johnny Got His Gun was made into a movie that was directed by Trumbo starring Timothy Bottoms and Jason Robards. The video for the song uses images and monologues from that movie.

2012年1月12日 · In the did-you-know department: 30 years ago, the forming of the heavy metal band Metallica started in the home of David and Lorraine Hale on Evening Canyon in Brea.

2012年1月16日 · Leider taucht der Metallica -Frontmann nicht bei Jedermanns Feier auf – sehr wohl aber zum 60. Geburtstag seines Halbbruders David Hale. Der feierte sein Jubiläum in Brea, Kalifornien. James...

2012年1月17日 · En esta ocasión y según publica la web Beautiful Brea Old And New, Hetfield acudió a Brea, California, hace un par de semanas para acompañar a su hermanastro David Hale el día en que éste cumplía 60 años.

2021年4月14日 · James Hetfield conoció el libro gracias a su hermanastro mayor, David Hale. En 1971, Johnny Got His Gun se convirtió en una película dirigida por el propio Trumbo y protagonizada por Timothy Bottoms y Jason Robards. El vídeo de la canción utiliza imágenes y monólogos de ese mismo largometraje.