Despite being one of the biggest bands on the planet, James Hetfield and Metallica learned a lesson in humility when they opened for the Rolling Stones in 2005. “The fact that we were in a trailer, not even in the backstage area, was somewhat humbling,” Hetfield says. “I remember going to catering. We were going on early. We needed to eat before everyone else. I opened up the shepherd’s pie, and someone said, ‘Hey, don’t touch that. Ron Wood always puts the first spoon in the shepherd’s pie.’ So I took the biggest spoonful I could and filled my plate.” Click below for more from Hetfield’s online-exclusive interview, including his time in rehab, Jason Newsted’s exit and the birth of Death Magnetic.

• Q&A: Metallica’s James Hetfield

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