James Hetfield, frontman of the legendary metal band Metallica, came out over the weekend against the politicisation of music concerts. During a Metallica show in Las Vegas, Hetfield addressed tens of thousands in the crowd and made clear that for him, the stage is first and foremost for music and for connection between people, not for pushing personal agendas.
"If you don't live in Vegas, you probably came a long way to spend some time with Metallica," the singer told the excited fans. "And I just want to say: Metallica is not here, like some other artists, to influence you with their bullshit."
Hetfield went on to emphasise the role of music as an escape from daily reality: "We're here to forget all the nonsense that's out there. Metallica's agenda is love, energy and heavy music, baby!"
