21 Things You Didn't Know About Metallica

1. James Hetfield Started Out Playing Piano

James Hetfield from Metallica performs at a private concert for SiriusXM listeners at the Apollo Theater on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Although he's now known as one of the tightest rhythm guitar players in history, ol' Papa Het actually first got his taste for music at age nine, plonking away at a piano.

It was only after a handful of lessons and a few listens of some Black Sabbath he switched to drums, eventually settling on guitar in his early teens.

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