- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 56
- Birth Place: Downey, California, United States
- Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Francesca Hetfield)
- Full Name: James Alan Hetfield
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: August 3, 1963
- Occupation: Musician, Singer, Producer
- Children: 3 (Marcella Francesca Hetfield, Cali Tee Hetfield, Castor Virgil Hetfield)
James Hetfield Net Worth is estimated to be $175 million as of March 2013. James Hetfield is a well known guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is one of the richest songwriters in the world. Born in California, he has a mixed descent. He is better known as the lead songwriter of Metallica.
He had a charm of music from his childhood where he took piano lessons and later turned up to drums at a very young age of fourteen. He co-founded Metallica with Lars Ulrich and later took it to great heights. He takes pride in playing key role in Metallica for grabbing Grammy awards nine times.
An influential magazine “Hit Parader” positioned him 24th in the “Top 100 list of the greatest vocalist of all-time”. It was perceived as a big honor for Hetfield. His band “Metallica” has featured twelve albums and the status of his band is widely acknowledged as a hit.