Roger Waters Calls James Hetfield a “Prick” Over Metallica Frontman’s Sphere Speech

Roger Waters has offered a pointed response to James Hetfield’s headline-making speech at a recent Metallica show at Las Vegas’ Sphere, calling the metal frontman a “prick.” This past Saturday, Hetfield appeared to take a jab at musicians who get political from the stage, telling the crowd, “I just gotta say, Metallica is not here, like some other entertainers, to influence you with their bullshit, OK? We are here…no bullshit…we’re here to forget about all the outside shit, OK? Metallica’s agenda is love, energy and heavy music, baby!” Get Roger Waters Presents LEGACY – A Pink Floyd Show Tickets Here The former Pink Floyd singer-bassist said of Hetfield during an appearance on the Katie Halper’s podcast, “Can we stop talking about this prick? I’m so bored with him. He’s just showing that he’s a complete prick. He’s got an IQ of about three and why we’re talking about him I honestly don’t know because he’s a nobody. He may have a few hundred million dollars or whatever, but he’s a prick, and he’s no musician. I heard them playing acoustic instruments, and they couldn’t. It was appalling.” He later added, “It’s a shame this prick didn’t have somebody around him to explain that being ...