Roger Waters hits back at “complete prick” James Hetfield after Metallica frontman’s statement on music and politics

Roger Waters has hit back at James Hetfield following his recent on-stage comments about music and politics, calling the Metallica frontman a “complete prick” who has “an IQ of about three”. READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around The comments relate to the thrash metal icon’s recent comments while performing as part of Metallica’s residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. On stage on October 10, he thanked the crowd for potentially travelling far and wide to see their show, and reassured them that they were wanting to create a sense of escape from the world’s issues – not lecture them with their own “bullshit” agendas. “Metallica is not here, like some other entertainers, to influence you with their bullshit, OK,” he shared. “No bullshit. We’re here to forget about all the outside shit, OK? Metallica’s agenda is love, energy and heavy music, baby!” Although he didn’t mention any names, some fans have suggested that it could be a nod to Macklemore, who was dropped as a support act for Ed Sheeran’s ‘Loop’ tour after making a speech calling for a “free Palestine”. Others have speculated that it could also have been a jab towards Hayley Williams – w...