Rollingstone.com: Most likely, Metallica will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next April. Who will be onstage with you? * Hetfield: "Everyone that played on a record should be there. You're considered for the Hall 25 years after your first recording, not after you formed."

Rollingstone.com: That would omit Dave Mustaine. * Hetfield: "He wasn't on a record. Jason Newsted should be up there - he was in the band for 14 years and played on quite a few records - and so should Robert Trujillo."

Rollingstone.com: Will it be weird to be there with Jason? * Hetfield: "There's no reason for it to be weird. We don't want to be part of the soap opera of the Hall of Fame. Everybody wants to see a train wreck, like with Blondie onstage arguing over crap [at the 2006 ceremony]. That really cheapens the moment." - Read The Full Interview

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