“It had to be something real bad. I think he stole music online.”

—  James Hetfield

Asked what the narrator in "Ride The Lightning" did to earn the death penalty
[James Hetfield And Kirk Hammett Look Back On Metallica's "Ride The Lightning", http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/06/metallica_ride_the_lightning_interview.php?page=2, Village Voice, 20 June 2012]

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