Metallica's frontman James Hetfield has revealed that a song from their new album was influenced by the late Amy Winehouse, speaking to 102.1 The Edge in Canada.
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He explained: "Just watching that movie (Amy) was extremely saddening - how her life went from such a lively joyous person, to someone who was just trying to escape the reality of where she was.
"It really hit me in the one part of the movie where she was lost in her mind, it seemed, and she was just leaving her flat in England. The press were just hanging out in front of her place all the time, snapping these pictures of her. 'Hey, Amy, how's it going?' Talking to her like they know her.
"They just don't notice - they wouldn't say, 'You look skinny, you look unhealthy.' There was a total misconnection there with reality."
Hetfield had previously told BBC 6 Music: "The film about Amy Winehouse inspired me to write that song. It's a sad movie. Fame can be a dark, dangerous drug. Everybody wants a piece of you. It totally changes your view of the world."
You can listen to the song inspired by Winehouse - 'Moth Into Flame' - below:
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