During Metallica’s May 12 show in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, James Hetfield got emotional while opening up about his insecurities onstage. He told the crowd the following:

“I’ve gotta tell you I wasn’t feeling very good before I came out here. [I was] feeling a little bit insecure, like I’m an old guy, [I] can’t play anymore — all this bullshit that I tell myself in my head. So I talked to these guys, and they helped me — as simple as that. They gave me a hug and said, ‘Hey, if you’re struggling on stage, we’ve got your back.’ And I tell you, it means the world to me.”

After making the revelation, the frontman’s bandmates gave him a group hug, before he added:

“And seeing you out there, I… I am not alone. I am not alone, and neither are you.”

[via Blabbermouth]