James Hetfield shares Halloween thoughts

With Halloween here again (Saturday, October 31st), we asked a few of our favorite rockers to share some of their thoughts on this mysterious and scary holiday. Tool and Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan told us that he enjoys Halloween because it's more than just costumes and trick or treating: "It's an interesting season to me, having done a little research on it. It's an interesting holiday. I recommend that people really kind of dive into some more of the origins of, you know, why the jack-o-lantern on the porch and why the trick or treat -- why the door to door. What is that all about? It really is an interesting story."

Metallica's James Hetfield shares an embarrassing childhood memory about a costume he once had to wear: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I wanted to be Batman, but my mom made me a suit. You know, she was good at sewing, and she made me this thing, and I was like a giant tiger with the ears and everything. (laughs) Oh my God! There's a picture of me at school in the, you know, the school picture, and I got this goofy outfit on with the little whiskers and everyone else is like cowboys and stuff, and I'm sittin' there in my tiger outfit, and I don't think it was what I wanted to be. But that's what happened. (laughs)"