James Hetfield is not “apolitical”, he’s just rich and old.

So, some of you may remember that I wrote two blogposts criticizing Ed Sheeran recently, here they are: https://autismneurodiversity.com/2026/09/17/i-cant-believe-i-almost-said-something-nice-about-ed-sheeran/ https://autismneurodiversity.com/2026/09/27/ed-sheeran-and-the-tears-of-privilege/ And those were much easier to write. Before Ed Sheeran unambiguously revealed his "apolitical" political position, I thought his music was as banal and empty as a bowl of cornflakes without sugar, or milk, or … Continue reading James Hetfield is not “apolitical”, he’s just rich and old. →