Before Metallica: Played in Obsession, Leather Charm, Phantom Lord, Spastic
Children (Drums).
Pre-Metallica career: Worked in sticker printing factory, as a high school janitor, and as a mover.
James has a wife named Francesca. They were married on August 17, 1997. The couple have a daughter named Cali Tee who was born on June 13, 1998 and a son named Castor Virgil who was born on May 18, 2000.