When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff’s work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No one could be Cliff Burton; Cliff Burton was the Jimi Hendrix of bass.
Jason Curtis Newsted Quotes
Metallica is going to be one of those bands you look back on in the year 2008, that people will still listen to the way I still listen to Zeppelin and Sabbath albums.
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| Birth: | 4th March, 1963 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Bassist |
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Jason Curtis Newsted was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. He is an American bassist, known for being the second recording bass guitarist with the band Metallica from October 1986 until his departure in January 2001, as well as being a part of Voivod and Flotsam and Jetsam. After leaving Metallica he continued with his project Echobrain, played with Ozzy Osbourne and joined heavy metal band Voivod. From 2012 to 2014 he played in his self-titled band Newsted, for which he provided lead vocals as well as bass.
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