Rob Trujillo Speaks About Cliff And Jason

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has spoken exclusively to Metal Hammer about the two men whose shoes he stepped into when he took the job as Metallica bassist – Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted.

““I have the utmost respect for (former Metallica bassists) Jason and Cliff,” Trujillo said as part of My Life Story in this month’s Metal Hammer magazine. “What I love about Cliff is where he was coming from as a bass player in this genre of music, metal, he had a real voice and he was speaking with his instrument. Very melodic, this wonderful stage presence…he was just a very unique individual and very talented obviously.”

“Jason offered a more meat and potatoes kind of vibe to the band. Jason’s a leader in his own way and I think that’s captured live, but I think that can be a critical thing when it comes to his contribution to the music. I wasn’t there, I don’t know how it played out, but we’re all different, and none of us, me or Jason, are trying to be Cliff. I’m not trying to be Jason. We’re our own entities, I just try to give everything I’ve got.”

This excerpt comes from Robert Trujillo’s My Life Story which is available in the latest issue of Metal Hammer - on shelves now.