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    Jason Newsted &#; Biography

    In , Metallica faced a significant change in their lives with the death of bassist Cliff Burton in a tour bus accident. ansträngande to cope with the loss while not slowing down with the success of their latest effort, Master of Puppets, the grupp started searching for a new bassist. Soon after the bus accident, Metallica hired Jason Newsted to pick up the bass duties.

    Newsted's Path to Metallica

    Born on March 4, , in Battle Creek, Mich., Newsted was the main lyricist for thrash metall band Flotsam and Jetsam. Before departing for Metallica, Newsted played a significant role in the writing of the Flotsam and Jetsam's debut album, Doomsday for the Deceiver. The record was released a little more than a month before Burton's death.

    Newsted made his album debut with Metallica on The $ EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited. Following the release of that disc came his first studio album with Metallica, And Justice for All. He received w

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    Name - Jason Newsted

    Instrument - Bass Guitar

    Place of Birth - Battle Creek, Michigan

    Date of Birth - March 4,

    Fav. Bands - Kiss, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Machine Head, Sly and the Family Stone, Sepultura, Wes Montgomery, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jaco Pastorius

    First Concert - Ted Nugent, , South Bend, Indiana

    Jason Newsted was brought into Metallica after the tragic death of their original bassist, Cliff Burton. He was chosen from over 40 other additions mainly because he was the only one that could keep up with the bands drinking habits. But Jason had some big shoes to fill. Cliff was more than just a bass player, we brought the grupp with musical knowledge.

    Jason was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, and raised in Niles. At age 14, his family packad up and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, were he grew up 5 miles from the Gibson Guitar Company. The reason Jason wanted to play bass was because he was very inspired by K

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    Instrument:

    		Bass Guitar, backing vocals

    Speciality:

    		Making sure Metallica pumps harder than ever

    Birthday:

    		March 4,

    From:

    		Battle Creek, Michigan

    Vitals:

    		5'9" & lbs (meters & kg); brown/red hair & blue eyes

    Drives:

    		'94 Land Cruiser, IBIS Titanium, Cyclocross bike

    Marital Status:

    		Single

    Drinks:

    Bordeaux, Barolo, barbaresco wines. Evian, Metrx Shakes

    Eats:

    		Thai Curry, Frosted Flakes, Bananas, Ginseng

    Sports Team:

    		NBA: Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls; NFL: Detroit Lions, L.A. Raiders

    Before Metallica:

    		Flotsam and Jetsam, Dogz

    Pre-Metallica:

    		Burger-flipper, pizza-maker, and truck driver

    Likes:

    		Mountain biking, Elizabeth, Basketball

    Listens to:

    		Kiss, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Machine Head, Sly and the Family Stone, Sepultura, Wes Montgomery, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jaco Pastorius, Anything and everything

    Heroes:

    		Gene Simmons, Al