About Me
This is what im aiming for myself:Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American bass guitarist currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova(NOT THIIIIIIIISSSSSS.. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), but is best known as the former member of the band Metallica from 1986-2001.Jason left his previous band, Flotsam and Jetsam to join Metallica in 1986 after the tragic death of popular bassist Cliff Burton.During an evening of drinking, the three members of Metallica: James Hetfield, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and drummer Lars Ulrich reportedly came to a decision in the restroom of Tommy's Joynt in San Francisco amongst the urinals, and upon their return to the bar asked Jason to join Metallica. It was Ulrich who asked Newsted coolly: "Want a job?" ( But Ulrich is a dick and most of us know that.. Still, luv u Lars! (F) )After confirming Jason as their new bassist, Metallica constructed a cheap studio in Ulrich's garage(As usual, since drumers' houses are usually bands bases) in order to acclimate Jason to Metallica( Probably the other way around 8-) ). In this studio, the band quickly recorded an album consisting completely of cover songs called The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited, an homage to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands that influenced them(If you were expecting a comment, this is it.. Im not really keen on Garage Inc). Jason was often referred to by the nickname "Jason Newkid"(And my lil waitress ..) and in autograph sessions Jason would sign his name and add "Bassface" below, often having the B marked out by one of the other band members.(Thats funny.. he)In 1988, the band recorded ...And Justice for All, Jason's official debut with Metallica. While the album contains classic Metallica songs such as "Blackened" (which Jason co-wrote), "One," and "Harvester of Sorrow", the bass guitar is all but non-existent, buried under layer upon layer of Hetfield's rhythm guitar tracks(True, true..). Only a trained ear can make out many of the parts(Not mine, obviously), although this can also be partially attributed to Jason's doubling of Hetfield's rhythm guitar parts (drummer Ulrich has challenged fans to find any instance in any song on the album in which Jason is not doubling the rhythm parts( Because he´s a dick =) )).Jason withstood an ongoing series of practical jokes during the mammoth two-year Damaged Justice tour supporting ... Justice .... Some of his hazing experiences would include: being tricked into eating wasabi, the band members ordering alcoholic drinks and charging it to his hotel room and, mentioned during the 2001 Playboy interview, having his personal belongings getting thrown out of his hotel window. He said the hazing went from fraternity pranks (such as the autograph sessions mentioned above) to being downright cruel with turning down the bass in ...And Justice for All as an example. He felt that the hazing never stopped. Many fans who have come to his defense have cited this behavior among the evidence that he was never fully accepted as an equal member of the band(Yup.. Totally true.. And it should be the other way around since he was the one who took Metallica to the top..).He left Metallica in January 2001(Wroooong ='( .. You can so see how sad he is while playing fade to black in that freaking dumb as parking lot). He joined the Canadian metal band Voivod in 2002. The last song Jason played with Metallica was "Fade to Black" at the VH1 Music Awards and he knew at the time that it was going to be the last song he would play with the band.(Oh, well, i didnt read this before my other comment, but everyone knows that.. If youve seen Mtv Metallica Icon you know that..)In the film Some Kind of Monster, Newsted claimed that he left Metallica because of James Hetfield's controlling desire to keep everyone in Metallica and out of side projects(But i think James was right there..) (specifically Echobrain, which Newsted desired to release an album and tour with(tut tut tut)). Ironically, in Echobrain's self-titled debut album, Kirk Hammett is credited with playing a solo on one track ("Suckerpunch"), without consequence from Hetfield(I dont see the irony, do you?! 8-|). Jason also admitted that after 13 years, he still felt that his bandmates had not accepted him as an equal to his predecessor, Cliff Burton(meeeeeeeeeh.. Kinda Bullshit, he coulve done something ae..). He also said that the band's decision to hire a psychologist was, "really fucking lame. And weak." (again, how humans that?! 8-| .. It is lame, right?! Buy you dont have to say it like that.. tut tut tut)In 2003, Metallica picked former Ozzy Osbourne and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo as Newsted's replacement(He's just fine). Jason was very happy with the decision Metallica made and in a bizarre twist, Ozzy immediately chose Jason to replace Rob for Ozzfest 2003(Because ppl do that, but Ozzfest kinda sucked). Following the end of Ozzfest, Jason left Ozzy's band to concentrate on his work with Voivod. Even though he isn't 100% happy with his relationship with Metallica, they are on better terms than they were immediately after his departure. He has said, "I'll be right there [at the concerts] cheering them on" on MTV Icon ( Yeahh.. Lars and Kirk went to see him already.. he hasnt.. =) .. .. .. ). However, after finding out the line up for the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, Newsted criticized Metallica for touring with pop-metal bands such as Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, stating that they were only doing that to get stadiums full (Wich i think its not wrong.. Rocking with a full stadium should be so fucking great..). He also noted that he wasn't saying that as the hurt former member, but as a fan( Riiiiiiiiiight). He briefly criticized the production of post-Newsted album St. Anger as well (No wonder why!! It sucks..!!, to which Hetfield has responded that "he's just a voice among many." (Perfect, the album still sucks and we all know it.. I almost like St Anger and Some kind of monster and Dirty Window..)In most recent news, Jason Newsted joined Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee(WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke to form Supernova, a band that finalized its member lineup by selecting a lead singer in the competition style reality television show Rock Star. Supernova's first album is to be released just before the new band hits the road in 2007.='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='( ='(
