Cliff Burton R.I.P. (February 10 1962 - September 27 1986)

"We heard this wild solo going on and thought, 'I don't see any guitar player up there.' It turned out it was the bass player, Cliff, with a wah wah pedal and this mop of hair. He didn't care whether people were there. He was looking down at his bass playing."
>>James Hetfield<<

"When I started, I decided to devote my life to it
and not get sidetracked by all the other bullshit life has to offer"
>>Cliff Burton<<

"My influences would be...
...Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead, Geddy Lee of Rush, Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath and Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke."

"Favorite Composer and Bands...
Bach, Pink Floyd, The Misfits, Samhain, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, R.E.M., Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Velvet Underground and Judas Priest."

>>Cliff Burton<<

"Cliff Burton was my God. I mean, no one before him and no one since him has played like that."
"People have copied him but nobody ever had his feel or his prowess."

...Jason Newsted, Playboy, April 2001

“…we came up here and played with Cliff, who just blew the doors off of anyone we’ve ever played with. He’s the new Steve Harris of metal.”

>>Dave Mustaine<<

“Control your life through insanity.”

>>Cliff Burton<<