Please be safe, we love you,’ and she gave me a kiss. “She embraced me, and it seemed like it was quite a while, and she said, ‘You’re the one, you must be the one. She says, ‘Great job, son’ and I’m like, ‘Oh fuck!’
“Jan comes walking in the room by herself, and she grabs me, and gets my attention. “So I am just composing myself for a second, putting my bass down, turning off Cliff’s amp – I’m playing fucking Cliff’s amp dude!” said Newsted. “Torben Ulrich, the Burtons, a couple of the crew guys, people that had been there from the get-go… We got through about six tunes: Master, To Black, Bell Tolls, the masterpieces!”Ĭrucially, it was Burton’s mother who approached him immediately after he finished playing. Speaking to Metal Hammer, he recalled, “That third night, they had ‘the elders’ come in for their blessing." That third night, they had ‘the elders’ come in for their blessing Jason Newsted Replacing Burton was always going to be a massive task, and Jason Newsted, who joined the band from 1986 to 2001, remembers getting an all-important blessing during his third try-out. There’s so many cool voicings that you can do and it just interests me a lot."īurton in 1985 (Image credit: Fin Costello / Getty) Coda "I always loved Thin Lizzy and bands that pull off these really cool harmonies. "I love harmonies and Cliff Burton has planted a seed in me that continues to grow on that. His remains were cremated, and his ashes were scattered on Maxwell’s ranch, one of the places Burton loved to visit. At the end of the ceremony, the song Orion was played. I love harmonies and Cliff Burton has planted a seed in me James Hetfield After Cliff Burton’s body was transferred to the United States, his funeral was held on October 7, 1986, in the town of Castro Valley, California. Speaking to MusicRadar in 2016, James Hetfield was explicit on how Burton's musicality has influenced him throughout his career. "Cliff was just so fast in his palette of things that he was into and things that were inspiring him and the things that he was doing." Ulrich continued: "You could certainly argue that me and James at that time were more kind of the squarer guys, 'cause we were more like, 'Motörhead, Iron Maiden!' Heavy metal T-shirts, and long hair and bang our heads into the wall. It was always very unconventional, and it was very unusual." "He was up to challenge the normalcy, to challenge the status quo, to just fuck with things musically, attitude-wise - the way he dressed, the way he carried himself, his sense of humor, his relationship with the music that inspired him, the music that he played. "My fondest memories of Cliff are his total disregard for convention and his total disregard for playing things out the way you expected them," said Ulrich. My fondest memories of Cliff are his total disregard for convention and his total disregard for playing things out the way you expected them Drummer Lars Ulrich, speaking to Revolver, was also happy to acknowledge Burton's foundational impact on Metallica's whole career.
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