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Jason Newsted - For Metallica, I No Longer Have the Physicality

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Former #Metallica bassist #JasonNewsted speaks about why he doesn't see himself playing metal again. Full story: https://loudwire.com/jason-newsted-metallica-material-physicality/ If you're new, Subscribe! → http://bit.ly/subscribe-loudwire Go here → http://loudwire.com/ Like us → https://facebook.com/Loudwire Follow us → https://twitter.com/Loudwire Follow us → https://instagram.com/loudwire/ Get our newsletter → http://loudwire.com/newsletter/ #LoudwireNews #News #Metal #Bass #Newsted #Chophouse #Loudwire

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@MilitantOldLady3 years ago Jason was a tornado on stage, he gave us everything. 473
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@Danjoker.3 years ago He always gave his 100% percent on stage. Jason is the kinda guy everyone wants in their band. 288
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@200sx16v3 years ago With advancing age jason starts looking very similar to lou reed. 401
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@athul19943 years ago This guy was the spirit of metallica in their golden era. What a man. 377
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@franciscomarques65693 years ago Don' t care what people say, this man deserves an enormous amount of respect from everybody in the metal community!
the heart and soul of metallica in their golden days! 84
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@CerpinRTA3 years ago Gotta love how positive and wholesome this comment section is! Jason deserves it. 78
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@danielzajonz43643 years ago Jason singing ' creeping death' will always be one of the most metal things to me! 84
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@ibanezguitars3603 years ago Jason gave his entire body and physical well being to metallica. I would have loved to have seen them live in person in the late 80s/ early 90s. I was born in 1993) but the man did his job and well too! 84
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@cleverg15553 years ago I understand him 100% i also don' t have the physicality to play in metallica and i' m only 22. 44
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@kushwookie4203 years ago This dudes bass tone on black album was what kept the album heavy. He wasnt cliff but he had his own style that worked really well with how metallica w . ...Expand 22
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@JTPrime083 years ago I play bass and i like jason newsted a lot. His original band, flotsam and jetsam, is great. Doomsday for the deceiver is a great thrash metal album. Met . ...Expand 69
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@isaiahpavlik14303 years ago Damn. I' ve never been a fan of his too much but to hear this shows alot of his character and man hit me in the hearti' ll say thanks for the good memories jason. Hope all is well and that it' s just the surgeries as you say. ...Expand 29
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@jmp4693 years ago Newsted is my favorite bass player hands down. 12
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@danielc33213 years ago People forget how physically demanding music is, especially if youre touring and recording constantly like the pros do. Father time is undefeated. 32
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@glmartins903 years ago I wish i had seen him on stage. Always preferred his tone, and especially his voice, with his old band. Yes, even to cliff sloppy burton (listen to id="hidden6"his isolated tracks before coming at me) i already missed jason, now im going to miss him more. ...Expand 5
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@Amy_Ramirez033 years ago Take care of yourself jason. You did more than you need too. You kick ass on stage and off. Youre an amazing bassist. 5
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@jamesmarin52713 years ago Jason is as important as any other metallica member. He just took a diferent path. 22
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@anneeeev3 years ago Nothing but respect and love for jason. 1
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@chkchrycla3 years ago He had huge filled shoes to fill. And filled them. He is honest with himself and to his fans. He always brought his " a" game to the stage and . ...Expand 3
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@roomtempiq693 years ago Respect man he gave it his all on stage every single night man, what a legend man. 2
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@azwris3 years ago I would love to see jason with the flots once more. 8
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@TETRARCHJeffUnstableFreak3 years ago Jason newsted is what really made me love metallica maybe if he tries hard enough he can still play those old heavy songs. 16
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@petergriffin90553 years ago He stepped into the shoes of an icon of metal cliff burton and did an awesome job i was sad to see jason go. 3
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@guitarliano95333 years ago Im glad i was able to see jason live back in the days. All good buddy. 1
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@johnygogo3 years ago I tried to head bang through a whole metallica concert in my teens, like newsted and ended up severely whiplashed the next day. Had a great time doing it tho! 35
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@tbardoni50653 years ago Always looked like the meanest guy on stage, but is just a nice guy in reality. 5
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@flocckaseagulls3 years ago Seeing lars with no hair, hetfield old and hammett with 2 white locks of hair seem to me natural and familiar cause i kept following these guys all my . ...Expand 6
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@NorCalGuy3 years ago Will probably alway be my favorite bassist! Jason is a great dude. 1
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@chadquinn65783 years ago Newsted is awesome. This interview is great and he' s very honest. A true metal guy and realistic and great musician. 1
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@StuPedassol3 years ago Loudwire gets there news from youtube, apparently. The whole interview video was just recommended to me. This isn' t the first time either. 1
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@drzecelectric43023 years ago Props dude. You were my favorite. Those down stokes to keep up with het fields ridiculous right arm. 1
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@kirkswahpedal34673 years ago Who remembers
james: searching
jason: . 3
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@johndunne36093 years ago Hes being honest and heh look father time is undefeated. Jason was a monster for metallica. He will always be loved by the fans and appreciated. 2
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@williamdouglas19773 years ago I met jason in 1992. He treated me so well. I was 14 & in awe, he made me comfortable & was a class act. 2
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@HankNarrowUrethra3 years ago Would have been great to see him live. Nailing the backing vocals of the breakdown in creeping death! I had a ticket to see him on his tour with ozzy. . ...Expand
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@mandoschMUh3 years ago Definetly my favorite bass player, and a great loss for metallica back then. 2
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@RallyRam-kt2ff3 years ago I believe he no longer has the physicality because of his shoulder injury and i know how he feels personally because the same thing happened to me my life . ...Expand
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@renansantos65333 years ago Poor jason man, the guys really screwed things with him in that time. 51
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@tylerphillips5033 years ago I' d never call jason " the band' s one-time bassist" seeing as he played on most ofalbums during their commercial peak. 4
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@jedijud3 years ago When i saw them in 93 he came out pre show just stood in the lobby signing stuff taking pics crazy nice. We sadly got there when security was taking him back people said hed been out there for 20 minutes.
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@metallaholic3 years ago First time i saw metallica live jason fronted the band because james had emergency surgery. It was so epic. 23
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@MrJDBrophy3 years ago I feel that newsted was by far the most talented and progressive member of the group by far. His leaving allowed him to truly shine. 2
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@Ace13Drums3 years ago Why i respect jason, he gives his all and if he can' t. He' s not gonna even try to give. Way it should be, go big or go home.
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@mira46113 years ago Honestly, the comment section is so wonderful. I love it.
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@carldavies47763 years ago The interview said it best. He was trying to put some grit into metallica at the exact time they were losing the plot. It was obvious to anyone looking . ...Expand 2
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@egypt97233 years ago Good for himwe' re all getting older. 8
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@BenelliMF3 years ago No one can replace cliff but, jason was an incredible bassist. He is metal. 7
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@jhonny2chains7883 years ago Kirk, an employee, jason a patient creator, dave a leader. 1
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@ramsesbruyperez84993 years ago Name of the song fading off at the end of the video?
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@RiteanDan3 years ago Why was/is he in so many bands? I saw him in newsted which was great. Does he get tired of all of these projects, dumps them, and moves on to form a different band? 2
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@ArnaudCastaner3 years ago Just release another great newsted album, jason!
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@MetallicAAlabamA3 years ago Damn! The one dude that had more energy than jaymz, larz, kirky baby, roberto miguel bela cruz tri jello on kazoo, and flotsam and jetsom combined.
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@gustavomendieta3 years ago There goes my hope of seeing him back in metallica.
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@MoisesMuniz963 years ago We are totally greatful for his job with metallica! He gave his blood and soul. That' s one of the reasons that i prefer to listen to " and justice for jason. " instead of the original lmao. 1
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@MattRing3 years ago When do we get to see the rest of this interview?
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@mcmacshalfilya3 years ago I thought it would have been dope for metallica to have two bass players. Rob and jason. A new move in their evolution.
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@craigcruz23593 years ago Sad to hear man, oh welp i hope he stays safe. 2
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@beeragainsthumanity14203 years ago " if you think you' re too old to rocknroll, then you are. "
lemmy killmeister. 1
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@diegozinedine5143 years ago In a perfect world, newsted still play with metallica, i wish this was that perfect world. 11
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@sandman60883 years ago Pathetic. Lars hasn' t been able to keep up since the band started but he' s still goin. 29
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@williamstone68183 years ago Jason, sorry to inform you that since cliff passed away, james (out of respect) unplugged the bass amp from all their albums and stage shows.
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@MrWeedco3 years ago I just wish there was an answer what metallic was like today if cliff survived.
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@triledink3 years ago Jason newsted was the most thrash metal guy in the band in the justice for all days, sad to see how the other members of metallica treated him. He deserves more. Oh, well. Thats in the past now. 2
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@steliosemmanouilidis50503 years ago Glenn tipton was playing the painkiller solo in his 70s. 6
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@bryanmchugh13073 years ago How much is jason newstead worth? Over the past week or so i have checked out a couple of uploads about how much kirk hammett is worth as well as lars. . ...Expand 1
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@BenAck9123 years ago What about songs like " the" nothing else matters, " and " mama said? " 7
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@loknloll3 years ago Jason newsted is the most metal person ever.
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@santoslhalper61163 years ago Maybe not to rage like he did 20+ yrs ago but come on. Still got the chops, still got the voice, i' m sure. 1
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@nergalshagrath66673 years ago If die hard jason fans know he was with flotsam and jetsam when cliff was alive i will raise horns up for you. He never played solos on metallica songs . ...Expand 1
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@geddyleesowlnose3 years ago Please make a heavy metal music 2 that record was better than metallica put out in years! 2
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@mg6823 years ago That' s the one thing that sucks about touring, wear and tear on the body. Especially doing hard stuff like alcohol and drugs.
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@austindeann3 years ago Probably because he got so much excersise in metallica and when he quit his joints started to tense up. If he was still with em, he wouldve been fine.
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@JetJX3 years ago He should join them for acoustic shows, less tiring, no headbanging required lol.
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@3Storms3 years ago At least he admits it, unlike lars and kirk. 1
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@jackholmes68773 years ago Metallica absolutely had their best concerts with jason. 1
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@idontwanttomakeachanneliju6323 years ago Didn' t he leave the band long before this? Or was kicked out?
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@RPRsChannel3 years ago Is it his fingers or is it he doesn' t have the high energy that is needed?
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@IvyMike7833 years ago Such a shame, was hoping to hear the newsted band again. 1
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@harrycallahan91433 years ago No wonder jasons fucked now, he gave everything on stage.
he' s literally burnt himself out, thats why we love him and he will always be a member of metallica. 3
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@3dprinting9683 years ago Your missed man but you do what' s best for you.
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@metalvz-ic7xg3 years ago Damn, jason will always be my favorite bassist for years to come. He' s an amazing guy that is very talented, something i admire in him greatly. 2
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@H.E.M.3 years ago Im surprised everyone in metallica is still going hard. 5