The Time Anthrax's Scott Ian Got Arrested With Metallica's Cliff Burton

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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian tells his favorite Cliff Burton story at The Strand in New York City.
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[@santoslhalper6116]

That bust could have changed a lot of metal history

[@kellyjackson7889]

The force was with them!

[@carsonkeough3726]

I just though that if he had been in jail he never would have died

[@palmeraniian]

@@carsonkeough3726 the butterfly effect

[@JosephO75]

Their hair is the opposite of each other in the thumbnail

[@gusreyes131]

Wait, so Cliff didn't get his walkman? That's the worst part of the story lol

[@joeltlahiuz4184]

This must be part of the epic rock tales!

[@markz7874]

Yes!!

[@huntersk8390]

Totally agree best idea i heard today :D

[@tobfog]

Please do

[@willknox7273]

Legend has it that Scott is still walking the streets of New York, asking people if they know what a Walkman is.

[@figgiesmalls1760]

If they actually got busted, Cliff would still be here with us

[@flippy7035]

Figgie Smalls well Cliff did get busted and he’s everything but with us now S O R R Y

[@jonnyitguy]

Huh? He said they were about to record lightning. This was way before that.

[@flippy7035]

David Zimmerman who are you responding to?

[@jonnyitguy]

FlipperDoigt703 the original poster. Cliff would have had to do a couple years in jail to still be with us is my point.

[@joeyvendlands120]

They Would Have Gotten Him Out. Rock Stars Don't Go To Jail

[@basketofpuppys]

The Pot was really hidden in kirk hammets Purse

[@johnferrell3220]

Lol

[@joeysahouria5058]

Nah, it was hidden in Lars’ wig.

[@kulantroinc753]

he will lose it just like his iphone!

[@kalikas]

Was hidden inside a wah pedal

[@randywissler9923]

I would say it was hidden in Lars's other bass drum, cuz he don't use it anymore, but he did back then. So wouldn't be as funny. But who cares. 😂😂

[@breyka4665]

*I'M GETTING A LAWYER*

[@metalngames509]

"The jew came out of me" - Scott Ian. XD

[@davorbrijacak]

"The Jew comes out!" :D

[@rellik187redrum]

Meister Dejv is Scott a Jew.

[@davorbrijacak]

Yeah, his last name was Rosenfeld. I think he changed it though.

[@SoUnDMaN831]

Meister Dejv: He didn’t change it, he just uses his middle as his last name. Just like Vinnie Paul, Paul was his middle name but used it like his last name.

[@davidtingley9978]

When I saw the SOD reunion tour in Seattle Billy Milano at one point mentioned that Scott was Jewish, and one of the skinheads standing in front of me turned to the other and said "that's all right with me".

[@markusasseline5104]

@@rellik187redrum Anthrax is a jew band. They wouldn't be famous if not

[@DavidGomez-ph4yn]

Ok, that is really a metal story

[@Grrizo]

* laughs in spanish *

[@luckydominguez2654]

Eso es racista

[@nathanlh81]

David Gómez one of you asswipes need to chill, laughter doesn’t have a language, it’s universal. And needed.

[@Grrizo]

Well... what I've said it's a old meme. In fact, I'm argentinian, I talk in spanish too. No offense intended.

[@carrion_man3700]

It's funny they laughed at the "...in the fridge?" comment. Me and friend escaped arrest for that very reason. We kept a Tupperware of weed in the fridge. A cop opened the fridge door, looked inside quick, and closed it. Meanwhile, they were tearing up the apartment, the cupboards, everything, and our weed slept undisturbed. Actually, we did get arrested for paraphernalia; we had a huge bong with enough resin to test. But we dodged a bigger bullet!

[@GypsyRock]

Take a shot every time Scott says Walkman

[@paulpv7]

i passed out

[@EzioHanitore]

Or big bag of weed

[@utterdisaster603]

I died

[@jamesforsythe1151]

I Don't want to die.

[@Rekko82]

Scott Ian carries a bag of Anthrax always with him.

[@dirtydan5146]

Reijo P. his balls are made of anthrax?

[@necrothescistt8164]

It’s hidden in his beard!

[@markpic9]

I just spat out my beer.

[@swash4440]

As soon as he said "the inner jew came out" I was on the floor dying.

[@tekubus]

swash... hIs inner Jew is always out. So is his outer Jew, and in between Jew.

[@odysseasandroutsos1821]

LuMbAgO

[@cameronphoenixrose882]

*I'M GETTIN' A LAWYER!!!*

[@jesvs666.]

Cliff burton got arrested ok now i heard it all

[@gregorydavis4742]

mexican rick all he wanted was a walkman

[@syintigs5543]

I go, 'Mom just give me a walkman, please' All I want is a walkman and she wouldn't give it to me All I wanted was a walkman, just one walkman And she wouldn't give it to me, just a walkman

[@davedecker1725]

That Walkman really tied the room together mannnn.

[@kenworthNH]

There's another great story about Cliff when the band had to cross into East Germany briefly. (Back then Germany was still communist controlled in the east). And the border guards in East Germany weren't quite as lenient as other countries. They boarded the bus with those huge German Shepard to look around and cliff had a massive ball of, I think hash, and he ended up eating the whole thing right then and there to avoid capture lol. Luckily they had a couple off days because cliff was to the moon for a while.

[@rockgod6180]

Sorry, but I can't form an opinion until I hear Corey Tayloy's thoughts

[@leonmg2894]

Dead

[@breyka4665]

Dead meme

[@tryfonsot.2717]

i don't think that meme will ever die as long as corey taylor's alive : )

[@breyka4665]

Greek Sabbath The average lifetime of a meme is around 1 month

[@dmitriblaskowitz2051]

BreyKa more like a fucking week

[@JorgeRodriguez-xk6fv]

Back then with Cliff it was also WEEDAHOLLICA

[@TheSaltySeaman]

Jorge Rodriguez Lars smoked a lot too. He was a hash guy.

[@drunkenskulls9784]

I'd like to see the Epic Rock Tales version!

[@tryfonsot.2717]

Oh yeah!

[@D-Man_Jam]

Cliff seemed like a guy who would have a big bag of weed under his mattress. 🤣

[@jesussotelo4775]

Hands down the best Cliff story

[@gregorydavis4742]

Cliff had a whole bunch of weed back in the apartment fuck yeah

[@janekhill8647]

Lol all of that and no walkman.

[@beerguitarfreak89]

The real tragedy is that Cliff never got his walkman. LOL

[@capitalistgecko9247]

Make it an Epic Rock Tale damn it.

[@ewokfan98]

mayhem🤘🏻

[@kingseamas]

Lived 5 blocks away. I went to see Metallica play in SF with Cliff and his mom to see them at the Kabuki Theatre in SF 1985 with Armoured Saint backstage. My old band Social Unrest used to rehearse next to them. They would take a break and come drink beer in our room. Our drummers mom and Cliffs mom were both moms. Ha. No. They were best friends.

[@kingseamas]

@mikebalko "bomer"?

[@kingseamas]

😅 oh, I got it. Haha

[@damone70]

@@kingseamas You were told you're an old boomer by coddled zoomer. Wow

[@kingseamas]

@@damone70 Yeah. Good one. Now what?

[@damone70]

@@kingseamas Well, I'm Gen X. The generation that millennials and zoomers wish they were.

[@MetalRush666]

Scott's books are great, buy the audio and have him read em to you it's like hanging out with him and he's telling all his great stories 🤘

[@efogg3]

didnt know scott ian had any books? thats cool. im getting them? any recommends for any other metal bands books anybody??

[@MetalRush666]

Sure does he has 2 of them only other one I really enjoyed was Marilyn Manson not a fan but it was interesting

[@SC4211]

Speaking of Scott and Manson - remember the Fruit Loops story? Haaaa.

[@11037_kuwata]

or just download them

[@paulrivera3484]

"Sliding Door Moments". (what if...) It's possible if the cops had found Cliff's weed, they all get arrested, then they don't get back to the studio for a much longer period of time, then the album is released much later, a completely different tour is booked, and then, possibly, they aren't ever on that icy stretch of road that the bus crashed on. And maybe, just maybe, Cliff was never taken from us that night...

[@jonesey251]

...if they don't know who Cliff Burton is, they're in the wrong goddamn room

[@hleb4908]

OMG i thought that Scott was arrested like right now and then i realised that it was a story about Cliff 😂😂😂

[@luckydominguez2654]

A Walk-man?: Easy, a man walking, step, by step, by step, until he walks away from you; "We, respect, Walk!" you see, Pantera philosophy.

[@SpiralDream]

Hey look its that bearded guy from Vh1

[@ArronP]

Scott and Tom from slayer looking like Santas of metal that's a cool story..u can always count on Scott to tell good stories

[@blcknd210]

Epic Rock Tales !!!!!!!!!!

[@YodaMan-420]

worst cops..or best cops? #winkyface

[@Mandilore89]

Point of the story: Cliff never got his Walkman

[@cistysaigon]

heh, i remember the story from the metallica book that was issued in the 90s :D

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

_it's like the interview took place in university_

[@davidnissim589]

This deserves an Epic Rock Tales episode

[@JTPrime08]

Kool Story from that “Guy from Anthrax”:).

[@JTPrime08]

Ohh yeah, that too, thanks:).

[@neurosynchron]

You mean the guy from The Walking Dead & Game Of Thrones?

[@johndrews206]

you mean....meatloaf's son in law. HAHAHA

[@kevinrodriguez9701]

Scott was spreading the disease on the walking dead \m/

[@davesway1170]

Other guy with the mic gets uncomfortable when scott said they had weed lolll maybe he shouldn't be interviewing rock stars

[@daerth4423]

Nah, he's just trying not to lol. He's interviewed hundreds of rock/metal people.

[@Someguywhocooks]

Epic rock tales!!!

[@HighOnFire1997]

"Cliffs big bag of weed" i felt that

[@iamthedanger9602]

Imagine the amount of stories of this kind Mustaine must have

[@evilmonkey9841]

There holy wars story was funny as hell..

[@noname-jr1vo]

I've heard this story about 5 or 6 times. Never gets old.

[@OaksArmorial]

This guy’s high in the running for worst facial hair worldwide.

[@gilmourdimegates]

Looks like he's got a skunk tale hanging from his chin.

[@heimatei333]

Can't wait for the animated version of this story! :D

[@VargasJulio39]

Hid the drugs in Lar's Drum kit, nobody's allowed to touch that unfortunately

[@471169]

In that time Cliff had in his head :Ride the Puppets and Master of Lightining. Scott in his head got Spreading the Madhouse and Fistfull of Medusa.

[@Kiridemo]

anddd...he's gone.

[@donitafuller2968]

Giulia Donnoli. Awesome it like always rock bands lol

[@donovanbradford8231]

If you ever get a chance to hear him and Kirk Hammett tell this story and the Metallica Anniversary show at the Fillmore do it it's brilliant. Because Kirk was in the apartment when the cops arrived with Cliff. They search for a few minutes then leave with Cliff, and Kirk is so confused about what just happened.

[@Mordorer]

I’m sure you all know who Cliff Burton is... understatement of the century. 😬

[@keithmcclellan4350]

Scott Ian, the Jew. "Somebody was watching over us" It wasn't Jesus

[@hershysquirts187]

And then Cliff rolled a big doobie.

[@kevinrodriguez9701]

It’s what I do after dealing with the police

[@sorin_ea6]

Well there's criminal cliff

[@Vize_David0404]

SorinPro lol

[@JerryAsbury1985]

It's awesome to hear stories like this, from heavy metal legends.

[@scotttaggart7503]

He's such a Jew!

[@kevinsarajlic6268]

metallica are gods !

[@evilmonkey9841]

Nope

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I certainly hope that Cliff got his Walkman between 84 and 86. Not much time to get one unfortunately for him.

[@CT-nb5lm]

House O' Pain early 1990's~ "And much love to my man Scott Ian For being, areally down to earth Human Being"..

[@JoeyLeachLeg]

Ahahah Kirk? Practicing? Good one... tell another!

[@metallicbaldwin]

My first Walkman was my dad's and i broke it wearing out the top gun soundtrack. 😂

[@aprild9577]

Scott is so awesome. I love his metal knowledge and of course his playing.

[@Skull7727]

Old skull metalhead are cool and rebellious, modern metalhead mostly bunch of nerd.

[@theshamanofenterprise7408]

And old-school metalheads are terrible at spelling.

[@evilmonkey9841]

There still some down ass metalheads out here more dangerous than gangbangers...chi-iraq....love hoping out with Megadeth at full blast and kicking these so call gangstas ass.They anit getto anymore when a metal head hops out.

[@butteredtank9471]

No dude, me and my buds in high school are all in a band together (I’m the bass player)... we are no nerds lmao

[@juliansuarez3849]

Fuck yeah!!!! \m/

[@datguy197]

Scott Ian seems like a super chill guy. I’ve never actually seen an interview with him before this.

[@jasonelliott7977]

I met him back in 2008 at the San Diego Comic Con and he was a cool ass dude.

[@robert.m4676]

Scott is cool. Not my favorite band but I have seen Anthrax 3 times and had a lot of fun each time!

[@vincentmartinez8913]

Cliff was Badass....RIP.....😎

[@TheIzzyGuns]

Scott is cool guy

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Clicked video, then hit pause and immediately smoked a bowl before watching. =_=/'

[@noogie3784]

Must not be stoners, don't know the weed in the fridge idea.

[@1RungAtATime]

That's probably the first place the cops looked.

[@joshburns4611]

NOOGIE 420 Yea, it keeps it from drying out, right? I wouldn't know. I don't buy large quantities to need to put it in the fridge.

[@noogie3784]

Josh you are correct.

[@MrJPEzra]

I’ve been a Metallica and anthrax fan since the muse 80’s. I can’t believe I have never heard this yarn.

[@kingbee1971]

Under the mattress?! Not my first or even 5th choice for stashing my sh*t. I wonder if anyone got the Midnight Express joke he referred to 2x. Also, do yourself a favor and look for Scott's eyebrows in photos from 1984. Amazing.

[@shepdawg432]

Fucking killer story!! Scott is such an awesome human!!

[@roadtostrongestmanever2099]

Fake story… absolute and utter bogus. Kirk practicing guitar 😂 how preposterous

[@mrsmokeydog7830]

I don't think the new generation realises how much harrassment people had to endure back then having long hair. it was ridiculous police did profile you for having long hair assuming they would find drugs. I remember going in to a Denny's restaurant the morning after a Motorhead concert in 1985 . in San leandro California. It was crazy the people in the restaurant looked at us like freaks. because it was a Sunday and we had long hair and rocker shirts and jeans. The waitress at the cash register stopped us. She said wait a minute and she went in the back and talked to someone probably the manager and then returned and led us to another section of the restaurant for meetings or party's separated by a sliding partition . So basically she placed us in a separate room alone So none of the other customer's had to see us. We both said cool 'Fuck it' we ordered beers to go with our morning breakfast and actually preferred not sitting next to those judgemental assholes. As Dave Mustaine sang in the lyrics "You say i'm not kind"..... "NOT YOUR KIND".

[@rickybobby5907]

Yes scott we know what a walkman is. I still have mine with my mix tape lol

[@larsswig912]

At least he still got his weed. Weed is more important than a walkman.

[@tristanhavrilak6048]

Man, how come Scott Ian is not on the top 66 guitarists on a loud list? You guys have Kurt cobain on there. Kurt cobain for christ sake. But not people like this

[@gopats1970]

The interviewer is awful

[@damone70]

He's an annoying weasel.

[@elijahpowell1324]

Under the mattress was my FIRST GUESS I SWEAR TO GOD

[@hankatstricklandpropane]

"The Jew comes out" Fucking hilarious.

[@alanwalker359]

Scotty boy should write a song about it..! - perhaps the pig was a fan??

[@V3ntilator]

Any meme here which is not by any freckled Sony kid?

[@Boothenson]

So they got arrested and put in jail with no clothes for several hours because they had long hair? that seems a bit fucked

[@chadleyallen6948]

TG (GOD) 4 the worst cops that NEVER found it

[@Daniel-xu6kd]

How innocent, just a little pot. No coke,heroin,etc. just some good ol pot

[@grep67]

The Rods!!!

[@sstaners1234]

When he asked where would you hide the weed, my first answer was actually under the mattress.

[@lucaseverin666]

I cant belive you can get arrested for having long hair

[@kotakidd2653]

Fuck'n who wouldn't want to see Exciter!

[@chrisiscoolsowhat]

Scott not knows how to make a short story long.......ugh....

[@vader97100]

Oh yeah Scott told this story at the Metallica 30th anniversary show

[@JoseCruz-dk3fi]

I don't listen to anthrax, but this guy just seems so cool all the time, not an ounce of asshole on him

[@wesfarias6714]

Awesome! I laughed my ass out!

[@basketofpuppys]

Scott has a Simon Wiesenthal swear Jar he makes people put money in when they swear or do something that offends

[@jasonthompson5516]

no mention of warrants or probable cause. why not.

[@mopar340dave]

America sounds better once again....

[@theali8oras274]

The fuckin cop thing pissed me off...

[@pizzamon795]

It should have been Kirk.