Musicians Talking About Cliff Burton

[@LoudwireMusic]

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[@MetaITurtle]

I have so much respect for Rob. No one really gives him credit and it makes me sad. Yeah he's not Cliff and he's not Jason...but he's good enough to join Metallica

[@eyellgeteven9928]

@@MetaITurtle Rob is a fucking beast on the bass. He is a damn nice guy too...I was lucky enough to meet him years ago. He definitely deserves more love.

[@metrowireless3381]

He was a damned fine musician. All u cats on this post need to know you all are damned fine musicians. When you're gone it's too late to tell you. So I'm telling you guys right the fukk now. Damned fine musicians.

[@metrowireless3381]

Before it was legal in New Mexico I grew and sold that terrible homegrown Dave is referring to Hahaha it's what we had back then man. It's what we had. I grew these gigantic buds that I never trimmed. So u were smoking leaf and bud and little twigs. Hahaha you were smoking the whole bud back then. 🤣 I thought bigger was better. So I grew 4 foot long buds. Hello!

[@demonizerhyena7775]

Scott Ian, Dave Mustaine, Mike Boredon, Flee, Frank Bello, Two Members From Testament "I Don't Know Their Names" And They Are All Good Friends Even His Father Gave The Best To Cliff Rest In Piece Ray And Cliff Burton. And By The Way This Is Just My Opinion But Me And My BFF Do Not Like Robert Trujillo Though But I Respect Your Opinion On It Metalheads Do Not Bash My Opinion Please. PS Remember Cliff He Still Lives In Metal Community.

[@ningen7619]

Dave mustaine never misses the chance to mess with lars

[@orkunkoksal8711]

haha yeah :D but it's funny. He even got Lars' face expressions correct :D

[@bryansteele832]

His story was more about him and lars than it was about Cliff.

[@neilpeartspurplenose8739]

Neither does James🤣

[@casetheace8494]

@@bryansteele832 Funny story though.

[@thepluggy1]

He'll never get over it, bitter till the very end 🤣

[@DaveMoth]

Mustaine's Lars impression is absolutely hilarious

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@Dave Moth Cause it was 100 % Spot on.

[@jchis9852]

That fact that Lars didn't know the riff that Dave was playing was from *THE* number one southern rock song ever written shows you that Lars only lives in his own mind.

[@scotchancestry9103]

The saddestpart of losing Cliff, is the fact that the rest of Mettalica played it safe after. Furthermore they held back any other talent they employed afterwards. Party on you BASSIST WIZARD MASTER 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘!!!!!

[@skyguy501st]

he sounds more like Arnold.

[@jmaynez2332]

Literally sounds like nothing like him.. at all. Lol

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

Consider that Cliff was only WITH Metallica for like four years. What an impact on them and the world. Orion is a masterpiece.

[@manueltorrjas9994]

And The Call Of Ktulu Too

[@edenbeats.8569]

And Anesthesia!!

[@johnnyz2378]

Also consider that the band moved from L.A. to San Fran just to get Cliff on board; completely unheard of at the time as bassists were considered almost second class citizens (not much has changed, and I’m a bassist myself, lol!!) and were expected to conform to the band, not the other way around. He truly was a virtuoso - just think of all the mind blowing music we’ve missed out on because of the accident……….

[@JediHobbit007]

I named my son after that song. Orion was always my favorite tune from MoP.

[@blacksabbath1022]

The band was never the same after he died. 30 some years later and the only metallica albums I consistently play are their 80s stuff. Its the material that never gets old while the rest of their stuff does. His influences are still all over AJFA and a lot of those songs were being written on the Puppets tour. James is extremely talented but I'm not sure Metallica could've even continued in that direction even if they wanted to. What a special time that was.

[@climbhigh27]

Cliff Burton still inspiring people almost 40 year after his death. A true legend.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

It 35years friend saw Cliff 4x he awesome amazing friend. REST IN POWER CLIFF LEE BURTON

[@VisionsNotReal]

Cliff was a gift from god, he truly cared for music. Even though he was gone too soon, I know he'd be proud that Metallica continued on to this day! We miss you Cliff.

[@chrisking6695]

Oh so nice that god allowed him to live just a little bit just so he can be squished by a bus. Your god is a really good person.

[@chrisking6695]

And if he was a gift why did he take him from us before his gift could be received ? I have no emotional connection to Cliff. I got into Metallica waaaaay after his death. So what exactly did he gift me? He didn't even live long enough to make an impact on today's music. He was a good musician and he died too early. Your imaginary sky daddy has nothing to do with it. And if he does (if he exists) he's a tyrant.

[@cholestroll8937]

@@chrisking6695 He used lowercase letters to write god so he obviously meant satan - god of this world Which would make sense

[@gavenapodaca8969]

@@chrisking6695 homeboy you dont have to take it like that lol. You dont have to go on an atheist rant about the existance of god when the guys just making a comment about cliff. Im not debating the existence of a god or not with you but humans are to emotional and grounded in the fact that terrible things happen in this world to be able to look at it from the standpoint that if there is a god he gave us freewill and if he/she/it would ever intervene in the chaos that this world has in it the entire purpose of freewill would be obsolete. Therefore it makes sense why he allows such travesties to happen.

[@slasherdope8065]

@@cholestroll8937 don't bring Satan into this. It was all "gods" doing

[@CatAttack6471]

Seems like cliff was the only person mustaine never talked bad about

[@villiannewyork]

Cliff never talked bad about Dave either.

[@CatAttack6471]

@@villiannewyork That may not be true actually. I don’t remember the video title but a few years ago I found an audio interview with Metallica when they were touring for kill ‘em all and when mustaine got brought up cliff said something to the effect of “he likes to run his mouth and we like to run our business” I may be remembering incorrectly but I do remember something like that

[@tobyhowe6259]

@@CatAttack6471 it was Kirk who said that not cliff

[@dergosato6078]

Cause during his time we only got into fights with Lars and James

[@JacobCoite]

@@tobyhowe6259 it was kirk, but cliff did say he could listen to megadeth because he would talk so much crap

[@ivan_Dingle58]

That, "maybe I will" story gave me goosebumps. Rip Cliff 🙏

[@doomgaarn2959]

Yea, unconscious curse or irony of fate

[@Waas]

You could hear in his voice that even all these years later, it was choking him up.

[@rastapastrychief]

Yeah I haven’t heard that story before and you can tell he’s still choked up about it. ✌🏻

[@TIGERGUTS]

SAME! Crazy! PANCAKES! ;) CLIFF FOREVER!

[@BasketCase420]

💔💔💔💔💔

[@enzeru97]

It's amazing how Mustaine talks about Cliff, getting his message through, while at the same time making fun of Lars and selling his self like a boss.

[@FloodExterminator]

Yeah xD To this day I still think Dave despises Lars and Lars just doesn't realize it xD

[@codybischoff1010]

@@FloodExterminator funny thing is Lars doesn’t say anything bad about him. He was actually pretty supportive of megadeth and would come out and watch shows. I think Dave indirectly blames Lars for him getting kicked out when it was a band decision

[@FloodExterminator]

@@codybischoff1010 I mean, Lars has always been somewhat of a douche.

[@IIISWILIII]

@@codybischoff1010 the problem with that is almost all the time the band's decision is actually lars's decision. James has always been incredibly passive and just wants to rock. Kirk is similar

[@DM-rc4yu]

"Selling himself like a boss", only if you're one of those Dave stan weirdos. It is clear to anyone else Dave is a whiny bitch and Lars just doesn't care about him. It is Dave who talks about Metallica, about Lars, never the other way around. Wonder why.

[@SerpentStar_]

Music is timeless. People will still be listening to Metallica and Cliff Burton's Orion bass line 200 years from now

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Cool 200years from now awesome friend

[@ebozyn]

200 years from now, people wont be allowed to listen to the type of music they want to listen to. People wont be allowed to have their own opinions. "Your" opinions will be formed by authority figures, then they will will be issued to the public. You may be feelin' a bit of that now. LOL

[@vivostubes]

@@ebozyn Sounds crazy but, we are going in that direction......

[@eviltainted]

@@ebozyn Independence limited Freedom of choice is made for you, my friend Freedom of speech is words that they will bend Freedom with their exception

[@dillonbrown8528]

@@eviltainted lyrics from one of the songs off and justice for all right?

[@setaside2]

Glad to see the fans giving ol pops Burton the love he deserves, also.

[@martyschriver]

EVERYONE loved Ray Burton

[@FloodExterminator]

@@martyschriver May both Ray and Cliff rest in peace.

[@WarrantyVoids]

Never enough great stories of Cliff, just a fantastic tribute. Flea- “Cliff Burton RULES!” ❤️

[@eyellgeteven9928]

You could see how blown away James was when Flea was talking about Cliff. I'm not into RHCP but Flea is an incredible bassist.

[@mikehunt8247]

Flea saying that about cliff was a real classy hat tip. Fleas licks are very intense to play

[@MitchJohnson0110]

@@eyellgeteven9928 Absolutely. Flea is one of the best bassists alive

[@julianfranco4440]

You could tell that Cliff had extremely supportive parents. He lived the dream and then shared it with the world and now he will forever be in our hearts. Thank you, Cliff, for inspiring millions of metalheads around the world.

[@jedward5155]

Cliff loved Lynyrd Skynyrd. Coincidentally, he died young in an accident on the way to a gig, just like some of those young men did.

[@TimmyTickle]

It's ironic that people bashed Metallica for the Southern rock influence on Load and Reload saying "Cliff is turning in his grave" when Cliff would have loved that album... I can imagine him playing "Ain't My Bitch" or "Ronnie" with a massive shit-eating grin

[@midnight347]

@@TimmyTickle yea cliffs influence on them with his musical tastes are a big part of why they went that direction to begin with. The people saying stuff like that just don't know as much about cliff as they think they do

[@plasmakitten4261]

@@TimmyTickle Well, those aspects Cliff surely would have been a fan of. What bothers people about Load that Cliff maybe actually wouldn't have liked to much is how much they simplified the music and how many songs they wrote just for radio success. Black Album had the same problem. The direction Cliff actually wanted to take the band was more progressive metal like And Justice For All.

[@lmn1966]

Holy crap I forgot about that! Ironic.

[@Static-ash]

Ray Burton is such a sweet, lovely man. I love him telling the story about Cliff picking up the bass at the end of the video. Made me warm and fuzzy inside. Ray, thanks for Cliff! And Cliff, thanks for the involuntary headbanging fuel! RIP 🖤🤘

[@shietnewfeature.delethethis]

i agree. i wanted to punch that one guy in the background fiddling with his instrument while ray was talking

[@lwhack458]

@@shietnewfeature.delethethis It was the song Ray was talking about. Maybe a little loud, but a lot of people don’t know the Barney Miller theme song.

[@glensigafus7333]

That hit me the hardest. I'd love to hear more stories from him

[@destructionnl8165]

@@glensigafus7333 Sadly, i'm afraid there won't be anymore stories as Ray Burton passed away in 2020.

[@williamcasaceli728]

RIP Ray Burton.

[@Beo_TigersEye]

Cliff is the main reason why I picked up Bass, I have been playing Bass for about 2 1/2 years and yet still I have him on the back of my denim jacket with Cliff ‘em All on it. I should get a tattoo of him along with my other favorite musicians.

[@THOBOOPLAYZ]

Yea same here buddy also been playin for 2 years cuz of em!

[@rickkelley4618]

Same thing happened to me - in 1991. I heard Metallica on the radio and after a couple months I was deep into the catalogue and I learned that Cliff had died about 5 years earlier. After I watched Cliff em All, I just knew I had to play. Been playing for thirty years now.

[@Bernz66]

Awesome! Keep on a jamming!

[@Beo_TigersEye]

@@Bernz66 Thank you man!

[@hinojosa3088]

I've been playing bass for 18 years. I wish I could of seen him live

[@michaeljosephs6439]

Flea’s speech was spot on, he really was a bassist that changed metal forever

[@mcmcmc4219]

Ray Burton hit me in the feels. No parent should have to bury their child.

[@JGarrison51285]

Let alone having to bury two (his son Scott also passed at 16)

[@tyrancarter9684]

@@JGarrison51285 scott inspired cliff, cliff said he was going to become the best bassist for scott, he did become the best bassists

[@onlyoneklean3744]

I buried my son in 2009 hardest thing I've ever done

[@seamusburke639]

Robert is a real mensch. He's earned his stripes, both in Metallica and out. Cliff would be proud.

[@ga121169]

Rob is a beast. I am not a post AJFA Metallica fan, but I was happy for Rob for hitting pay dirt after years of working his ass of with Suicidal Tendencies....

[@alexandercurtis4427]

@@ga121169 And Ozzy if I remember correctly

[@ga121169]

@@alexandercurtis4427 I'm sure he made good money with Ozzy, what I meant was that he is finally making BIG money.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

He really has!!

[@jaeson05]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@hellfire66683]

It's sad he will never know the impact he had in the music world.

[@unclebob7937]

He knows. Heaven is indescribably beautiful.

[@metadeth578]

we kind of do! Cliff passed away almost 40 yrs ago and we all think of him just like Dimebad and Randy!

[@lmn1966]

He knows, we know...

[@giohelo89]

@@unclebob7937 and fake.

[@AdamasOldblade]

I have high respect for everyone for never ever putting Cliff down or ever making him sound like he was replaceable... Every fan of thrash metal knows he was one of a kind.

[@martinkuliza]

Definitely .... it can't be any other way

[@lmn1966]

Absolutely correct!

[@garmisra7841]

I love Rob's humility and sincerity in promising Cliff he wouldn't let him down! I can think of no one better for that job.

[@sandysores9381]

Love how Mustaine can never say something nice about one person without making fun of another lol

[@fatpad00]

Without making fun of *lars

[@slasherdope8065]

That's just who Mustaine is

[@johndoe480]

Yeah That's Mr Heavy Metal

[@lmn1966]

Giving criticism and receiving criticism not well is clearly not a good person.

[@OscarOffTheCuff]

@@lmn1966 idk man I think Dave just keeps it real.

[@confusedai4520]

While this was a great video the most heartbreaking was I watched was Kirk telling in an interview how James was yelling "Where are you, Cliff" after his death. I still think about how sad it is years later.

[@brazzledazzle_]

Genuinely, he seemed so mentally tortured by his loss in a way anyone can completely understand. Really eerie and saddening, just reading your message made me tear up a little.

[@Syclone0044]

@@brazzledazzle_ They said Cliff was like the older brother for the band; wiser and more mature and keeping everyone on an even keel. And that when he was lost, so was his huge influence on the rest of the band members who all looked up to him including James.

[@brandonerickson1851]

Hearing his dad talk, and being proud that he helped him get a bass shows that his family had a loving home.

[@realleftover]

Rob looks like such a kind and chill dude. I'm genuinely glad he found his way to Metallica.

[@RamonSludgecore]

Love seeing Ray talk about Cliff. He was super proud of his boy.

[@foxboy1985]

Im a bassist and cliff is a major inspiration to my style and my distortion choices. Love u cliff

[@theneverwas2835]

Newsted and Trujillo are both amazing choices and can stand up along beside Cliff as tremendous bass players. But Cliff was the only Cliff as far as the human being goes. Such a loss for the entire world in many ways.

[@BBL_Burger_]

No one can ever replace cliff, but they are the two best alternatives they could’ve picked in my opinion and I’m sure that cliff would be proud of both of them

[@williamcasaceli728]

For Cliff's parents to give thumbs up to Jason Newsted to continue Metallica. Had to be an honor.

[@captaincaveman9887]

I’d really just love for you guys to make a compilation of Ray Burton talking about Cliff, you can really tell he had so much reverence for his son and it’s heartwarming to be able to hear the love he had for Cliff

[@eyellgeteven9928]

RIP to both of them.

[@malakisands8180]

That ending of Ray Burton shows that a parent that listened and helped their child get into for him was music. Cliff strived at that. In his years that he was here made a impression that lives forever. A person that put everything into what he did and how he was around people. I never met him, the artist I met multiple times and got to visit him in Seattle was Layne Staley. His voice was his soul. He was humble when not all messed up. I tried to help him but most of all just being a friend. When he talked to me as just another guy, it was awesome. We went to a restaurant together and even though other patrons knew who he was they left him alone. Only one girl around 17 asked to get his picture taken with her and sign a Mad Season Record. He did and we just talked for over an hour. He wanted to do a project with Dave Grohl. He told me he talked to him once about it but the loss of Kurt I could see a year from Layne and gave him a hug. He quivered a little and said softly I don’t want to go. I asked him if he would like to come to Florida and stay with me and change the scenery. He said I will think about it, never happened.

[@metadeth578]

hearing ray burto talk shows you what kind of man Cliff was!

[@franckgauthier1978]

Cliff was already passed away when I started to listen to Metallica first albums but I'm still getting emotional when I hear people talk about him. It's easy to believe that he left a hole in people's life.

[@midnightblue3285]

They killed him

[@drphilsranch6782]

@@midnightblue3285, No?

[@midnightblue3285]

@@drphilsranch6782 Yes, it is a sacifice

[@bk-lf4rm]

@@midnightblue3285 you’re extremely insensitive and tonedeaf.

[@Servantofthegenerous]

It’s cool to hear them honor his life. Beautiful words.

[@jeremycummings6702]

In 4 short years he created a life's time worth of work Rest is peace Cliff Burton you will never be forgotten!!!!!!!!

[@Daddy53751]

I was lucky enough to see the “Ride the Lightning “ tour in a small club (Less than 1,000) and Cliff was a MONSTER on stage!!!

[@nickcustodi592]

That speech from Flea was absolutely terrific

[@gwillypdawg]

Cliff burton is the reason i play bass guitar. My mind was blown when i first heard him play i didnt know you could play that fast. Back then i was on classic rock southern rock and old blues as i was a child. That day i turned hit the lights on and my life was changed forever.

[@carcassolszewski]

Fuck man, I started bawling when Bello told his story.

[@paulmysliborski4832]

Cliff was becoming the Jimi Hendrix of bass playing at the time of his death. Any true fan of his knows the "Anesthesia/Pulling Teeth" track from Kill 'Em All. In my 52 years on this earth, I have never heard a strictly bass track (yes, added drums on the back end) sound like that. Cliff will always be remembered as one of the founding members of what has become the most recognizable true metal band in music history. His death not only affected his family, but it shocked and saddened his legions of fans who more or less thought of Cliff as an Idol/Inspiration/Metal GOD at that time. RIP Cliff. No one has come close to filling your shoes, and no one ever will.

[@joekelley5121]

You could see all the passion and intensity written all over his face when he played. He put everything he had into his performance. That is the mark of a true and dedicated musician.

[@klfrostmediallc334]

Robs testimony was heartfelt …you’re up for it

[@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275]

Cliff was a man of culture! His death deffinetly left a hole inside everyone.

[@ThrashRebel]

His death changed everything for the band. It is a sad thing when people die. The sense of loss is disparaging.

[@joekapusta5605]

I can't say enough good things about Cliff. Not only is he my inspiration to learn bass (and I know I'm a dime a dozen saying that), he also inspires me as a person. I'm still learning things about myself and about him. It's an absolute shame that he died in his prime and especially the way he did. I commend Ray and Jan for persevering after experiencing the death of both of their sons. He was a humble guy, which is something I can't say about many celebrities; he never felt comfortable being put on a pedestal. I remember reading in a book about the Master of Puppets tour that some fans dropped by their bus to hang out, and Cliff was the first one to greet them. They asked if they could tag along. Cliff went in to ask knowing full well they'd say no, but the fact that he entertained the idea speaks volumes about his character. He enjoyed hanging out with fans and was more at home talking about the weather or the sentimental value behind his late brother's hat rather than their success. It's clear that he had a huge impact during his lifetime and even thirty-some years after his life was cut tragically short. James, Kirk, and Lars have made it clear that they saw Cliff as a brother back then and still do to this day. It's easy enough to ask what-ifs. What if he survived? What if it was Kirk that day? Would he still be with Metallica? Metallica even today consistently attract react channels and they all seem to universally enjoy their music, which makes the Metallica family grow more and more. That just tells me that Cliff may no longer be with us, but his legacy will never die.

[@guitarforall]

smoking in my friends hot garage with no air conditioning or fans in the heat of summer at 98° .. high as balls. i remember listening to motorbreath for the first time. that bass was just punching through the speakers. amazing

[@muriloninja]

Every time I see Ray, goddamn I just smile ear to ear! So glad he got to live long enough to see that his son's legacy will NEVER die but live on for generations to come! Wow...talk about an incredible journey for a father to live the tragedy to seeing his son's impact on MILLIONS of people and knowing it will never end! RIP to all the Burtons, Cliff, Jan, Ray!

[@JTPrime08]

I play bass and I like Cliff Burton. Aside from being the bassist of the San Francisco heavy metal band known as Trauma🤘🏾🔥, Cliff’s time as the bassist of Metallica🤘🏾🔥 was awesome. Cliff Burton got the rest of Metallica into bands formed, fronted and led by Glenn Danzig. The Misfits, Samhain and Danzig are awesome. Glenn Danzig is the man🤘🏾🔥. Cliff may be gone, but never will he be forgotten. Cliff Burton was an awesome and amazing bass player. Metallica’s awesome. Other than that, cool:).

[@Skoden.Stoddis]

Cliff inspired me to play bass, and now I'm pretty good at playing bass that I got the best bassist in my school band. We miss u cliff!

[@brendenperry3770]

Ray Burton is a treasure. It’s a shame he’s gone now but he always talked with dignity, respect, and all good things towards Cliff and the rest of Metallica, same with his wife. I watched this interview and it was during bass tryouts, she was there and she supposedly told Jason he was the one who was gonna be in the band before the band had even landed on him. Such great people.

[@tenbroeck1958]

Flea speaking about Cliff was very touching.

[@bartekdrewnowski2350]

RIP Cliff 🙏🏻 we miss you 💔

[@LicksoftheLegend]

The older I get the more I appreciate cliff burton as a musician not just as a bassist but as a genuine musician.

[@pix-can-fix643]

I love how Jason and Rob both felt Cliff from above checking them, they are the chosen ones

[@josephmorquecho2011]

Man, hearing Mr Ray talk about his son. Such a sweet genuine guy

[@blacksabbath1022]

Metallica was never the same without Cliff. The only material I consistently listen to by them is their 80's stuff. Funnily enough its the era that sounds the least dated to me. A lot of the songs on AJFA were being written on the Puppets tour and you can hear Cliffs influence on that record. 30 plus years later and their old school era is still head and shoulders above everything else.

[@saraautio5693]

You can just tell Cliff was a really special person the way people talk about him. I know Kirk wasn't in this but him especially. The most I've ever seen him talk is when he's gushing about Cliff.

[@madperrot]

Over the years Orion has become a song I listen to when I miss people in my life who passed away.

[@marcmontoya2314]

I was very lucky to have seen him just before his passing. He was so full of energy and was the main show. RIP Cliff because your music and sound live on through all that you touched!

[@ghost500e]

Imagine having a 4 year career and still influencing people 40 years later Aaaaand beeing so missed by so many. On top of the fact he was only 24 when going home to the kingdom of salvation. 😥😥😥 Miss you Cliff❤️

[@christopherstidams3369]

James you can see the hurt in his eyes the pain deep pain Kirk better at hiding it but ole James ain’t he can’t that was his brother man I remember a interview a interviewer asking what would his three wishes be he said bring cliff back alive chills down my spine it crazy man RIP CLIFF🤟🏻

[@donalddodds8335]

R.I.P. Ray .. may you and your son be forever reunited in heaven

[@Spooky_515]

Cliff Em’ All 🤘🏻

[@wahpedalabuser3495]

If he would still be with us we would have more of these great songs like Orion

[@Oiak1086]

Who knows all the great music that left this world whit him forever.... It's such a frustration

[@therealeikichionizuka]

frank bello’s anecdote broke my heart. frank is such a real and always has been

[@TippiGordon]

From "Barney Miller" to "Orion". That's GLORIOUS. You never hear a bad word about Cliff. Sure, no one wants to speak ill of the dead, but the stories are more than that. The common themes are unimpeachable integrity and generosity of spirit. He was a truly special human being.

[@thebonecrusherofrugby3983]

Cliff was da man rock on dude in metal heaven Mr Burton I salute you everytime I listen to your music

[@g_man2177]

Love the fact that Cliff's parents supported him in what he loved. Totally fitting that Barney Miller got him started.

[@metalben005]

Something about Scott Ian getting arrested with Cliff is so funny to me.

[@Themullet123]

Cliff inspired me to play bass and carry on whene I was frustrated and confused he truly was a gift from god

[@emmit4259]

‘’It’s not new that people in rock n’ roll die, but usually it’s self inflicted in terms of excessive drink or drug abuse…’’ ‘’Cliff had nothing to do with it. It’s so useless, completely useless…’’ -Lars Ulrich

[@pauliewalnuts829]

He isn't my favorite Metallica bassist. But the dude got me into bass. Anesthesia is the Eruption of metal bass.

[@Samurai_Stoner]

Been a bass player for 20 years, Cliff was my inspiration to start playing

[@Oran_Lee_Bass]

The look on James's face and him saying, "WOW", during Flea's BEAUTIFUL tribute to Cliff is amazing. I mean, you can just see the love and respect James has for Cliff - and still has for him to this very day.

[@sitizenkanemusic]

2003- I was a sophomore in high school amd I've playing piano for about 5 years, but I remember flipping over to Headbanger's Ball, and they did a little special in Metallica. I saw Cliff do his kick ass intro to For Whom The Bell Tolls. My life changes. I buy a bass and an amp the next weekend, and I print out the bass tabs from Ultimate Guitar. That's the first song I ever learned. Cliff was a bass god.

[@melsoloh]

Dave's impression of Lars 😅💀

[@Syclone0044]

Even completely outside music I’d love to have met and hung out with Cliff, you can tell he was a remarkable guy

[@billieshoemate4392]

that video of Ray Burton....any video of Ray.....man I get teary. he was a sweet old man

[@Pedro-uz8jz]

And that's why the metal community is THEE only community that, in reality, keep its legends alive.

[@righty-o3585]

Rest In Peace Ray & Cliff Burton 🤘

[@ultralyrics1]

I remember when I discovered that the intro part in for whom the bell tolls was played with a bass! Cliff is a legend!

[@seanwatkins5510]

I remember buying Master of Puppets at Walmart when I was a little kid, because the artwork looked cool. Even at that young age I really didn't know much about Cliff but when I heard that album, I knew Cliff was special. I saved up my money and bought the rest of Metallica's albums. I was in disbelief when I looked into AJFA's liner notes, and noticing Cliff was gone. Even though I was just a kid I could tell how important Cliff Burton was, and when I found out how he died I was sad. Rest easy Cliff!

[@themastema1189]

the first riff from Metallica i learned how to play on a guitar...was for whom the bell tools...the bass part, Cliff is one of the first inspiring musicians that touched me deeply. Long live Cliff.

[@May-wc8sf]

God I fucking miss him... Rest un power Cliff ✨

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

Cliffs parents must be the proudest in the world.

[@jason_108]

My first viewing of Anesthesia on the Cliff em All VHS in 1989 I was 14. Mind. Blown! Got a bass the very next christmas. Don't play bass anymore but am still a practicing & performing musician. Cliff made me want to be a musician.

[@Bartellica]

Its somewhat satisfying to hear Dave talk about someone in good words

[@DanielPestanaTranslations]

I’m a guitar player, but I do consider Cliff one of my biggest influences on the kind of riffs and arrangements I create and play in my band. Those bass lines were way ahead of its time. Coincidentally , we also share a great love for H.P. Lovecraft. A brilliant musician, a hell of a player and a poet crossing the dark aeons of time. Cliff lives!

[@howardweingard43]

Great memories of Cliff… he was an awesome bassist who left us too soon.

[@civilmetimbers5636]

The Barney miller intro!!! Hells yeah as a kid i loved that intro too. Those were the days man. 3 channels on the TV to chose from and we had this thing called a telephone and when it rang you answered it cuz there was somebody on the other end wanting to actually talk to you and you had to answer it to find out who it was it was glorious.

[@tomtinkersrezlife278]

Loved seeing his dad great job

[@vicfame3171]

i just realized i had a big smile watching this video, Cliff forever

[@BAMozzy69]

RIP Cliff Gone but never Forgotten, Loved & missed by many and thankful for having his Genius impact on our lives... Live on Cliff

[@chaospoet]

It's a shame the talented musicians who no one has a bad word to say about them that passed before their time. Cliff Burton, Randy Rhodes, Eric Carr, Dimebag Darrell. They all had so much more to give.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Wow this was so awesome!! Thank you!! Seeing James’s reaction to Fleas speech was intense. Never seen James hold back tears before. RIP the Bruce Lee of bass Cliff!!!

[@chizorama]

I still remember when I heard he died, was walking down the hall in high school & my friend told me, I didn't believe it at first, but man, the heartbreak. I'd been playing the bass for less than a year, but he was my biggest influence, & even though I could barely play any of his basslines, he motivated me to try like hell, needed a pick, his fingers were ridiculous. Thank you Mr Burton for being you.

[@spitefuldeer]

dave’s impression of lars is fucking amazing

[@mauricioellis568]

Scott Ian is always was everywhere on the metal scene..I know he has a story about every band there was.

[@TheNothing6]

I watched Cliff 'Em All so much growing up I wore out the VHS tape.

[@zedddddful]

Shows how cool cliff was if Dave mustaine has so much respect for him.

[@DaveMoongazer]

I didn't knew him. I was just a kid listening to Metallica. But even so, today still, I have this void that can never be filled. Same goes for Malone. Two of, imho, greatest Bass players I've ever known, gone so soon and all I can do is listening to them and remember and be thankful for the heritage they left.

[@billkittleman9631]

God Bless Ray Burton, the salt of the earth .. rest in eternal peace to both father and son 🙏