METALLICA - Robert Trujillo Guests On Episode 1 Of Groove Podcast
January 8, 2015, 9 years ago
Robert Trujillo is known to millions of people – all over the world – as Metallica’s bass player. Fans of Metallica know Trujillo as the guy who replaced Jason Newsted in 2003. Both Trujillo and Newsted had tough boots to fill after original Metallica bassist, Cliff Burton, was killed in a tour bus accident in 1986. Prior to Metallica, Trujillo rose to rock notoriety as the bass player in Suicidal Tendencies. He then went on to play in Infectious Grooves, for Ozzy Osbourne and has done work with Black Label Society and Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell.
As Metallica heads back into the studio to write and record new music, Trujillo has also been hard at work keeping the spirit of Jaco Pastorius alive. Along with being the producer for the soon-to-be-released documentary, Jaco, Trujillo also played an integral role in recovering Jaco’s famed instrument, the bass of doom, which he now holds on behalf of the Pastorius family. In this, Trujillo has become both lauded and questioned by the bass playing community.
In this first episode of Groove – The No Treble Podcast, host Mitch Joel talks to Trujillo about the influence of Jaco in his life, his creativity, his plans for Metallica, and the art of playing the bass. Enjoy the conversation…
Catch Metallica live in concert; confirmed shows are as listed:
May
31 - Munich, Germany - Rockavaria
June
August
22 – Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadium
25 – Saint Petersburg, Russia - SKK Arena
27 – Moscow, Russia - Olimpiyskiy Arena
29 - Reading, England - Reading Festival
30 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
