METALLICA - Original "Dawn Of The Dead" Shirt Worn By Late Bassist CLIFF BURTON Returned To His Family After 35 Years
December 21, 2021, 3 years ago
On December 20th, the family of late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton recvealed via Instagram that a "Dawn Of The Dead" shirt that once belonged to Burton has been returned 35 years after his death. Check out the post below.
The shirt was returned by an undisclosed person through Faith No More drummer Mike "Puffy" Bordin. Burton often wore the shirt in public and press photos.
Burton, who performed on the band's first three albums - Kill 'Em All ('83), Ride The Lightning ('84) and Master Of Puppets ('86) - was killed in a bus crash in Kronoberg County, a rural area (Ljungby Municipality) of southern Sweden, on September 27, 1986 while the band was touring for Master Of Puppets. He joined the band in December 1982.
During a conversation with Ultimate Guitar's David Slavković, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello talked about Metallica and the group's two classic bassists, the late Cliff Burton and his successor Jason Newsted.
UG: In the book (Fathers, Brothers, And Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, And Anthrax), you also talk about meeting Cliff Burton. What was your first impression of Cliff, and how did you react to his playing when you first heard him?
Bello: "Well, my first reaction - it's been my lasting reaction with Cliff - he played outside the box, which I love. He was experimental, and Cliff was himself. Cliff was his own person, which I love about him. He was Cliff Burton.
That guy you saw right there, it showed in his playing, he was always gonna try things that were always different, and that's what I loved about him. He didn't stay safe, he was a great bass player, rest his soul, but he was also a very innovative player. When we'd tour with Metallica, I'd watch from the soundboard every night - I watched Metallica every night because Anthrax and Metallica played a lot in those days. I was there at the soundboard, and it was a great show, but I always watched, always focused on what Cliff was playing - 'cause, every night he'd be doing a great little bass run and something different with the Wah - WAAAAAH - and get these enormous sounds out of it. And I was like, 'What the - YES!!' And I'd get all charged up at the soundboard, 'YES! Did you hear that?! That was amazing!' I'm a fan - I'm a fan.
I'm a student of bass, I'll always be a student of music and bass, I want to learn every day. Cliff was showing me this completely different, beautiful side of the bass. I wish he was still around, just so I can see what he'd come up with - cause I'm sure it would be beautiful, and just tasty stuff - I would be so happy. I would love it. But, you know, I always have him in my mind, the spirit of Cliff."
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