METALLICA To Be Two-Bassist Band At Hall Of Fame
April 1, 2009, 15 years ago
Gary Graff from Billboard.com is reporting:
It seems that METALLICA will be a two-bassist band at this weekend's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Cleveland.
A day after former bassist Jason Newsted told Billboard.com that his replacement, Robert Trujillo, would not take part in the performance part of Saturday night's induction, a spokesman for the group's label, Warner Bros. Records, clarified that "Jason and Robert will both be playing Metallica's induction songs." He did not indicate what the songs would be or if Newsted and Trujillo would be on stage together or separately.
Metallica is skying in from Paris, where the group plays Wednesday and Thursday nights, with plans to rehearse with Newsted at sound check on Friday.
Earlier this week, Newsted - who was Metallica's bassist from 1986-2001 - said that when Lars Ulrich called to invite him to play at the ceremony, the drummer told him that "Robert's not gonna play at all...He wants to be there as a fan, too, and wants to see the 'black' album (1991's 'Metallica') band." Newsted added that he never expected to play in the first place and was "totally on board" with the idea of the current version of Metallica performing without him.
"I felt strongly they should go as that band and represent because...they're strong right now together," Newsted said. "There was no negativity, no hubbub or jealousy or silly, childish...It was years ago, man. We're just gonna have a...great celebration."
