When I was 14 I met cliff for about ten minutes at the Marriott hotel in salt lake city Utah on the puppets tour, he signed my magazine and was just a hell of a nice guy. They blew Ozzy off the stage that night. A great bass player, a great writer and a great human being.
Kind of haunting that the interviewer asks him about the future, that the future is just a question mark that you shouldn't worry about. Strange that he died six days later. You can really tell the guy had no fear of failure or of death or anything, just confident in his self his band his music. That's pretty admirable
Cliff was obviously a very intelligent and thoughtful young man. He was more mature at 24 than most men are at 54. It's no wonder at all the other guys in Metallica looked up to him, I would have too.
He deserves his story told to everyone! Like icons like Ritchie Valens. James Dean, Selena and Aaliyah have all had movies made about them. Cliff should too.
There's Cliff 'em all. That VHS was copyrighted in 1987. I own a copy of it ☺☺ There's also movie called Through the Never. It's about a Metallica roadie that's assigned to pick up a bag (backpack or a brief case) and in it there's something sacred that he has to recover and then take it to a Metallica gig from memory. Can't remember when it was released, although. Sorry 😥😥😥😥😥
Cliff sounded so well-spoken.From all the bits and pieces of info I've gotten about the band,Burton read books from writers like H.P.Lovecraft and perhaps from his reading was able to be a fairly articulate guy.Sad that he was gone just under a week after this interview.
I completely agree. Seeing as how all these guys seemed to have grown into being able to form more articulate talk in future interviews into their adulthood, you can already see that Cliff was able to formulate very solid talks in his interviews at an early point from his peers. He still has the sort of stoner/surf-like vibe cadence when he talks (well, they all did for that matter) but despite that he seemed like a pretty cool and talkative guy. I mean the interview was a good 12 minutes for a relatively small journalist with OKAY questions so that's indicative of a pretty well-spoken guy. Lars and Scott Ian had early signs of being pretty articulate too. Such a shame to not be able to see how Cliff would've grown up. Though I have respect for Jason and I do like Robert more for his personality than how he should fit in the band, Cliff really was the true fourth member of the band. It's all speculation but I truly believe he would've kept the band in check and would've been another heavy legend that frequents the metal scene today and would've been a great guy to hear from.
his death will always be such a god damn tragedy....such a well-spoken, mature, awesome soul...it kills me that we will never know what would have been.
it kinda freaks me out when Cliff talks about going to Japan and those other places, he had no idea that he's life would take such a different way :'( #gonebutnotforgotten #masterofmasters
Cliff talking about the future and the next album fucking breaks me up inside. I just wonder what kind of album "Justice" would have been with Cliff. Much love to Jason, though. His contribution to Metallica is just as crucial.
Justice would’ve probably happened. Cliff was alive to have possibly heard two or three riffs/songs that ended up on the album. pieces of his own are on to live is to die. really heartbreaking
The anger and sadness of Cliffs death is what really shaped the sound of AJFA, I would think To live is to die would most likely still happen but be a bit different, One would be there as they played around with the idea of song while making Puppets, I also believe that S&M would have still happened as Cliff was a huge fan of classical music, also very Metallica album would have an instrumental
11:40 "and then possibly Australia or South America" :( It would have been something historic for the South American thrashers to see Cliff Burton. They only came to Brazil in 1989.
Great interview...sounds like a very humble and articulate guy. But its so sad. He talks about the remainder of the tour and the next album, not knowing that he's just 6 days away from meeting his maker, all due to a careless fucking accident that could've been prevented.
My heart feels heavy. I know it has been many years ago but my Dad passed away when I was 11 years old and Cliff left us all when I was 12 years old... Death is a very hard thing to cope with but yet I found a sense of comfort in the Metallica world. \m/
It's hard to say where Metallica would be if Cliff was still here. I do know that Cliff was extremely passionate about music and staying real. Him being alive still throughout all of these years would have most definitely steered Metallica in the way that we have always known Metallica! Cliff was the band member who seemed to advocate street style the most. He drove Metallica. Metallica would still be shocking the world if only Cliff was here to bless us with his godly talent and expertise in musicianship🙏 We love you, man.
This is amazing it's sad we can't see or hear more from the man ! R.I.P. My biggest influence along geezer butler Steve Harris An a few others man this is really sad. 0 dislikes that's how it should fucking be
Great interview. Cliff was something very special and rare. So terrible that his life was cut ever so short. For the 24 years he was with us mortals he sure made a humongous impact on people. James Hetfield misses him the most (not that Lars Ulrich or Kirk Hammett don't) and I can see why James did look up to his what I believe an older brother. RIP Cliff. I named my first born after you. Much respect from this Metallica freak 💜💙💚
Man, Cliff dying played a huge part in Metallica. I think if Cliff was still alive, they would have a different scenario and a similar type of way how their career really went. I don't believe this fake fairy tale of Metallica doing thrash metal for the next 30 years. If that happened, Cliff would had easily left the band. I think their career would had went into a similar way of how it really did. I mean if Cliff was still alive, would Metallica And justice for all be their best album? Would The Black album would had been released and become a mega massive stardom success that it had? Would they hire Bob rock? I mean Cliff seems to be a person that like to work his own way and maybe they wouldn't hire Bob rock because of Cliff not working with him or maybe they would had, who knows. I still think Load-reload would had been released but how would it sound like? Cliff in his last interview in September 26, 1986, he said he wanted his band to have a softer approach and to make soft music one day in the future but there is no time for that now, that pretty much means that Metallica in their next record with Cliff after Master Of Puppets would still would had been Thrash Metal. Would Lars had sued Napster or would Cliff get him out of it? I think they still would had made a S&M because Cliff was so into classical music but what kind of S&M? Would Metallica make a video for One? Would they had made St Anger or would Cliff would had left by that point? I don't think Cliff would had enjoy St Anger but that just me. Would Cliff get a solo career and removed himself from metal music? So many questions that we may never know. I'll tell you this though. To everybody who thinks that And Justice for all was about to be that soft record, you are 100% wrong. And Justice for all would had been released earlier than it did, like in 1987 and not only just that, but Metallica was about to take the some of the complex and progressive elements in Master of puppets and make it as a full complex progressive thrash metal record with And justice for all. And justice for all probably would had been called their best work since Metallica by that time were more older and more matured. It would be interesting to see how great and amazing And Justice For All would had been with Cliff but the fucking bus driver had to ruined everything and made Cliff dead. Hey, be thankful that Cliff recorded three albums with them, look at Kill Em All to Ride The lighting and to Master Of Puppets. All matured from one another and I think that would had 100% continue on for the next record. Man, if only Cliff was still alive. If only. Cliff Burton, Rest in peace.
i agree it would have been heavy,but different it would have been complex cliff was a classical music fan no unforgiven 1 to 29. more like maybe some of hardwired ajfa under cliff would have been interesting.
Always interesting to hear from Cliff. Though given how few interviews he did, its somewhat unfortunate that he did one here with someone who seems to have trouble (and not only for language reasons) stringing a coherent sentence together. Despite that, pretty good content in this one. Cliff always sounds like an old soul - like a wise old man.
It kind of sucks that Cliff never truly experienced the financial success that the rest of Metallica did because he died too young. Even though Master Of Puppets came out and they were touring with Ozzy cliff was still living in a apartment at the time
I watched a interview from his sister and she said that he hated having all this money and stuff he did not even own a bank all the money went straight to his parents he had a broken car but he didn't want a new 1 even though he could because for him it was stille working fine even though the car was fucked haha He was such a cool dude he was not bothered about the money
If I COULD visit alternate timelines, the first thing I would visit is the one where Cliff didn't die and the accident never happened, then I'd follow Metallica's career from there and finally come back here and tell you guys all about it ...
Eerie to him to talking a week before his death. I don't buy into this notion that Metallica would of been doing thrash metal for the next ten albums and they would all be classics if Cliff had lived. He was talented, good songwriter, but people get carried away with how much different things would of been if he hadn't died. Not taking away from him.
Nem33 the black album wouldn't have been released.cliff and mustaine were that band anyways.now they sound way to pretentious.whatta shame ! burton rocked the fuck out.while newstead tookthe brunt of their egos,and did what he could.
Nem33 the music is what matters not the lyric.you could say anything you wanted to say over the music and it would still be great.but if the hooks and melody sucks then whats the point? what bullshit.
Lol. I never understand why people try to argue things that can be easily checked. All you have to do is check each Metallica album and it shows what guy wrote what song. Every song Metallica ever wrote has James's name on it.
@@Salomon_G I agree, but I think it's important to remember the influence that Cliff had on James in those early days. Cliff was considered to have had the most eclectic and "sophisticated" musical taste in the band, and James really respected and responded to that in his songwriting...one gets the sense through interviews that James was writing with Cliff's tastes and expectations in mind (at least more so than Kirk or Lars). I just can't imagine James writing some of his hokier material from the 90s with Cliff still around. They might not have continued doing thrash but I honestly can't imagine them doing stuff like Fuel (no disrespect to that song I know a lot of people like it). But who's to say...sad that we never got to find out! Fuckin mortality! Oh also - yeah, I agree, enough with Mustaine. People exaggerate his influence on the band to an insane degree.
Man Cliff was such a gift to the world of music, and I have often wondered where Metallica's music would have gone if he had not died. Would And Justice have sounded the way it did, would the Black album have been the juggernaut as it turned out, would they still have switched their sound in the mid 90s, and would Cliff have produced any solo work. It's hard to imagine that this interview was less than a week before that fatal bus crash. RIP Major Rager! Your legacy lives on brother! \m/\m/
Justice would have been even more a masterpiece than it was, and we would have heard bass on it ;) Cliff was the kind of musician who would ultimately have outgrown Lars, and he might have come to a decision point of whether to push for Lars to be replaced, or split from the band and get into something more in line with his musical style and interests.
Now, I never really knew much about Cliff cuz I haven’t gone in depth with him yet. Imagine meeting this guy in person. Would’ve been a wonderful thing. Rip Cliff Burton ❤️
Wow..he was so mature and wise for his age it's just incredible. I cannot even imagine loosing such a great person like Cliff..the band was torn to pieces. Miss him soo much!! RIP GOAT ! #cliffemall #goat #cliffforever
Fuck man.. Listening to him talk around the 11:30 mark kills me. Talking about finishing up the tour and coming home for the holidays then work on the next album. Justice album wouldve been far better with cliff. I know, i know what about the blk album then....couldnt tell u but i believe it wouldve all been better had Cliff still been around ill tell you that. The tragedy of his loss is bad enough but the untapped full potential of Cliff Burton is one of metal/music in generals greatest tragedies.
I believe they never would have worked with someone like Bob Rock had Cliff lived... He was way too independent-minded to ever put up with someone like Bob Rock telling him what to do and how to play a song. And had they still worked with Bob, then Cliff would have certainly been a loud voice in making sure the band didn't make too many compromises. For sure Load and Reload would never have come out the way they did.
Yea same here Tgunzz I wonder what would have been had Cliff lived. I could picture them doing Justice and Black Album with Cliff and it would have been better. That is NOT a slam on Jason Newsted btw because I Think Jason is an amazing musician and skill level of playing is probably right there w Cliff, However Cliff had something from the other 3 guys that unfortunately Jason didn't quite have, and that is admiration and respect. Not only was Cliff a super close friend like a brother, but he was the driving force of creativity in Metallica, and also taught the other 3 a lot of what they still use today in songwriting
Scott I think they would have honestly worked with Bob Rock on the Black Album even if Cliff had lived as it was still true to Metallica even though it was more simple However on Saint Anger? When Bob Rock said "it should sound like a garage band but the garage band happens to be Metallica" I think Cliff would have given Bob Rock the most EPIC Ass whoopin' of all time! LOL
supermanbri83 I don't think so...I think they would have gone to far more harmonious and musically complicated material, cliff was progressing ..I'm not saying there wouldn't be slower stuff but far more musically inclined material
If the date is correct , this was recorded in London, as they had a gig at Hammersmith Odeon that night (With Anthrax supporting & James with his arm in a cast, as he broke it during a skateboarding accident). The interviewer is probably French who was living in the UK. On a side note, John Marshall (Metal Church) was playing Rhythm guitar that night, as James couldn't. This was also the very last gig that Cliff played in the UK.
So much of his Old Soul is captured here. So much intellect. I would’ve loved to talk to Cliff on so many things. Such a unique perspective especially on Human Nature. Love his thoughts on being an individual and not following the crowd. Such a shame he went to the next life when he did. Wish he was still here. One of my favorite bassists. He was an Aquarius too and he shows us Aquariuses in such a lovely light .❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Just goes to show how much impact he had on Metallica the bands sound changed dramatically after Cliff he was Metallica, he was so much more than just a great bass player. R.I.P Cliff
It's weird for someone like me to read the comments about how we all wish Cliff was still alive. The thing that should not be sucks but is nonetheless part of life. The fact we are all commenting on this only proves to me my belief that although physically departed,Cliff truly lives on in our thoughts, comments,what we think day-to-day.I see a misfits shirt and I think of Cliffs tat. Proof that that part of him/me/MetallicA/us,making comments lives. We all are connected in some way or another to make life. Memories are all you get,and no one gets out alive.So cherish if you were so lucky to have known a musician in our time who's compositions are copied by the classical greats. Cliff lives....🤘
Cliff died on 9/27/86, so if this date is correct, the interview is about a week out from that terrible event. This interview would be in London the same day as the show at the Hammersmith Odeon. This is probably before the show. Of note, the interviewer sounds Swedish. Obviously, she is not a native English speaker. This makes sense, as the very next leg of the tour would take them to Sweden, where Cliff was killed in the bus accident. So, she is probably getting interviews for print upon their arrival. Also touching is the fact Cliff mentions the Asian leg of the Tour, which Jason Newsted would complete just 6 weeks later, after two American shows in California. RIP Cliff. Thanks for sharing!
He was clearly the metallica band members mixed in 1; the voice pitch of kirk and kinda of lars, the english kinda sort of accent of lars, the fluently of words of james, even the fuckin humbleness of jason that was going to be. Rest him in peace.
Rest in peace 🪦 Cliff Burton the second bassist of Metallica February 10 1962-September 27 1986 aged twenty four years old he tragically died in Sweden 🇸🇪 while on tour for the damage Inc tour for the Master Of Puppets Album.
Awful to listen how he speaks about Japan and other plans which will not happen with him :-( besides that I see how good and sensefully he speaks about things, sad that he didnt experience such an expensive success and prosperity of the future, still I am glad he managed to do what he did.
I love albums like Load & Reload, but I never thought had Cliff lived around that time, he would've supported that. Though I would've seen Cliff excited about playing with a symphony.
This is actually really sad to listen to, knowing what happened to him just 6 days later. It's totally unfair what happened to Cliff and the effect it's had on Metallica, especially Kirk to the point where he still feels somewhat responsible for his death, is just terrible.
To live is to die was written as a Tribute to the bands Bassist Cliff Burton was in the tragic bus accident crash in 1986.And Justice For All the fourth album studio Album by Metallica was the first album after Cliff Burtons Tragic death in 1986 and it was their first album to future Jason Newsted on the bass guitar they recorded it from January to May 1988 and it was released on August 25th 1988.
Six days later Cliff was dead in Sweden while on tour on September 27th 1986 he was twenty four years old when he tragically died in the bus accident rip 🪦 Cliff Burton February 10 1962-September 27 1986.
I don't know what Cliff is talking about. Donington festival England was the biggest metal festival in the whole of the U.K. it's hardly 'small' it's huge...
@Noah Deamer Weird statement , I'm not offended at all. It's just incorrect / inaccurate - Donington was the biggest metal festival in the U.K for years, Metallica are obsessed with British bands especially Ulrich who was always talking about the NWOBHM, he never seems to stop talking about it ,he's not even American for a start. Just the other day I saw Hetfield worshipping Black Sabbath on the verge of tears on stage telling them sat in the audience how much they meant to him and how much they influenced him....
@Noah Deamer That's not entirely correct is it? Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ozzy , Saxon, Scorpions, Europe, Malmsteen, Def Leppard, Motorhead to name a few were all big metal/rock acts in the 80s.
Clifford Lee Burton (Castro Valley, 10 de febrero de 1962-Kronoberg, 27 de septiembre de 1986) fue un músico estadounidense, conocido por haber sido el virtuoso bajista de la banda de Thrash Metal Metallica en sus primeros tres álbumes de estudio, hasta su fallecimiento a la edad de veinticuatro años. 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝
Thank you for sharing this piece of Cliff with the rest of us! I have ALWAYS, believed that Cliff, was the source of the magic of the first 3 albums! His sense of melody and harmonies were what made Metallica the mighty force they are today! To prove it was Cliff, just listen to everything they wrote without him (AJFA I leave out because I think Cliff wrote a lot more of that album than he was given credit for) they never ever sounded even close to the three first bodies of work, thus proving that Cliff was the missing ingredient that made their magical sound and why they never found that sound without him. Lars stepped in but he couldn't fill Cliff's shoes. I love Metallica, I love almost everything they have done (NOT including ST. Anger as it was the worst record they ever made)! I will remain a purist, the first 3 albums will always be the true Metallica sound, MoP is arguably the greatest Thrash record ever made! R.I.P Cliff Burton, the major rager on the 4 string mother fucker!!!!
Unfortunately Cliff didn’t get a chance to tour Japan and Canada and didn’t get a chance to record And Justice For All because he died tragically only Jason Newsted was able to.
Imagine if cliff and Jimmy were still here and imagine if they got together to improvise or whatever I guarantee it'd be better than like for example santana
When I was 14 I met cliff for about ten minutes at the Marriott hotel in salt lake city Utah on the puppets tour, he signed my magazine and was just a hell of a nice guy. They blew Ozzy off the stage that night. A great bass player, a great writer and a great human being.
Did he smell bad? I heard he smelled bad by someone.
Not that I remember
+mkfanforever58 He was a very heavy smoker and smoked a lot of weed so that's probably what there talking about
Eyn Nye I'm sure I smelled of weed that day
bullshit
Kind of haunting that the interviewer asks him about the future, that the future is just a question mark that you shouldn't worry about. Strange that he died six days later. You can really tell the guy had no fear of failure or of death or anything, just confident in his self his band his music. That's pretty admirable
Cliff carried a Divine Soul. 💜
He was 24 years old and on top of the world! Why would he fear anything?
@@rexbernard2805 exactly, we are all like that in our early 20s
@@MetaphysicalMusicMaven You couldn't have put it better. 💓🙏
He lived in the present. :-)
11:44 - 11:50 That phrase just made me burst out in tears like a 9yo girl
Cliff was obviously a very intelligent and thoughtful young man. He was more mature at 24 than most men are at 54. It's no wonder at all the other guys in Metallica looked up to him, I would have too.
"Those who start things have an advantage over those who follow."
AMEN 2 that.
I wish Cliff was still here :(
+CrazyAlexForever we all do
I sure do. He was a beautiful soul that was sadly taken too young. God bless his soul. Legend of the bass 💔💔😭😭
he is , he is always with us 🙄😥😭
He is with all of us now, in our hearts and in our memories.
Me too but Jason was his Replacement for him
Wow I never heard him talk so much! He had a cool voice! I wish they would make a movie about his life in Metallica.
+Daniel P'Lopez Cliff 'Em All
He deserves his story told to everyone! Like icons like Ritchie Valens. James Dean, Selena and Aaliyah have all had movies made about them. Cliff should too.
A few years back i saw them live and they played a really great video showing Cliff and his time in the band. It was awesome!
I was thinking the same thing. Like you know Bohemian Rhapsody movie, but yeah.. Metallica version i would fucking watch that
There's Cliff 'em all. That VHS was copyrighted in 1987. I own a copy of it ☺☺ There's also movie called Through the Never. It's about a Metallica roadie that's assigned to pick up a bag (backpack or a brief case) and in it there's something sacred that he has to recover and then take it to a Metallica gig from memory. Can't remember when it was released, although. Sorry 😥😥😥😥😥
Cliff sounded so well-spoken.From all the bits and pieces of info I've gotten about the band,Burton read books from writers like H.P.Lovecraft and perhaps from his reading was able to be a fairly articulate guy.Sad that he was gone just under a week after this interview.
lol key ingredient: he was stoned ALL THE TIME. Pot apparently promotes thoughtfulness.
I completely agree. Seeing as how all these guys seemed to have grown into being able to form more articulate talk in future interviews into their adulthood, you can already see that Cliff was able to formulate very solid talks in his interviews at an early point from his peers.
He still has the sort of stoner/surf-like vibe cadence when he talks (well, they all did for that matter) but despite that he seemed like a pretty cool and talkative guy. I mean the interview was a good 12 minutes for a relatively small journalist with OKAY questions so that's indicative of a pretty well-spoken guy.
Lars and Scott Ian had early signs of being pretty articulate too. Such a shame to not be able to see how Cliff would've grown up. Though I have respect for Jason and I do like Robert more for his personality than how he should fit in the band, Cliff really was the true fourth member of the band.
It's all speculation but I truly believe he would've kept the band in check and would've been another heavy legend that frequents the metal scene today and would've been a great guy to hear from.
He didn't know England was in Europe...
@@daario4278
Well, culturally not so much. England is, after all, separated by a few miles of seawater.
He was dead at at time when Jason already toured cities in Canada and Japan
his death will always be such a god damn tragedy....such a well-spoken, mature, awesome soul...it kills me that we will never know what would have been.
All that was best in Metallica died with him.
it kinda freaks me out when Cliff talks about going to Japan and those other places, he had no idea that he's life would take such a different way :'(
#gonebutnotforgotten #masterofmasters
He was dead at the time
Today is February 10, 2021. Today Cliff Burton would be 59 years old. We love you Cliff thank you so much for everything you taught us.
Its really upseting hearing him talk about there plans
Romulan Rancor and not being apart of them
He was gone
Cliff talking about the future and the next album fucking breaks me up inside. I just wonder what kind of album "Justice" would have been with Cliff. Much love to Jason, though. His contribution to Metallica is just as crucial.
Audible bass
Justice would’ve probably happened. Cliff was alive to have possibly heard two or three riffs/songs that ended up on the album. pieces of his own are on to live is to die. really heartbreaking
The anger and sadness of Cliffs death is what really shaped the sound of AJFA, I would think To live is to die would most likely still happen but be a bit different, One would be there as they played around with the idea of song while making Puppets, I also believe that S&M would have still happened as Cliff was a huge fan of classical music, also very Metallica album would have an instrumental
If I had 2 wishes, the first would be to go back in time and save Cliff, and the other...
100 more wishes!
11:40 "and then possibly Australia or South America" :(
It would have been something historic for the South American thrashers to see Cliff Burton. They only came to Brazil in 1989.
Great interview...sounds like a very humble and articulate guy. But its so sad. He talks about the remainder of the tour and the next album, not knowing that he's just 6 days away from meeting his maker, all due to a careless fucking accident that could've been prevented.
My heart feels heavy. I know it has been many years ago but my Dad passed away when I was 11 years old and Cliff left us all when I was 12 years old... Death is a very hard thing to cope with but yet I found a sense of comfort in the Metallica world. \m/
I'm sorry to hear about your loss, I hope you're doing well. 😁
It's hard to say where Metallica would be if Cliff was still here. I do know that Cliff was extremely passionate about music and staying real. Him being alive still throughout all of these years would have most definitely steered Metallica in the way that we have always known Metallica! Cliff was the band member who seemed to advocate street style the most. He drove Metallica. Metallica would still be shocking the world if only Cliff was here to bless us with his godly talent and expertise in musicianship🙏 We love you, man.
Cliff!!! Missed every day. Very nice recording thanks for uploading.
This is amazing it's sad we can't see or hear more from the man ! R.I.P. My biggest influence along geezer butler Steve Harris An a few others man this is really sad. 0 dislikes that's how it should fucking be
6 days later he was gone...
Sad so very sad....
Rock in peace cliff🙏🥀🤘🏻
Gone but never ever forgotten...
CLIFF EM ALL FOREVER!!!
Wow, Class act. I wish he was still with us
Sad to hear Cliff talk about the future he never became a part of :/
So grateful for this interview audio. Thank you to the poster.
great interview with cliff
Great interview. Cliff was something very special and rare. So terrible that his life was cut ever so short. For the 24 years he was with us mortals he sure made a humongous impact on people. James Hetfield misses him the most (not that Lars Ulrich or Kirk Hammett don't) and I can see why James did look up to his what I believe an older brother. RIP Cliff. I named my first born after you. Much respect from this Metallica freak 💜💙💚
Man, Cliff dying played a huge part in Metallica. I think if Cliff was still alive, they would have a different scenario and a similar type of way how their career really went. I don't believe this fake fairy tale of Metallica doing thrash metal for the next 30 years. If that happened, Cliff would had easily left the band. I think their career would had went into a similar way of how it really did. I mean if Cliff was still alive, would Metallica And justice for all be their best album? Would The Black album would had been released and become a mega massive stardom success that it had? Would they hire Bob rock? I mean Cliff seems to be a person that like to work his own way and maybe they wouldn't hire Bob rock because of Cliff not working with him or maybe they would had, who knows. I still think Load-reload would had been released but how would it sound like? Cliff in his last interview in September 26, 1986, he said he wanted his band to have a softer approach and to make soft music one day in the future but there is no time for that now, that pretty much means that Metallica in their next record with Cliff after Master Of Puppets would still would had been Thrash Metal. Would Lars had sued Napster or would Cliff get him out of it? I think they still would had made a S&M because Cliff was so into classical music but what kind of S&M? Would Metallica make a video for One? Would they had made St Anger or would Cliff would had left by that point? I don't think Cliff would had enjoy St Anger but that just me. Would Cliff get a solo career and removed himself from metal music? So many questions that we may never know. I'll tell you this though. To everybody who thinks that And Justice for all was about to be that soft record, you are 100% wrong. And Justice for all would had been released earlier than it did, like in 1987 and not only just that, but Metallica was about to take the some of the complex and progressive elements in Master of puppets and make it as a full complex progressive thrash metal record with And justice for all. And justice for all probably would had been called their best work since Metallica by that time were more older and more matured. It would be interesting to see how great and amazing And Justice For All would had been with Cliff but the fucking bus driver had to ruined everything and made Cliff dead. Hey, be thankful that Cliff recorded three albums with them, look at Kill Em All to Ride The lighting and to Master Of Puppets. All matured from one another and I think that would had 100% continue on for the next record. Man, if only Cliff was still alive. If only. Cliff Burton, Rest in peace.
+Max Cruz Spot on. Agrees 100% Peace out :-)
i agree it would have been heavy,but different it would have been complex cliff was a classical music fan no unforgiven 1 to 29. more like maybe some of hardwired ajfa under cliff would have been interesting.
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Lol!! That's a lot of questions. Hahahaha. 😘😘😘
BTW, thank you for posting this.
he just makes my heart do a lot of things, he was so intelligent and i miss him :(
Always interesting to hear from Cliff. Though given how few interviews he did, its somewhat unfortunate that he did one here with someone who seems to have trouble (and not only for language reasons) stringing a coherent sentence together. Despite that, pretty good content in this one. Cliff always sounds like an old soul - like a wise old man.
It kind of sucks that Cliff never truly experienced the financial success that the rest of Metallica did because he died too young. Even though Master Of Puppets came out and they were touring with Ozzy cliff was still living in a apartment at the time
Cliff actually still lived with his parents when not on tour in 86.
Cliff hated buying things for himself
Docteur666 he was gonna buy them a home :( at least he did that, in a sad way though
I don't think he gave a shit about that. I think music was his priority.
I watched a interview from his sister
and she said that he hated having all this money and stuff he did not even own a bank all the money went straight to his parents
he had a broken car but he didn't want a new 1 even though he could because for him it was stille working fine even though the car was fucked haha
He was such a cool dude he was not bothered about the money
If I COULD visit alternate timelines, the first thing I would visit is the one where Cliff didn't die and the accident never happened, then I'd follow Metallica's career from there and finally come back here and tell you guys all about it ...
that'd be awesome. they'd be on top..
Hancel Paterno i wont back, i'll live there enjoying cliff's masterpiece
You wouldn't tell us because you'd be in the same time but in a different dimension.
I assumed his voice was deeper for some reason.
jwardbass If you watched the Day on the Green interview it is
jwardbass funny fact, james had the deepest voice, cliff second obviously
I seriously expected Kirk to have a raspy surfer type of voice
His voice kinda sounds like Mustaine’s but slightly higher
I think his voice is a combination of Lars voice and Kirks voice.
Eerie to him to talking a week before his death. I don't buy into this notion that Metallica would of been doing thrash metal for the next ten albums and they would all be classics if Cliff had lived. He was talented, good songwriter, but people get carried away with how much different things would of been if he hadn't died. Not taking away from him.
Nem33 the black album wouldn't have been released.cliff and mustaine were that band anyways.now they sound way to pretentious.whatta shame ! burton rocked the fuck out.while newstead tookthe brunt of their egos,and did what he could.
Nem33 the music is what matters not the lyric.you could say anything you wanted to say over the music and it would still be great.but if the hooks and melody sucks then whats the point? what bullshit.
Lol. I never understand why people try to argue things that can be easily checked. All you have to do is check each Metallica album and it shows what guy wrote what song. Every song Metallica ever wrote has James's name on it.
@@Salomon_G I agree, but I think it's important to remember the influence that Cliff had on James in those early days. Cliff was considered to have had the most eclectic and "sophisticated" musical taste in the band, and James really respected and responded to that in his songwriting...one gets the sense through interviews that James was writing with Cliff's tastes and expectations in mind (at least more so than Kirk or Lars). I just can't imagine James writing some of his hokier material from the 90s with Cliff still around. They might not have continued doing thrash but I honestly can't imagine them doing stuff like Fuel (no disrespect to that song I know a lot of people like it). But who's to say...sad that we never got to find out! Fuckin mortality!
Oh also - yeah, I agree, enough with Mustaine. People exaggerate his influence on the band to an insane degree.
Man Cliff was such a gift to the world of music, and I have often wondered where Metallica's music would have gone if he had not died. Would And Justice have sounded the way it did, would the Black album have been the juggernaut as it turned out, would they still have switched their sound in the mid 90s, and would Cliff have produced any solo work.
It's hard to imagine that this interview was less than a week before that fatal bus crash. RIP Major Rager! Your legacy lives on brother! \m/\m/
Justice would have been even more a masterpiece than it was, and we would have heard bass on it ;) Cliff was the kind of musician who would ultimately have outgrown Lars, and he might have come to a decision point of whether to push for Lars to be replaced, or split from the band and get into something more in line with his musical style and interests.
Now, I never really knew much about Cliff cuz I haven’t gone in depth with him yet.
Imagine meeting this guy in person.
Would’ve been a wonderful thing. Rip Cliff Burton
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damn...they should have appointed cliff as their mouthpiece for interviews and shit instead of lars...dude was really smart...:-D
Wow..he was so mature and wise for his age it's just incredible. I cannot even imagine loosing such a great person like Cliff..the band was torn to pieces. Miss him soo much!! RIP GOAT ! #cliffemall #goat #cliffforever
This is hard to listen too. I am about to cry his voice is so sweet and kind😭
Fuck man.. Listening to him talk around the 11:30 mark kills me. Talking about finishing up the tour and coming home for the holidays then work on the next album. Justice album wouldve been far better with cliff. I know, i know what about the blk album then....couldnt tell u but i believe it wouldve all been better had Cliff still been around ill tell you that. The tragedy of his loss is bad enough but the untapped full potential of Cliff Burton is one of metal/music in generals greatest tragedies.
I believe they never would have worked with someone like Bob Rock had Cliff lived... He was way too independent-minded to ever put up with someone like Bob Rock telling him what to do and how to play a song. And had they still worked with Bob, then Cliff would have certainly been a loud voice in making sure the band didn't make too many compromises. For sure Load and Reload would never have come out the way they did.
Edgar Torres Jr. Would've definitely heard the bass
Yea same here Tgunzz I wonder what would have been had Cliff lived. I could picture them doing Justice and Black Album with Cliff and it would have been better. That is NOT a slam on Jason Newsted btw because I Think Jason is an amazing musician and skill level of playing is probably right there w Cliff, However Cliff had something from the other 3 guys that unfortunately Jason didn't quite have, and that is admiration and respect. Not only was Cliff a super close friend like a brother, but he was the driving force of creativity in Metallica, and also taught the other 3 a lot of what they still use today in songwriting
Scott I think they would have honestly worked with Bob Rock on the Black Album even if Cliff had lived as it was still true to Metallica even though it was more simple However on Saint Anger? When Bob Rock said "it should sound like a garage band but the garage band happens to be Metallica" I think Cliff would have given Bob Rock the most EPIC Ass whoopin' of all time! LOL
supermanbri83 I don't think so...I think they would have gone to far more harmonious and musically complicated material, cliff was progressing ..I'm not saying there wouldn't be slower stuff but far more musically inclined material
If the date is correct , this was recorded in London, as they had a gig at Hammersmith Odeon that night (With Anthrax supporting & James with his arm in a cast, as he broke it during a skateboarding accident). The interviewer is probably French who was living in the UK. On a side note, John Marshall (Metal Church) was playing Rhythm guitar that night, as James couldn't. This was also the very last gig that Cliff played in the UK.
yup. and james first show back on guitar was Cliff's last show.
penoyer79 wow that is very interesting, great that they got to play together one last time before he went on his trip to Orion
And just 24... rare man indeed.
This is why social media is a good thing.. the preservation of greatness... Thanks.:)-R. R.
Brilliant old soul who died so young.
really 6 days before he died...wow
I've read an interview from the day he died, 14 hours before he died...
PsychoJunkieFace Link?
Yea
So much of his Old Soul is captured here. So much intellect. I would’ve loved to talk to Cliff on so many things. Such a unique perspective especially on Human Nature. Love his thoughts on being an individual and not following the crowd.
Such a shame he went to the next life when he did. Wish he was still here. One of my favorite bassists. He was an Aquarius too and he shows us Aquariuses in such a lovely light
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Thank you very much indeed for this historical interview uploaded !!!
I'm from Ukraine.
keep in mind this is 6 days before his death, jesus, thats hard to think about
Yeah and he gave interview 14 hours before his death..
I wish Metallica would put out an official live CD album with Cliff on it.
Just goes to show how much impact he had on Metallica the bands sound changed dramatically after Cliff he was Metallica, he was so much more than just a great bass player. R.I.P Cliff
He was brilliant and a master musician
It's weird for someone like me to read the comments about how we all wish Cliff was still alive. The thing that should not be sucks but is nonetheless part of life. The fact we are all commenting on this only proves to me my belief that although physically departed,Cliff truly lives on in our thoughts, comments,what we think day-to-day.I see a misfits shirt and I think of Cliffs tat. Proof that that part of him/me/MetallicA/us,making comments lives. We all are connected in some way or another to make life. Memories are all you get,and no one gets out alive.So cherish if you were so lucky to have known a musician in our time who's compositions are copied by the classical greats. Cliff lives....🤘
Cliff died on 9/27/86, so if this date is correct, the interview is about a week out from that terrible event. This interview would be in London the same day as the show at the Hammersmith Odeon. This is probably before the show. Of note, the interviewer sounds Swedish. Obviously, she is not a native English speaker. This makes sense, as the very next leg of the tour would take them to Sweden, where Cliff was killed in the bus accident. So, she is probably getting interviews for print upon their arrival. Also touching is the fact Cliff mentions the Asian leg of the Tour, which Jason Newsted would complete just 6 weeks later, after two American shows in California. RIP Cliff. Thanks for sharing!
Metallica was never the same
Cliff was looking forward to Japan....ugh rip cliff
He was very bright, with so much soul. Brillliant performer. Gigantic loss. They died with him to large extent.
\m/ Cliff Burton!!! \m/
Yeah, he definitely seemed like an "old soul".
MinusMan2011 He sure is😘
He definitely was!!! ❤️
'We're not a bunch of happy people"
My all time favorite quote from this guy was, "if i make great sounding solos i do them in one take."
11:58 I've always been wondering which riffs Cliff heard from Justice.
Low Bow He made the original demo tape that became To Live Is To Die. I think he even has a writing credit on the album.
He did.
south america... Tenía tanto por hacer, que injusto
He was clearly the metallica band members mixed in 1; the voice pitch of kirk and kinda of lars, the english kinda sort of accent of lars, the fluently of words of james, even the fuckin humbleness of jason that was going to be. Rest him in peace.
Rest in peace 🪦 Cliff Burton the second bassist of Metallica February 10 1962-September 27 1986 aged twenty four years old he tragically died in Sweden 🇸🇪 while on tour for the damage Inc tour for the Master Of Puppets Album.
Awful to listen how he speaks about Japan and other plans which will not happen with him :-( besides that I see how good and sensefully he speaks about things, sad that he didnt experience such an expensive success and prosperity of the future, still I am glad he managed to do what he did.
He was dead at the time
I love albums like Load & Reload, but I never thought had Cliff lived around that time, he would've supported that. Though I would've seen Cliff excited about playing with a symphony.
This is actually really sad to listen to, knowing what happened to him just 6 days later. It's totally unfair what happened to Cliff and the effect it's had on Metallica, especially Kirk to the point where he still feels somewhat responsible for his death, is just terrible.
HIs thoughts on heavy music and influence on violence are interesting, reminds me of Maynard's thoughts on the same subject.
To live is to die was written as a Tribute to the bands Bassist Cliff Burton was in the tragic bus accident crash in 1986.And Justice For All the fourth album studio Album by Metallica was the first album after Cliff Burtons Tragic death in 1986 and it was their first album to future Jason Newsted on the bass guitar they recorded it from January to May 1988 and it was released on August 25th 1988.
I saw Cliff with the rest of Metallica 1 month earlier in July at Riverbend
He never been to Europe but he was in England??? Maybe I don't know my geography. RIP cliff
Hammersmith date. Cliff looked to be having a good time that night. James in a cast. Good times. James getting people at the front doing vocals.
He said that he had some riffs for the next album I wonder which one of those riffs ended up on the AJFA album?
To Live Is To Die middle section
To live is to die middle section but but it was Only Jason Newsted playing the bass guitar
The last one he did was the day before he died. Search for it on Google.
This must be the last interview he ever did. Isn't this about 3 days before the fatal bus accident?
(RIP Cliff Burton)
Six days later Cliff was dead in Sweden while on tour on September 27th 1986 he was twenty four years old when he tragically died in the bus accident rip 🪦 Cliff Burton February 10 1962-September 27 1986.
If the dates right it was 6 days before he died
“we’re not a bunch of happy people” my god
I don't know what Cliff is talking about. Donington festival England was the biggest metal festival in the whole of the U.K. it's hardly 'small' it's huge...
@Noah Deamer Weird statement , I'm not offended at all. It's just incorrect / inaccurate - Donington was the biggest metal festival in the U.K for years, Metallica are obsessed with British bands especially Ulrich who was always talking about the NWOBHM, he never seems to stop talking about it ,he's not even American for a start. Just the other day I saw Hetfield worshipping Black Sabbath on the verge of tears on stage telling them sat in the audience how much they meant to him and how much they influenced him....
@Noah Deamer Irrelevant ,nobody cares , bigger, better, harder, faster etc. Back to the point Metallica are heavily influenced by British bands.
@Noah Deamer That's not entirely correct is it? Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ozzy , Saxon, Scorpions, Europe, Malmsteen, Def Leppard, Motorhead to name a few were all big metal/rock acts in the 80s.
Clifford Lee Burton (Castro Valley, 10 de febrero de 1962-Kronoberg, 27 de septiembre de 1986) fue un músico estadounidense, conocido por haber sido el virtuoso bajista de la banda de Thrash Metal Metallica en sus primeros tres álbumes de estudio, hasta su fallecimiento a la edad de veinticuatro años.
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His death the other members of Metallica did survive
Great video but why it's like one picture of Cliff for like 9 minutes and then they change every minute lol
Could you please an enormous favor?
Could you please (or somebody) add subtitles for this video, please :)
Cliff kinda sounds like Lars, a little bit.
Wow, never heard this one✅
Thank you for sharing this piece of Cliff with the rest of us! I have ALWAYS, believed that Cliff, was the source of the magic of the first 3 albums! His sense of melody and harmonies were what made Metallica the mighty force they are today! To prove it was Cliff, just listen to everything they wrote without him (AJFA I leave out because I think Cliff wrote a lot more of that album than he was given credit for) they never ever sounded even close to the three first bodies of work, thus proving that Cliff was the missing ingredient that made their magical sound and why they never found that sound without him. Lars stepped in but he couldn't fill Cliff's shoes. I love Metallica, I love almost everything they have done (NOT including ST. Anger as it was the worst record they ever made)! I will remain a purist, the first 3 albums will always be the true Metallica sound, MoP is arguably the greatest Thrash record ever made! R.I.P Cliff Burton, the major rager on the 4 string mother fucker!!!!
very intelligent at 24 plus seems like he was really the leader of the band
He wasn’t, there’s another interview on TH-cam where he tells the interviewer to ask Lars the business questions and tour dates etc
Unfortunately Cliff didn’t get a chance to tour Japan and Canada and didn’t get a chance to record And Justice For All because he died tragically only Jason Newsted was able to.
That last topic of the interview made me angry and sad. RIP
11:44 Sad that this never happened
Before they sold out to MTV.
Less than a week before the accident 😢😭
Imagine if cliff and Jimmy were still here and imagine if they got together to improvise or whatever I guarantee it'd be better than like for example santana
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9/21 (1972) is my birthday.
What a fucking legend!
Literally less than a week before he died
one day before my 6th birthday one week before that fuckin bus squished him rest in piece Mr.Burton.
2:01 :)
Interview is 6 Days before his death
He sounds exactly like his dad...