Clifford Lee Burton

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"He loved music. He was really intellectual but very to the point.
He taught me a lot about attitude."
-- James Hetfield

           Born:     February 10, 1962
           Died:   September 26th, 1986 (he was 23)
           From:    Castro Valley, California
           Personal:  never married
           Specialty:   Inventive bass solos, harmony, melody
           Instrument: bass
           Vitals:   red hair, wild, and loved life!
 

           Drives:    Green Volkswagen Station Wagon ("Grasshopper")
           Food:      Mexican
           Before Metallica:      Played in Trauma, EZ Street
           Pre-Metallica career: Worked in Equipment Rental Yard
           Likes:      Music, Fishing & Hunting

           Listens to: Bach, The Misfits, Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd,
                             Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Velvet
                             Underground, REM
           Heroes:     Johann Sebastian Bach
 
 
 

What are Cliff's vitals?
Clifford Lee Burton was born in Castro Valley, California
 on February 10, 1962. Cliff died in a bus accident while
 on tour in Sweden on September 27, 1986.

What equipment did he use?
Cliff was widely known for his Rickenbacker bass, later on
he endorsed and used Aria Pro II basses.

What does Cliff drive?
Cliff drove a green Volkswagen station wagon known as the "Grasshopper."

Had he recorded for anyone besides Metallica?
Cliff's band just before Metallica, Trauma also appeared  on Metal Massacre.
 
 
 
 

Cliff received a song writing credit on ...And Justice For All, how and why?
Cliff is responsible for the lyrics that James recites towards the end of the song. Cliff also wrote some of the music for the song.

What are his favorite foods?
Mexican.

Has Cliff been in any other bands?
Trauma, EZ Street (with James Martin of Faith No More), and Agents Of Misfortune.

What did Cliff do in his free time?
Cliff liked to pier fish and hunt as well as jam at the Maxwell Ranch House.

Who were his main influences?
Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler, Lemmy Kilmister.

Where was Cliff buried?
Cliff was cremated, his ashes were scattered over various places, including the Maxwell House Ranch.

What jobs has he had before Metallica?
Cliff worked in an Equipment Rental yard.

Did Cliff have a tattoo?
Yes, Cliff had the Misfit's mascot, The Crimson Skull tattooed on his shoulder.