Clifford Lee Burton (10 février 1962 – 27 septembre 1986) fut le second bassiste de Metallica. Il rejoignit le groupe fin 1982. Il fut et est toujours considéré comme l'un des plus grands bassistes de l'histoire du heavy metal. Sa vie et sa fin tragique ont inspiré au moins deux chansons (voir à la fin de l'article).
Burton est né à Castro Valley, en Californie. Ayant des parents hippies, il a beaucoup été influencé par ce mouvement (il portait toujours des pantalons à « pattes d'éléphants ») et par divers artistes de jazz ou de blues : il a commencé à jouer au piano à six ans et ce n'est qu'adolescent qu'il commença à jouer de la basse. Il fit partie de plusieurs groupes californiens.
Les membres de Metallica étaient en train de chercher un bassiste plus sérieux et plus habile que leur bassiste actuel, Ron McGovney, et (comme ils le racontent dans les commentaires de l'album « Gar...
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Actualité sur Cliff BURTON
To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
Putnam City North's Daniel Burton signs a letter of intent to attend Iowa State and play football during a national signing day event in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Gooch) AMES, Iowa -- Born three months ...
I wonder what his take on Cliff Burton's "Pulling Teeth," off Metallica's 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All, would have been. The Hogan Knows Best star also talked about digging The Stone Roses. "They're getting back together, right? That's cool man.
Romney strategist Stuart Stevens says he has a soft spot in his heart for Newt Gingrich, but is quick to add that the fomer speaker would be "an utter disaster'' as the Republican nominee. (With cameo by DC's leading Cliff Burton/Rick Santorum expert ...
2 2012 at 12:30 PM Editor's Note: The Ghost of Cliff Burton's Jef With One F is a regular contributor for Rocks Off and the Houston Press. ?When the oddball experimentalists in the Black Math Experiment went on hiatus four years ago, Houston lost a ...
Which looked like a bad move when Cliff Burton took over bass duties and Metallica quickly blew up to become one of the biggest underground metal bands in the world. But tragically, the decision looked a little better after the 1986 tour bus accident ...
His book "To Live is to Die: The Life And Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton" was nominated as music book of the year in 2009. Joel has chalked up over 800 interviews with such iconic artists as Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson, or some English Actor ...
Black Veil Brides singer Andy Biersack's "Creeping Death" depicted Cliff Burton with blood streaming from his eyes, a haunting and hypnotic tribute to Metallica's legendary bassist. Dan Harding's "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" boasts a gorgeously detailed ...
Their comments came after an inquest into James's death found that he took his own life when he went over Burton Cliff at Burton Bradstock. Mr Thorner, who runs CT Motorcycles in Bridport, said they really wanted all James' friends to know that no-one ...
When asked if it was true that he inspired Cliff Burton for his bass solo "Anesthesia", McGovney said, "I did not write 'Anesthesia'. That was all Cliff." As to whether he still plays bass, Ron said, "I still have my basses, but I really don't play too ...
During the Cliff Burton tribute segment, current bassist Rob Trujillo told a story about preparing for his audition while crashing at Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin's place. Late one night while practicing, Trujillo noticed a Burton photo, ...
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Art, Musique, Artiste, Bassiste, Musicien, Clifford Lee Burton.
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