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Jason Newsted Wiki Biography

Jason Curtis Newsted, was born on 4th March 1963, in Battle Creek, Michigan USA, and is a rock musician and songwriter. Also known as Jasonic and Jason “Newkid”, he perhaps best known as the bass player for the band Metallica. Jason has been active in the entertainment industry since the early 80s.

So just how rich is Jason Newsted? Sources estimate that Jason’s net worth is over $40 million, his wealth having been accumulated largely from his career of more than 30 years in the music industry,

All his life Jason has been surrounded by music, as his mother was a piano teacher and one of his older brothers learnt to play the trumpet. Also, he was a passionate listener to the music records collected by his brothers. At nine years old he started playing the guitar, but after he reached the age of 14 he concentrated on playing bass guitar. This change was influenced by Gene Simmons who was playing in the band “Kiss”. Newsted also lists other musicians, such as Geezer Butler, Lemmy Kilmister, Steve Harris and others, who have had a huge influence on his musical taste.

His career started while he was performing with Flotsam and Jetsam, a trash metal band. It’s worth mentioning that the major part of the lyrics of the album called “Doomsday for the Deceiver” were written by Jason Newsted. However, after the bassist for Metallica, Cliff Burton’s death in 1986, Jason was chosen to join the band, with which he performed for over 25 years until he left it in 2011 because of a disagreement; nevertheless he was the longest serving bass guitar player the band has had. The time spent with the famous heavy metal band earned Jason Newsted his fame, and a considerable amount of his net worth. In 2002 the musician joined other music projects, including playing with Ozzy Osbourne and groups such as Echobrain and Voivod.

In 2006 Newsted injured his shoulder while trying to catch a falling bass amp head. During his recovery period he was unable to play, but the artistic soul could not calm down. Therefore Jason Newsted decided to express himself in art. As he explained, he went “from making crazy and colorful music to making crazy and colorful paintings.” His original works were subsequently exhibited in San Francisco’s Michaela Art gallery in 2010. This second career has also had a positive effect on Jason’s net worth.

On a radio interview Newsted also revealed his successful investment in various projects while he was a Metallica member; Jason Newsted is not only a musician but also the owner of the Chophouse Records label and recording studio in California. In addition to that, he has his own music publishing company “Jasonic”, which is also an important source of his income.

Nowadays Jason Newsted is playing in the band called “Newsted”, in which he is both the lead singer and the bass player. Their debut album entitled “Heavy Metal Music”was released in August, 2013. The work with his own band is considered to be one of the major sources of the musician‘s net worth these days.

In his personal life, Jason Newsted was very briefly married to Judy in 1988! He has been married to Nicole Leigh Smith since 2012. Newsted is now also busy with philanthropic work. He wants to promote musical education for kids, so the musician is an official supporter of a non–profit organization called Little Kids Rock, whose mission is to provide an opportunity to every kid throughout the USA to play music. Newsted is an honorary board member of the organization.

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Jason Newsted Quick Info

Jason Newsted Quotes

• When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff’s work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No one could be Cliff Burton; Cliff Burton was the Jimi Hendrix of bass. I had to practice, practice, practice to get anywhere close to where he was.
• Yes, we sell out…every seat in the house, every time we play, anywhere we play.

Jason Newsted Important Facts

• Currently touring on the Ozzfest tour playing Bass with Ozzy Osbourne and Voivod. [August 2003]
• Jason joined the band Supernova that is seeking a singer for the new band. The other band members are Gilby Clarke (guitar), and Tommy Lee (drums). The band selected Lukas Rossi to be their lead singer on September 13, 2006 on the television show Rock Star: Supernova. [July 2006]
• Officially leaves Metallica after being in the band for 14 years. [January 2001]
• His nephew Michael is a very talented up-and-coming Christian musician.
• Replaced by Robert Trujillo in Metallica.
• Participated in Rock Star Supernova, a supergroup created through the reality television series, Rock Star: Supernova.
• He played with Flotsam and Jetsam from 1983 to 1986.
• Replaced original Metallica bassist Cliff Burton in 1986 after Burton was tragically killed in a tour bus accident when Metallica’s bus crashed in Sweden while they were touring Europe.
• On March 17, 2003, he was showcased as the newest member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band. However, he remains with the legendary metal act Voivod and appeared on their self-titled 2003 album as well as their latest album due out in 2005. His relationship as friend and part time collaborator goes back almost 20 years and he has contributed to their music before, notably on the song “M-Body” for the album Phobos.
• (October 9, 2002) Joins Canadian metal group Voivod as their permanent bassist, gets a new moniker from the band (“Jasonic”) and makes his debut on their 13th studio album “The Multiverse” due to be released on 4 March 2003 (Jason’s 40th Birthday).
• Ex-bassist of the heavy metal band Metallica.

Jason Newsted Filmography