Jason Newsted

“I’m the new guy. No matter what I do, I’m the new guy.”

“Heavy metal is a lifestyle, it's not a flavor of the month.”

“You can get all the riches and all the fame and all the everything in the world. But it’s not going to make you happy.”

“I would never close the door on playing with Metallica again.”

“My whole thing is, if you love what you're doing, you're going to be successful.”

“I always felt like I was the fan on stage.”

“The first rule of heavy metal is there are no rules.”

“I saved myself by leaving.”

“There was a lot of money on the table, and I said no.”

“I'm not going to lie; it was very difficult. The hazing was real.”

“They could not handle the side project thing.”

“I don't regret anything. Not one thing.”

“My playing style is very aggressive. It's about digging in.”

“It's all about the riff. It always has been.”

“I'm still a metalhead, man. I'm just an older metalhead.”

“You have to have the fire in your belly. If you don't have that, you're not going to make it.”

“I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason.”

“We were brothers who cared for each other and looked after each other.”