I still get chills when I listen to Orion's intro . Its like hearing a strange machine in a distance , with this weird outer space sound . Cliff truly had a gift for making music that will stand the test of time .
6 of 8 of ride the Lightning was writing by cliff. (For whom the bell tolls, the call of Ktulu.) But also Anesthesia pulling teeth and Orion, the solo of Master of Puppets but also the reverse intro of Damage inc. I guess he early played the clean guitar or bass interlude of to live is to die 🖤🤘🏼
Cliff had real supportive parents. But what make hetfield even more impressive to me is that his parents were a total mess, and he was still able to accomplished what he accomplished.
So true. I think he tried and still tries to find balance in his life in a healthy way and initially he will gain and that . Balance of who he is , the healthy him, where he is going and how he wants to see himself and his art
When he talks about seeing Cliff in his dreams, I can definitely feel that from my own experiences. Every once in a while, I see a lost loved one in my dreams and it REALLY sucks when you wake up but you're both overwhelmed with joy (to see them again) and sadness (reminded they are no longer with you again).
I know what's like when I have my flying dreams 😅 I wake up with joy knowing for a fact that I could definitely fly for real this time !! Then I wake up and reality hits me :( and I'm like ohh it was just a dream again.... Every now and then I go and jump up as high as I can and see if I could fly but damn I'm so stupid forget I
I got the chance to see cliff play in 86' month's before he passed, amazing stage presence, thundering bass, amazing skill's like no other and those bellbottom's!!! He owned that side of the stage with such might!!! My heart just crushed when I read the morning paper the next day that he had passed!!.....now whenever I hear thunder rolling from a storm, I think of him. True talent never die's!!!!🌩
Timothy A. Olmeda i saw cliff as well and he tore it up, i met him earlier in the day and he said i better see you headbanging during my solo, i was 3rd row back on cliffs side. hard to believe that was 31 years ago.
He was and always will be the Greatest Bass Player of All Time!!! His Presence, His Passion, and his Unlimited Talent, what could have been if he didn't die in that horrible accident. He had mastered the Bass already at 24. Thank God, he introduced me to metallica and Cliff Burton.
Luke Schwed dimebag is not in relationship with what cliff played. Its a total different universe. I cant imagine Cliff would listen to Pantera. Its to much macho bullshit
Oh shut the fuck up. Cliff and dime met. It's hypocritical to call pantera music macho when all metal portrays themselves as that. Metallica and cliff included.
@@lukeknutson3191 that guy is an idiot. Dime and Cliff met, there a picture somewhere with Dime and James jamming. They probably are shredding somewhere.
@@danglenzig Nobody disrespects Pantera or Metallica under any circumstances ever... you're a real turd just for insulting 2 legends, you're not a true metalhead... 🖕🖕
You can tell James adores the life out of cliff and in a way looked up to him and has nothing but the upmost respect idk what they did off stage but you can see James how he talks about him and ya know he smiles when he thinks about him that says a lot
nobody even comes close to burton.he fucking wailed!!! sick bass player.i get the goosebumps to this very day watching him on those older videos.nobody even comes close.
thanks james for the story.....cliff was a brother for sure!! if cliff were here now, he'd be loving life!! I would of liked to get a pair of cliffs bell bottom jeans and wear them. tribute to him!! RIP Cliff
I think that Cliff and James were a perfect pair of musicians and friends. Once Kames said that he suffered from abandonment syndrome and I think that the loss of Cliff was a terrible shock for the band but especially for him. Everyone miss you so much Cliff …. I dare not think how much those who knew you miss you. Love you Cliff I miss you … forever in my heart
I remember when kill em all wasnt even pressed yet, we had a bootleg cassette tape. One thing about cliff, he was a great guy. Even 30 years later everyone seems like we got a big hole in our hearts from cliffs passing
I wish I could’ve seen him play. Such a unique individual. Everytime I hear the bass parts in certain songs of Metallica especially For Whom the Bell Tolls, I get so excited. Such a shame 24 years is all he wrote but what a 24 years it must’ve been to him. He did so much and lived life! Yes, us Aquariuses can be so intellectual and free spirited. Deep thinkers as well. We are very unique in energy and in how we live our lives. He felt the music and it showed when he played. He took up the bass and took off for the sky. He had the determination to learn that instrument and blew everyone away. Cliff was brilliant. It’s a shame he was taken the way he was but I’m glad he visits James and is doing alright. He’s missed so much. ❤️
If anyone has ever had those dreams… I don’t know what more you need to experience in life to realize there is an afterlife. I’ve had many of them. Friends and family that have passed on and come to me. It’s almost always the same. I ask where they have been. I say “I thought you were dead”. And they always say “I just had to go for a little bit”.
I'm sorry James. When I saw James's talk about Cliff, I thought he was going to cry, which is okay. I see people in my dreams too, but I'm glad he got that out.
I think Cliff was the only one that James truly loved AND respected. You can tell that in their joint interviews how he is hanging off of Cliff's every word.
I can remember seeing Metallica with Cliff and while the rest of the guys were frantically(haha) head banging, Cliff was just jamming like he was in a southern rock band, total contrast, but man, oh so cool...
Damn, he was only 24 when he died. Truly tragic. It really seems like the best people are taken way too early. I've been thinking about this for my own personal reasons lately. If you consider what a shithole the world can be it can seem like a mercy, but then it seems like all these people who are taken so early are also those who got the most out of life. Maybe someone out there's like, no, this world isn't good enough for you, we'll give you the real deal.
@@dolantho I totally agree. I think a lot of that had to do with his upbringing, too. His dad was an awesome person, and I'm assuming his mom was, too. There's plenty of terrible people with great people for parents (I know one in my personal life right now who is really grinding my gears, in fact), but not many who have great parents. Yeah, life is complicated, impossible to say why things turn out like this, but it seems like the people like Cliff get taken early a disproportional amount of the time (I've also seen this in my own life).
I'm a couple month younger than Hetfield and first started listening to them even before I knew what they looked like, I think around 1983/84. I will always wonder what Metallica would've become had Cliff never been killed. I think they still would've evolved from Lightning and Puppets, to make something like the Black album, but more important, Cliff would've NEVER let them do things untrue to themselves, like making that self-indulgent monster movie or allowed Load to happen.
I feel u man, every time i see videos of Metallica talk about that awful day when Cliff died and they reflect on him, I always weep and cry...fucking shame and Sad.
@@jordanwhitehouse7726 English probably isn't his or her first language but you get what he/she is trying to say, if you can't then he/she is basically saying "who's cutting onions in here?" Or "you're crying, I'm not crying" type of comment etc.
I exactly understand what he‘s talking about. My best friend, who also died at young age (27) and had a Burton-attitude too, is also visiting me in my dreams just the same way James is telling...
Clifford Lee Burton (Castro Valley, California, 10 de febrero de 1962-Kronoberg, Suecia, 27 de septiembre de 1986), más conocido como Cliff Burton, fue un músico estadounidense de thrash metal, conocido por haber sido el bajista de Metallica desde 1982 hasta el día de su muerte, a la edad de 24 años.
I guess after he sobered up and saw how good of a guy Jason is and in a way this is my opinion I think he wishes he could change how he treated Jason but at least he recognizes that he treated him unfairly
It seems Cliff had a little different taste in music as everyone else. I always wonder in which direction would the band would have moved had he lived longer.
I'm pretty sure Metallica would have gotten on the grunge bus already in '87-88 had he lived. Cliff liked alot of alternative rock and metal at the time and I think he would have recognized which way the wind was blowing with new bands like Soundgarden etc.
Completely broke my heart when James mentions that he dreams about Cliff. U can tell he misses him and respects him still after all these years
Word 100
I had a dream myself of Cliff years ago and he turned and smiled at me
Thanks James, you and CLIFF made the best metal album for de Universe, Master off Puppets. I listen Orion since 1986 3 times a week.
I still get chills when I listen to Orion's intro . Its like hearing a strange machine in a distance , with this weird outer space sound . Cliff truly had a gift for making music that will stand the test of time .
And the call of ktulu
6 of 8 of ride the Lightning was writing by cliff. (For whom the bell tolls, the call of Ktulu.) But also Anesthesia pulling teeth and Orion, the solo of Master of Puppets but also the reverse intro of Damage inc.
I guess he early played the clean guitar or bass interlude of to live is to die 🖤🤘🏼
LM GG Indeed brother. Cliffs bass on that is untouchable.
@@__blue--blood__7857 then theres the break on bass that sounds like an instellar distress signal
Cliff had real supportive parents. But what make hetfield even more impressive to me is that his parents were a total mess, and he was still able to accomplished what he accomplished.
So true. I think he tried and still tries to find balance in his life in a healthy way and initially he will gain and that . Balance of who he is , the healthy him, where he is going and how he wants to see himself and his art
Partly due to the brotherly relationship he had with Lars , he found new family and acceptance
it was just his dad that was a mess, his mom was just super religous
When he talks about seeing Cliff in his dreams, I can definitely feel that from my own experiences. Every once in a while, I see a lost loved one in my dreams and it REALLY sucks when you wake up but you're both overwhelmed with joy (to see them again) and sadness (reminded they are no longer with you again).
I know what that's like
I know what's like when I have my flying dreams 😅 I wake up with joy knowing for a fact that I could definitely fly for real this time !! Then I wake up and reality hits me :( and I'm like ohh it was just a dream again.... Every now and then I go and jump up as high as I can and see if I could fly but damn I'm so stupid forget I
Chokes me up. He was taken way too soon. Wish he was still making music with these guys.
Every Metallica fan does.
I got the chance to see cliff play in 86' month's before he passed, amazing stage presence, thundering bass, amazing skill's like no other and those bellbottom's!!! He owned that side of the stage with such might!!! My heart just crushed when I read the morning paper the next day that he had passed!!.....now whenever I hear thunder rolling from a storm, I think of him. True talent never die's!!!!🌩
Timothy A. Olmeda i saw cliff as well and he tore it up, i met him earlier in the day and he said i better see you headbanging during my solo, i was 3rd row back on cliffs side. hard to believe that was 31 years ago.
"Months before...." "the next day..."?
@@kingkeefage I think he meant that he read the paper on the day after Cliff's death.
Yeah right
I cried when i heard him say he visits james
honestly these two had such a pure special bond
They were brothers.
It's honestly sweet that he used present tense terms to talk about Cliff. Like he is still alive. Proof he lives on in his heart.
His body lies but still he roams.
I don't know much abouy Cliff. But James made feel sad for him too.
He was and always will be the Greatest Bass Player of All Time!!! His Presence, His Passion, and his Unlimited Talent, what could have been if he didn't die in that horrible accident. He had mastered the Bass already at 24. Thank God, he introduced me to metallica and Cliff Burton.
Imagine what masterpieces Cliff burton and dimebag Darrell are making right now
Luke Schwed dimebag is not in relationship with what cliff played. Its a total different universe. I cant imagine Cliff would listen to Pantera. Its to much macho bullshit
Oh shut the fuck up. Cliff and dime met. It's hypocritical to call pantera music macho when all metal portrays themselves as that. Metallica and cliff included.
@@lukeknutson3191 that guy is an idiot. Dime and Cliff met, there a picture somewhere with Dime and James jamming. They probably are shredding somewhere.
@@danglenzig Nobody disrespects Pantera or Metallica under any circumstances ever... you're a real turd just for insulting 2 legends, you're not a true metalhead... 🖕🖕
And sadly Eddie Van Halen now.
You can tell James adores the life out of cliff and in a way looked up to him and has nothing but the upmost respect idk what they did off stage but you can see James how he talks about him and ya know he smiles when he thinks about him that says a lot
You know James and Cliff are still the realest friends when they still hang out in James's dreams. May the bass god Rest In Peace.
Currently wearing a t shirt with Cliff Burton on it. God bless ya Cliff you’re the reason I picked up the bass. Thx man.
nobody even comes close to burton.he fucking wailed!!! sick bass player.i get the goosebumps to this very day watching him on those older videos.nobody even comes close.
I loved him too bro... damn...just damn.
This almost made me cry.
Wish I could give James a hug for cliff.
The admiration and pain is still there...
This is so beautiful. Truly hearfelt, a friend who misses a friend that has passed on.
Hits me right in the feels man
"He had his vision on who he wanted to be, and no one could fuck with that"
*enter bus driver*
>:/
2:17 😭😭😢
When he spoke about seeing Cliff in his dreams that really made me tear up, that’s so beautiful 😭
Thank you James. Cliff really felt your words & your love. ❤
If that accident never happened.. I wonder what songs we would have today, that we never will hear.. I fear we have lost some gems..
Cliff is in heaven with his brother now 🕊️
Rip cliff, Lemmy, Paul, jimmy we love you
Whos Jimmy?
@@subway5907 Jimi Hendrix... or Jim Morrison maybe...
@@kennealy2148 Neither of them is called Jimmy tho. Lol
@@subway5907 Then who was the other guy referring to?
You mean Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan?
thanks james for the story.....cliff was a brother for sure!! if cliff were here now, he'd be loving life!! I would of liked to get a pair of cliffs bell bottom jeans and wear them. tribute to him!! RIP Cliff
I think that Cliff and James were a perfect pair of musicians and friends. Once Kames said that he suffered from abandonment syndrome and I think that the loss of Cliff was a terrible shock for the band but especially for him. Everyone miss you so much Cliff …. I dare not think how much those who knew you miss you.
Love you Cliff I miss you … forever in my heart
A shaggy haired wise man once said the ones who love us will miss us...true indeed 😌😉
I remember when kill em all wasnt even pressed yet, we had a bootleg cassette tape. One thing about cliff, he was a great guy. Even 30 years later everyone seems like we got a big hole in our hearts from cliffs passing
I wish I could’ve seen him play. Such a unique individual. Everytime I hear the bass parts in certain songs of Metallica especially For Whom the Bell Tolls, I get so excited.
Such a shame 24 years is all he wrote but what a 24 years it must’ve been to him. He did so much and lived life! Yes, us Aquariuses can be so intellectual and free spirited. Deep thinkers as well. We are very unique in energy and in how we live our lives. He felt the music and it showed when he played. He took up the bass and took off for the sky. He had the determination to learn that instrument and blew everyone away.
Cliff was brilliant. It’s a shame he was taken the way he was but I’m glad he visits James and is doing alright. He’s missed so much. ❤️
If anyone has ever had those dreams… I don’t know what more you need to experience in life to realize there is an afterlife. I’ve had many of them. Friends and family that have passed on and come to me. It’s almost always the same. I ask where they have been. I say “I thought you were dead”. And they always say “I just had to go for a little bit”.
I'm sorry James. When I saw James's talk about Cliff, I thought he was going to cry, which is okay. I see people in my dreams too, but I'm glad he got that out.
He's trying not cry
I think Cliff was the only one that James truly loved AND respected. You can tell that in their joint interviews how he is hanging off of Cliff's every word.
I had a dream a few months ago that cliff came up to me and said “you’re the future”
Wow this is really touching.
I can remember seeing Metallica with Cliff and while the rest of the guys were frantically(haha) head banging, Cliff was just jamming like he was in a southern rock band, total contrast, but man, oh so cool...
Victor Moreno he was a true headbanger
Cliff headbanged more than anyone else.
Fortworths for sure..I learned o headbang from him
Jayk Roach :) Good lad.
He looked like he would have fit right in with Lynyrd Skynyrd just as easily
Cliff is the biggest inspiration for 0laying bass. For whom the bell tolls
Damn, he was only 24 when he died. Truly tragic. It really seems like the best people are taken way too early. I've been thinking about this for my own personal reasons lately. If you consider what a shithole the world can be it can seem like a mercy, but then it seems like all these people who are taken so early are also those who got the most out of life. Maybe someone out there's like, no, this world isn't good enough for you, we'll give you the real deal.
Cliff was different, because he was so real and honest. Almost like he had already reached human maturity far before everyone else. Maybe your right
@@dolantho I totally agree. I think a lot of that had to do with his upbringing, too. His dad was an awesome person, and I'm assuming his mom was, too. There's plenty of terrible people with great people for parents (I know one in my personal life right now who is really grinding my gears, in fact), but not many who have great parents. Yeah, life is complicated, impossible to say why things turn out like this, but it seems like the people like Cliff get taken early a disproportional amount of the time (I've also seen this in my own life).
That really hit my heart.... O gosh, why should this things happen...
"I pulled an Elvis." - Cliff Burton
We love you James ❤
I'm a couple month younger than Hetfield and first started listening to them even before I knew what they looked like, I think around 1983/84. I will always wonder what Metallica would've become had Cliff never been killed. I think they still would've evolved from Lightning and Puppets, to make something like the Black album, but more important, Cliff would've NEVER let them do things untrue to themselves, like making that self-indulgent monster movie or allowed Load to happen.
If cliff never died in 1986 just imagine how AJFA would of sound like and how Seattle 89 would be like
If i could have the power to revive one person in the whole world.. It would 1,000,000,000,000,000% be cliff burton... 🤘🏻 \m/
Anyone knows where my feels are?? Good, me neither, i'm gonna cry,😭😭💕💕
I feel u man, every time i see videos of Metallica talk about that awful day when Cliff died and they reflect on him, I always weep and cry...fucking shame and Sad.
L. Rose nice English, makes a lot of sense man.
@@jordanwhitehouse7726 English probably isn't his or her first language but you get what he/she is trying to say, if you can't then he/she is basically saying "who's cutting onions in here?" Or "you're crying, I'm not crying" type of comment etc.
i love the profile pic. mine is similar
I almost cried when James started talking about his dreams of Cliff.
he looks like he is talking from his driving licence photo
The part bout dreams is the best and sweetest part
That’s so cool that Cliff visits James in his dreams
They should make a movie about Cliff
That was deep!!
I exactly understand what he‘s talking about. My best friend, who also died at young age (27) and had a Burton-attitude too, is also visiting me in my dreams just the same way James is telling...
R.I.P C.L BURTON! LEGEND!
In heaven he riffs
The 6 dislikes are from people who have no life
I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying! 😭
That is so cool.
Meanwhile Lars thought that if he walked in the audition in 2003, he wasn't sure he'd be the right guy for the job.
And james asks him in the dream
so.. Where have you been living all this time
Cliff : Way way up there high up on that cliff
Clifford Lee Burton (Castro Valley, California, 10 de febrero de 1962-Kronoberg, Suecia, 27 de septiembre de 1986), más conocido como Cliff Burton, fue un músico estadounidense de thrash metal, conocido por haber sido el bajista de Metallica desde 1982 hasta el día de su muerte, a la edad de 24 años.
He talks the same way about Jason Newsted.
I guess after he sobered up and saw how good of a guy Jason is and in a way this is my opinion I think he wishes he could change how he treated Jason but at least he recognizes that he treated him unfairly
James Hetfield
03/08/63
58 años
The things Cliff would do today
I wanna sleep later and see Cliff in my dreams 😞
King James Talking About Lord Burton - Metallica FOREVER 🤘🤘
My favorite part 1:40
He liked shootin guns
It seems Cliff had a little different taste in music as everyone else. I always wonder in which direction would the band would have moved had he lived longer.
I'm pretty sure Metallica would have gotten on the grunge bus already in '87-88 had he lived. Cliff liked alot of alternative rock and metal at the time and I think he would have recognized which way the wind was blowing with new bands like Soundgarden etc.
ahw:3
Hi Cliff!
People write off Metallica for being just mindless loudness and suing Napster. Ridiculous.
where have you been :(
Imagine Lars tryin to give Cliff some shit xD
Imagine trying to tell a famous guy what’s in and out of fashion....
first
Cliff is good but not as good as black sbabbth
James, you hired a bus driver that was at least 3 times as drunk as you all, then you wonder why Cliff dies
Tammy, you aren't too bright
Great Troll.... well done.... nice personality you have there, your gonna go really far....
Daniel Green It should have been you.
Dude back off
Tammy Sigmon yeah right and you were there
I hate this version of James
troubled james