Rob Trujillo On How Ozzy Reacted To Him Leaving For Metallica, His First Days In The Band and More! 

Hilarious!

Way too comprehensible 😂 but hilarious

Omg that was great 😂

When they were touring and Ozzy was hammered, Rob had to call Sharon and leave a voicemail / pretend he was Ozzy and he was going to bed at 9pm and had brushed his teeth :D I can only imagine what he would say hahahahaha

I thought the exact same thing killer impersonation lol

Well, he feels like it to you. For me, this is the Metallica bassist. He has been in Metallica as long as I live

It's probably bcs of his little notable contribution in songs

@@nikitabeskov8357 that goes for jason as well, in terms of contributions. cliff was pretty shortchanged in credits unfortunately.

​@@AlldayAudio everybody talks about Jason's contributions(blackened riff, my friend of misery, backing vocals), but nothing like that for Rob, hence he is still the "new guy"

@@nikitabeskov8357 surely i am not stating that jason had "more" contributions. i am actually stating that both of them contributed minimally and both called the new guy ha. (i'm 42. grew up with jason, he felt like the new guy then. and i still refer to rob as their new bassist, 20 yrs on ha)

Weird idea, but imagine the kinda music that Cliff, Jason, and Rob could've made together

True. Watching the documentary it was to me, as an old bass player shocking to watch how bad the other established bassists were in that setting, on the auditions.

Why? That’s the gig dude. That’s the given that one must be

@@Soulful_Sorrow 3 bass players in one room? no thanks

Otherworldly*

I am 100 percent sure that Jason also got 25 percent of Metallica’s earnings .

@@amr4336 it's probably more complicated than that. I would guess that neither of them gets anything from the Cliff period.

@@doublestrokeroll Well said!

@@doublestrokeroll it’s very complicated!!! He probably gets 25% of Live and royalties from his relevant parts which would make him rich forever, but he’s not taking James and Lars money.

@@Xplora213 He's got song writing credits on some stuff. Basically you have to check each album he's on to see which songs he gets credit for. He'll get royalties on that stuff. Probably gets some cut of merchandise as well but you never know. Really just depends on the contract he has with them.

Well said

And he's big enough to make sure no one does anything stupid.

he didn't say "fuckin burrr eeee toe" though.

hahahahaha that’s true

Don't forget! Ron- The first

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I like what you said about Jason. It is so true. He is still my favorite.

Every single one of the bass players happened to land their gig in the best "Metallica" time frame for their qualities. Cliff, at the very beginning, bringing music knowledge and being (almost) the leader. Jason fit right in the "I'm fkn angry and I'll tear the venue down" era with his vocals and finally Rob as the guy that was needed to reignite the spark. Or at least that's my view on it

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@JumpyCat717 He wasn't really that much into music, he was just filling a spot. And he has talked about it a lot, he was ok with being replaced by Cliff, he was never looking to be a big musician rock star.

Couldn´t agree more.

Great way of saying it

cant argue with that. Lars & Kirk have innovative playing at times and James is a thrash picking monster. But their stongest players were always the bassists.

It's like he's just happy to be there, but at the same time so unaffected by it all. Seems to be such a legitimately nice guy.

In a way, he kind of stepped in at the best time that he could have into a band that was able to accept a new member. Metallica has been very broad in it's music writing since the Black Album that Rob never really had to replicate anyone else's writing style. If the band would have wanted a direct replication of any member, that would have been much more difficult.

@@Danlovestrivium Musically, I agree with you. But, more than that, Lars and James had grown up a lot from when Jason joined the band. I believe they were able to appreciate Roberto's contributions in a way they could never appreciate Jason's. They always kept Jason at arm's length, and I think that's just immaturity. They've said as much in interviews. They felt like Jason was "lucky" to be part of Metallica. It seems, now, Metallica feels lucky to have Trujillo.

I dont think it was tough at all for him. They treated him better than they ever did Jason. He walked into a great situation, where they had learned to respect and acknowledge their new member, instead of hazing and shitting on their new bandmate.

Rob is too good of a bass player to follow licks. I'm extremely happy for him, don't get me wrong. But I've seen him live when he played with Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves and his live game is ON POINT. A literal beast on that bass. In Metallica, you wouldn't really know it It's a bittersweet situation for his longtime fans. And I wish him the best. But man, what I wouldn't give to see that magic one last time.

weird i dont think he fits at all

His brother Rob is pretty darn good too!

@@jediroya6810 was waiting for it. 😘

Who's Ron?

Far better than Clint Burton or Jacob Newsted, that's for sure

If you're talking about his time with Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves, you're absolutely right. When he joined Metallica he had to dumb it down to play their lame-o riffs, which has to be hard for a bassist of his caliber to do, but if the money's right it's easy to compromise your talent. Right, Rob?

lololol More than that son!

I'm sure he's not really saying what Sharon actually said to him how much she curse at him probably wanted to take everything from after all this is SHARON

​@James : Actually Rob was handed a briefcase with one mill in cash. That part is correct but hard to say "exactly" what he is paid.

4 albums. You missed St. Anger 🤘🏻

@@Sk8MetalPunk666 Rob didn’t play on St Anger…Bob Rock played bass for the band for that album

@@Sk8MetalPunk666 Bob Rock recorded the bass for that album.

3 albums....in 22 years! Come on Metallica!

@@Sk8MetalPunk666Rob joined in 2003, but he played no part in the St. Anger album.

For nothing

Disagree, don't like the bass sound and never thought the image was a fit.

@@fredriksvard2603 I’m sure it makes you feel validated that literally dozens of people have this same shitty take

in the video that was released just an hour before your comment? well, there are already people talking about that.

Incredible right

@@Valet2 hahah. Didn’t know x

Cliff could scream DIE!! like a mother f#$&er.😆

Newsted was very good basist. Funny thing I play his lines from Load. They are really good. His style of playing bass is different than Cliff's. But I think good.

I just commented similar. He walked into a shit show and helped save it

I actually don't think Rob had that much influence on James tbh. It was Lars who brought him in and James just accepted him because Kirk, Lars and Bob told him it was the right choice. Watching the documentary, it's to me clear that Lars was the one taking charge of getting a bass player from the start. James seemed to have so much problems at the time that he wasn't in a position to take any decisions that big.

Pretty much what Jason went through as well. He was a scapegoat for a lot of things because Cliff. Rob was/is "wipe the slate clean and see what happens", which worked out pretty well I'd say.They did get through tough times, hopefully there aren't any more.

I think it's hard to quantify, but I also think you are overestimating Jason's contributions(and I like Jason). From a pure songwriting credit stance, Cliff and Rob are close, with Cliff having very, very obvious influence on the band and the sound. Dude was insane. Jason has three song credits, the only one of which I think is worth noting is Blackened. I just don't see how Jason changed or added to the band outside of being energetic in live shows and giving 120% all the time. Justice was not a bass friendly album, everyone knows, and his skill was not on display there at all. The black album sound had far more to do with Bob Rock than anyone, so I don't credit Jason with that. Load and Reload were good in their own right, but not great. More hard rock than metal or thrash. I think it's fair to say the three albums Rob has been on have been a better mix of old and new, but I can't say that's on him. I like all their bassists, but I think Rob gets the short end for being agreeable when he is an extremely talented guy. Think about it this way: he was pushing 40, was basically a touring or session musician for most of his career and this gig falls in his lap. Wouldn't you be a yes man and do whatever the hell they needed so you can be a part of something great and also create a new life for yourself?