- Born
- Birth nameJason Curtis Newsted
- Nicknames
- Jase
- Jasonic
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Jason Newsted was born on March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) and Man at Arms (2013). He has been married to Nicole Leigh Smith since October 2012. He was previously married to Judy Newsted.
- SpousesNicole Leigh Smith(October 2012 - present)Judy Newsted(1988 - 1988) (divorced)
- Ex-bassist of the heavy metal band Metallica.
- (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).
- 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.
- He played with Flotsam and Jetsam from 1983 to 1986.
- Yes, we sell out...every seat in the house, every time we play, anywhere we play.
- 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.
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