Cliff Burton Quotes


You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.


Citations

McIver, Joel. To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton. Jawbone Press, 2009.

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Cliff Burton
Cliff Burton
  • Born: February 10, 1962
  • Died: September 27, 1986
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician, Songwriter

Clifford Lee Burton was an American musician and songwriter who was the bassist for American heavy metal band Metallica from 1983 until his death in 1986. He performed on Kill 'Em All (1983), Ride the Lightning (1984), and Master of Puppets (1986), the band's first three studio albums. Burton also received posthumous writing credit on ...And Justice for All (1988) for the song "To Live Is to Die".