Quotes by Cliff Burton

About Cliff Burton:

Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton was an American musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the American thrash metal band Metallica.
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Why should we change onstage? We're not trying to be something big and fancy, it's just us, doing what we do, we'd like to keep it that way.

Cliff Burton

Control your life through insanity.

Cliff Burton

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

Cliff Burton

To live is to die.

Cliff Burton

Personally, I would say the 'master' of this whole thing is fate... Whoever is on the playing field is fair game, and it's up to them to avoid being used.

Cliff Burton

Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do.

Cliff Burton

We do what we want. We don't care what anyone else thinks.

Cliff Burton

Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused.

Cliff Burton

As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'

Cliff Burton

Author Bio

  • NameCliff Burton
  • DescriptionAmerican musician, member of Metallica
  • AliasesClifford Lee Burton; Cliff Burton
  • BornFebruary 10, 1962
  • DiedSeptember 27, 1986
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBassist; Musician; Composer