Cliff Burton quotes

Cliff Burton was an American musician and bassist, best known for his work with the heavy metal band Metallica. His innovative playing style and musical contributions helped define the band's early sound. He is remembered as one of the most influential bassists in rock and metal history. Here are 10 of his quotes:

Control your life through insanity. (Cliff Burton)
Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do. View quote
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Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused. View quote
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We do what we want. We don't care what anyone else thinks. View quote
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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. View quote
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"When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives.", (Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676). "All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation take me home?", (Burton). View quote
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Wow, it´s like a creeping death”. View quote
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You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored. View quote
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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. View quote
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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.' View quote
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Cliff Burton

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: February 10, 1962
Died: September 27, 1986
Quotes count: 10
Wikipedia: Cliff Burton

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