…Burton “was important to the structure of the band. He took part in all of the decisive processes. Nothing really happened in Metallica unless Cliff nodded ‘yes’.”
On one hand no shit, on the other conformation Cliff was the ingredient that made #Metallica great.
https://www.loudersound.com/news/fleming-rasmussen-how-metallica-leaned-on-late-bassist-cliff-burton-2026
“Nothing happened in Metallica unless Cliff Burton nodded ‘yes’”: Producer recalls how metal’s biggest band “leaned on” their beloved late bassist
80s producer Flemming Rasmussen remembers Cliff Burton being the heavy metal titans’ unofficial musical leader
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