A couple years ago I was going to back off and actually thought about retiring, but it keeps calling me back, and I'm going to keep going back as long as it calls me. I really think it has something to do with the good vibes that I feel I've spread through my performance and through the time that I've spent with fans.

And Justice for All)
"My Friend of Misery" (Metallica)
"Where the Wild Things Are" (ReLoad)


Departure from Metallica
During a meeting between the members of Metallica in January 2001 Newsted who was unhappy with the direction Metallica was taking[citation needed] proposed that the band should take a year-long hiatus and he would use that time to focus on his side-project Echobrain. During an MTV interview both Osbourne and Newsted showed extreme enthusiasm in writing a new album together with Osbourne comparing Newsted to "a young Geezer Butler. Robert Trujillo became the band's new bassist in 2003.

Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4 1963 in Battle Creek Michigan) is an American metal bassist known for his work with Metallica Voivod and Flotsam and Jetsam. He is also the founder of the Chophouse Records studio and label based in California. After he left Metallica he continued with his project Echobrain played with Ozzy Osbourne and joined heavy metal band Voivod.