{"id":64470,"date":"2026-05-05T15:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=64470"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:19:41","slug":"jason-newsted-revela-que-su-salida-de-metallica-estuvo-marcada-por-su-adiccion-no-solo-por-conflictos-internos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/jason-newsted-revela-que-su-salida-de-metallica-estuvo-marcada-por-su-adiccion-no-solo-por-conflictos-internos\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Newsted says addiction was key factor behind his departure from Metallica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\" translation-block\">Jason Newsted has shared one of his most direct explanations yet regarding his departure from Metallica in 2001, stating that his struggle with addiction was a decisive factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">Speaking on a recent episode of Let There Be Talk, hosted by Dean Delray, the former bassist explained that while creative tensions, burnout and internal dynamics played a role, his personal condition was the primary issue: \u201cThe reason I left Metallica is because I was a horrible addict. I was up against myself, and if I didn\u2019t get help, I was going to die\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newsted also revealed that he asked the band for time to address his situation, but was met with resistance: \u201cI said, \u2018Can I have a minute? Please give me a minute.\u2019 And they said no. I would rather live than be in your band\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also addressed long-standing assumptions about his side project Echobrain, often cited as a key reason for tension within the band. According to Newsted, it was not the cause of his exit: \u201cEchobrain is not why I left. It was just the music I was making at the time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">These statements reshape part of the narrative that has surrounded his departure for decades, which often focused on his role within the band, lack of songwriting credits and production decisions such as the treatment of his bass on \u2026And Justice For All.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the interview, Jason Newsted also referenced the broader environment within Metallica at the time, noting the culture of excess that contributed to his struggles. The band itself has faced similar issues, including rehab periods for frontman James Hetfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Ep 856 : Jason Newsted returns to the show.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_ef496x394?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Ep 856 : Jason Newsted returns to the show.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_ef496x394?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Newsted ha ofrecido una de sus declaraciones m\u00e1s directas en a\u00f1os sobre su salida de Metallica en 2001, se\u00f1alando que su lucha con la adicci\u00f3n fue un factor determinante en su decisi\u00f3n de abandonar la banda. Durante una reciente aparici\u00f3n en el podcast Let There Be Talk de Dean Delray, el exbajista explic\u00f3 que, si bien los conflictos creativos, el desgaste f\u00edsico y su situaci\u00f3n dentro del grupo influyeron, el elemento central fue su estado personal: \u201cLa raz\u00f3n por [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[620,260],"tags":[7873,7871,7870,3779,7869,7872,505],"class_list":["post-64470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thrash-metal","category-new","tag-and-justice-for-all-bajo-polemica","tag-echobrain-metallica-conflicto-verdad","tag-james-hetfield-rehabilitacion-metallica-historia","tag-jason-newsted","tag-jason-newsted-adiccion-metallica-entrevista","tag-jason-newsted-metallica-salida-2001-razones","tag-metallica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64470"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64473,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64470\/revisions\/64473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}