| Full name | Jason Curtis Newsted |
| Describes himself as | Energetic, goofy yet understanding and caring |
| What he does in Metallica | Plays the bass guitar |
| Born | 4th March 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Colour of hair | Reddish-brown |
| Colour of eyes | Blue |
| Height | 5’8" |
| Weight | 69 Kgs |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Favourite food | Frosted Flakes, Ginseng, Thai Curry and Bananas |
| Favourite drinks | Red wines like Barolo or Bordeaux and also likes drinking Evain and MetRx shakes |
| Favourite hobbies | Jams his Chophouse studio, mountain biking and basketball |
| Music influences | Kiss, Black Sabbath, Rush and Ted Nugent |
| Present Music favourites | Kiss, Black Sabbath, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Machine Head, Wes Montgomery, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Sepultura, Tom Waits, Soulfly, Sly and the Family Stone, Massive Attack, Jaco Pastorius and Snoop Doggy Dogg |
| Favourite heroes | Al Pacino, B.B. King, Gene Simmons, Zach Harmon, Bob Marley and his pop |
| Favourite Sport teams | Chicago Bulls on the NBA, Detroit Lions, Phoenix Suns and the Raiders in the NFL |
| Pets | Two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs called Kobie and Kaya |
| Vehicles | LandCruiser and Titanium Merlin "Newsboy" Cruiser mountain bike |
| Jobs before METALLICA | A Pizza maker, truck-driver, a pizza maker and worked at a Sandwich Shop as a Burger-flipper |
| Bands before METALLICA | Gangster, Dogz and Flotsam & Jetsam |
| Other Recordings besides Metallica | Jason’s former band Flotsam & Jetsam has two albums with Jason's work in it. Jason has also contributed to songs on UNKLE’s Psyence Fiction and Seplutura's Against. Jason has also writen songs on Jim Martin's debut album Milk and Blood, and on Voivod's Phobos |
| Equipment | Sadowsky basses live with Labella strings and Ampeg amps. Also uses a variety of basses, guitars and amps in studio |
| First song Jason learned on guitar | Main riff in '25 or 6 to 4' by Chicago |
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