Jason Newsted to Reveal Contemporary Art Project in New Exhibition

Former Metallica bass player, Jason Newsted discussed in an interview on 94.3 The Shark his first major international exhibition of his contemporary art project “Rawk,” which debuted May 3rd at Pier 94, and will continue to be on display through Sunday, May 7th.


"It is another chapter, certainly, going into the visual arts like this," Newsted said (hear audio below). "The enthusiasm is really important. You have to show people that you're excited about it for them to be excited about it. And it's no pretend or anything, it's just how I am — I'm psyched about things, I immerse myself in them, I become obsessive about them. I let them become me, I become it. That whole thing has to happen in order to get somewhere. That's how I've always played my game, and it's worked out pretty good for me. I've gotta stay intense and keep chasing it. I try not to ride on my laurels."

He continued: "I'm proud of my past, I'm proud of what METALLICA does now, and I'll always be a part of that and always be a part of their support system. Those things are positive things, so I just try to kind of keep on that trip. And this art thing, I chased it pretty severely in 2009, '10 and '11, had my first show in San Francisco that was just kind of a smaller show. But now I've been given this opportunity that fell from the sky to go and show these pictures to people and talk about music again and all that. So I'm grabbing this by the horn, throwing up the horns, making it all happen."

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Lindsay OConnor     May 06, 2017