Cliff Burton Quotations

As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.

Why should we change onstage? We're not trying to be something big and fancy, it's just us, doing what we do, we'd like to keep it that way.

These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives

When a man lies he murders some part of the world These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives All this i cannot bear to witness any longer Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home

Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do.

Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused.

When I started, I decided to devote my life to it and not get sidetracked by all the other bullshit life has to offer

Personally, I would say the 'master' of this whole thing is fate... Whoever is on the playing field is fair game, and it's up to them to avoid being used.

You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.

Control your life through insanity.