Robert Trujillo
| Robert Trujillo | |
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Trujillo in September 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roberto Agustin Trujillo |
| Born |
October 23, 1964 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Elektra, Megaforce |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | metallica |
| Notable instruments | |
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Fernandes Gravity 5-string Music Man Stingray 5-string Warwick Basses Fender Precision Bass Rickenbacker 4001 Warwick Robert Trujillo Signature Bass |
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Roberto Agustin "Robert" Trujillo (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto tɾuˈxiʎo]; born October 23, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his role as the current and fourth bass guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica. He was also a member of crossover thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies, funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves, and heavy metal band Black Label Society, and has worked with Jerry Cantrell and Ozzy Osbourne. He is currently touring intermittently with experimental metal group Mass Mental.
Roberto Agustin Trujillo was born in Santa Monica, California. He is of Mexican and Native American descent. He grew up in Culver City, California. Trujillo was exposed to a lot of music during his childhood. His mother was a huge fan of Motown, musicians like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and Sly and the Family Stone. Trujillo stated that "Jaco [Pastorius] was my hero growing up", and that "Hearing him was like hearing Eddie Van Halen doing "Eruption" for the first time: You thought, 'What instrument is that?' I loved jazz fusion and branched out from there. But Jaco had an edge that far exceeded his jazz persona. He was funk, he was rock, he was soul. And his whole attitude was punk." He began playing in "a lot of backyard party bands", playing music by Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Rush, and Led Zeppelin. He went to jazz school when he was 19 with the intention of becoming a studio musician, however he maintained his passion for rock and metal.
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