About this episode

Jason Newsted discusses his unique creative process of blending songwriting and painting.

Jason Newsted blends words and acrylics. Literally. The former Metallica bassist and leader of Jason Newsted and the Chophouse Band is also an accomplished painter, and to get started he'll often write song lyrics (not his own) on a blank canvas, then paint over them. The lyrics serve as a way to stimulate his creative process as his brush strokes move over the words and mix. Newsted gives me a great example of how he recently did this with a Jim Croce song. This episode is a deep discu...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Opipari

Guest: Jason Newsted

Topics covered

• music
• creativity
• painting
• songwriting
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metallica

Books & works: Jim Croce

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