I ended up gettin’ a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss – I liked Gene the best.
Meaning of the quote
When Jason Newsted was young, he got a Gibson amp and a bass guitar because he really liked Gene Simmons, the bassist from the band KISS. Jason and three of his friends would pretend to be KISS, and Jason always wanted to be Gene Simmons because he liked him the most.
About Jason Newsted
Jason Newsted is an American musician best known as the bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He also played with the thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam and has been involved in various other metal projects over the years, including fronting his own band Newsted since 2012.
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