Roberto Agustin Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz is an American musician who is the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica.
25 Facts About Robert Trujillo
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Robert Trujillo first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995, while collaborating with Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir for funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves.
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Robert Trujillo was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Metallica in 2009.
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Robert Trujillo was born in Santa Monica, California, on October 23,1964.
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Robert Trujillo grew up in Culver City, California, where his father was a teacher at Culver City High School.
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Robert Trujillo gained an interest in music during his childhood; his mother was a huge fan of soul music, particularly musicians like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and Sly and the Family Stone.
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Robert Trujillo was funk, he was rock, he was soul.
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Robert Trujillo went to jazz school when he was 19 with the intention of becoming a studio musician, but he maintained his passion for rock and metal.
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Robert Trujillo gained prominence when he replaced Bob Heathcote as the bassist for California crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies.
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Deja Vu, Robert Trujillo remained in the band until the mid-1990s.
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Concurrent to his work with Suicidal Tendencies, Robert Trujillo is a member of the band's side project, Infectious Grooves, along with vocalist Mike Muir.
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Robert Trujillo was a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band for a number of years starting in the late 1990s.
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Robert Trujillo co-wrote several songs on the Down to Earth album.
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Robert Trujillo was the subject of controversy for re-recording Bob Daisley's bass tracks for reissued versions of Osbourne's first two solo albums Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman after Daisley claimed that he was not paid proper royalties.
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Robert Trujillo joined Metallica on February 24,2003, two years after Jason Newsted resigned.
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Robert Trujillo received one million dollars from the band as an advance for joining Metallica.
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In 2012, Robert Trujillo produced a documentary about jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius titled Jaco, directed by Stephen Kijak and Paul Marchand.
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Robert Trujillo is primarily a finger-style player, but sometimes plays with a pick.
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Robert Trujillo is known for playing "massive chords" and "chord-based harmonics" on the bass.
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Robert Trujillo uses the slap bass technique, seen mostly in his work with Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves.
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For recording purposes, Robert Trujillo uses his own code for writing down bass arrangements.
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Robert Trujillo often plays Fernandes Gravity 5-string basses, particularly a model with a silver finish, blue flame decals, and EMG pickups.
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Robert Trujillo is the custodian of Jaco Pastorius' legendary "Bass Of Doom".
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Robert Trujillo has performed onstage with Metallica with the instrument.
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Robert Trujillo is a playable character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD when the Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack downloadable content is installed.