Jason Newsted

American musician
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Jason Newsted

Summary

Jason Newsted is a human[1]. His place of birth was Battle Creek[2]. He was born on March 4, 1963[3]. He worked as a bassist[4], singer[5], and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,727 views/month, #4,310 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Battle Creek[2], Jason Newsted…
  • Jason Newsted was born on March 4, 1963[3].
  • Jason Newsted held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jason Newsted's professions included bassist[4].
  • Jason Newsted worked as a singer[5].
  • Jason Newsted's professions included composer[6].
  • Jason Newsted was educated at Gull Lake High School[9].
  • Jason Newsted was a member of Newsted[10].
  • Jason Newsted was a member of Flotsam and Jetsam[11].
  • Jason Newsted was a member of Metallica[12].
  • Jason Newsted was a member of Spastik Children[13].
  • Jason Newsted was a member of Papa Wheelie[14].
  • Jason Newsted was a member of Echobrain[15].
  • Jason Newsted is recorded as male[16].
  • Jason Newsted's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jason Newsted's genre is heavy metal music[18].
  • Jason Newsted's genre is traditional heavy metal[19].
  • Jason Newsted's genre is thrash metal[20].
  • Jason Newsted's genre is progressive metal[21].
  • Jason Newsted's genre is hard rock[22].
  • Jason Newsted's discography is recorded as Jason Newsted discography[23].
  • Jason Newsted's Commons category is recorded as Jason Newsted[24].
  • Jason Newsted's family name is recorded as Newsted[25].
  • Jason Newsted's given name is recorded as Jason[26].
  • Jason Newsted's pseudonym is recorded as Jasonic[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1963-03-04[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, thrash metal[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, american, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, thrash metal[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 248ead7d-8058-4e0c-b334-fde70c036f8d[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Jason Newsted's place of birth was Battle Creek[2]. He was born on March 4, 1963[3].

Education

Jason Newsted's education included a stint at Gull Lake High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bassist[4], singer[5], and composer[6].

Why It Matters

Jason Newsted ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,727 views/month, #4,310 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jason Newsted born?

Jason Newsted's place of birth was Battle Creek[2].

What did Jason Newsted do for work?

Jason Newsted worked as bassist[4], singer[5], and composer[6].

Where did Jason Newsted go to school?

Jason Newsted was educated at Gull Lake High School[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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