Overview
- Newsted disclosed the diagnosis and recovery on the Let There Be Talk podcast, offering his first public account of the ordeal.
- He said doctors caught the tumor early and removed tissue from his neck and nasal passages using lasers before declaring him “free and clear.”
- He described stepping away to rest and quitting drinking and smoking, which he says left him more clear-headed than at any point in his adult life.
- He plans to resume live shows with The Chophouse Band on an 18-date run that begins in Northampton, Massachusetts this summer.
- Newsted played bass for Metallica from 1986 to 2001 after succeeding Cliff Burton and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2009.