However, he did not play bass for the band during the song's recording. His audition and hiring appear in the documentary film Some Kind of Monster.Īlso in 2003, Trujillo was seen playing an upright bass in the Nickel Creek music video, 'Smoothie' Song. Trujillo received one million dollars from the band as an advance on the percentage he would earn by being in Metallica. Robert Trujillo became Metallica's bassist on Februafter auditioning for the band and fitting in with fellow band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett. (Similarly, Osbourne's drummer Mike Bordin re-recorded drum parts originally done by Lee Kerslake, who was also involved in the royalty dispute.) This achieved additional notoriety for giving no notice to the buying public on the outside of the CD that they were not purchasing an original recording. Trujillo was the subject of controversy for re-recording Bob Daisley's bass tracks for reissued versions of Osbourne's albums Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman due to Daisley's claim of not receiving proper royalties. He was a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band for a number of years starting in the late 90s. He eventually turned bandmate Mike Muir on to funk music, and the two formed Infectious Grooves to play more funk-oriented music. He is responsible for adding in funk influences to the band seen prominently on albums ! and especially on The Art of Rebellion. Trujillo replaced the band's second bassist Bob Heathcote.

He played in a few local bands before joining Suicidal Tendencies (in 1989) and fellow Culver City native, Rocky George, the guitarist for the band at the time. Trujillo attended Culver City High School. His mother is from León, Guanajuato, México. Robert Trujillo is an Indigenous man (Native American heritage), born on Octoand grew up in Culver City, California.

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