JANUARY 17
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, JASON NEWSTED ANNOUNCED HIS DEPARTURE FROM METALLICA AFTER 14 YEARS ON BASS. HIS EXIT MARKED A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE BAND’S LINEUP AND CREATIVE ENERGY.
ON JANUARY 17, 1996, PINK FLOYD WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME — HONORED FOR THEIR PIONEERING SOUND AND GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT RECORDS.
AND ON THIS DAY IN 1981, NIKKI SIXX LEFT THE BAND LONDON AND STARTED WORK ON A NEW PROJECT — LATER KNOWN AS MÖTLEY CRÜE