Megadeth’s change in their lineup has been a topic of discussion among the fans throughout the years, and it’s possible to catch some rumors or fake news after bands decide to discard members. Recently, Dave Mustaine addressed this situation about the band’s former members and claimed that they talk trash for the press.
Although it might seem that the bandmates had problems with one another and left the band due to disagreements, this hasn’t been the case. He revealed why it seemed like they had problems after the members were fired:
“I think you’ve gotta look at the whole story. People that get fired are very rarely happy that they got fired. Sometimes they’re happy they got fired because they didn’t want to have to quit but they don’t wanna work there anymore, and they needed a reason to quit.”
The former bandmates were friends, and there were hardly any disagreements, according to Mustaine. He continued:
“We’ve had a lot of people that have been playing with us over the years, and we’ve maintained our friendships, and there are a couple that are very bitter, and usually the story has been played out in the press from when it happens in reality and then how long a person will keep bringing up those old stories.”
The frontman claimed that these claims only seem to come up whenever there are new projects. He made it clear that he doesn’t let people complain about their performances:
“Usually, they bring up stuff about me, or about Megadeth whenever they’ve got a new project or they’ve got some concerts coming up or a new record, they’ll try and pick a fight with me. And I just figure, a dog with no teeth barks the loudest. So, I don’t really let people that complain about us or talk shit about our performance abilities or the songs that we write matter.”
Mustaine noted that he had a good relationship with most of the former members and even named a few that he misses, including Gar Samuelson, Nick Menza, Chris Poland, and Chuck Behler. The rocker also praised Jeff Young’s skills as a performer.
In addition to being on good terms with most of his former bandmates, Mustaine revealed that he recently played with Marty Friedman:
“The ultimate lineup that everybody likes is the Rust In Peace lineup with Nick and Marty Friedman. And you see how Marty and I are; we just played together. So, you have to look at the guys that are talking badly about me and say, ‘Okay, there’s more to this story.’ ‘Cause if you go up to Jimmy DeGrasso or to Al Pitrelli or any of those guys, I’m sure they’d say the same thing, that we had a good run together.”
The frontman apparently only knows of one or two people who would say bad things about the band, and he’s certain that they would only talk about him rather than the other members.
He added:
“There’s a lot of people that don’t like Megadeth or don’t like me, and they don’t even know me. And that’s kind of funny to me, but it’s also sad ’cause I would hate to miss out on really great music.”
Though it seems that the band members don’t have a problem with one another, a few months ago, Jeff Young claimed that Mustaine spreads lies and misinformation about other band members, and in another interview, he referred to the frontman as a ‘pathological liar.‘
Below, you can see the recent interview.
