Dave Mustaine

There was a party, and some people from another neighborhood came to this party, and they dumped a bunch of things that were called reds. I think it's barbiturates. And they dumped that into the... fruit punch that they made. So they had fruit punch and vodka and somebody came there and dumped a bunch of these other drugs in there.

And everybody was falling out in the place and they ended up getting robbed. And it was just a bad scene. So that, and everybody seemed to start showing up with somebody who did or somebody who knew somebody who did or had cocaine. And it was just, that was the time of the, in my life where cocaine was prevalent everywhere. It was in the eighties and yeah, yeah. How old were you at this point?

And everybody was falling out in the place and they ended up getting robbed. And it was just a bad scene. So that, and everybody seemed to start showing up with somebody who did or somebody who knew somebody who did or had cocaine. And it was just, that was the time of the, in my life where cocaine was prevalent everywhere. It was in the eighties and yeah, yeah. How old were you at this point?

And everybody was falling out in the place and they ended up getting robbed. And it was just a bad scene. So that, and everybody seemed to start showing up with somebody who did or somebody who knew somebody who did or had cocaine. And it was just, that was the time of the, in my life where cocaine was prevalent everywhere. It was in the eighties and yeah, yeah. How old were you at this point?

Well, it depends what part of the agnus I'm talking about. If it was when Megadeth started, that started later. Panic didn't go from being functional to being Megadeth overnight. Yeah. When I was in panic, obviously, I went to Metallica and then got back in Megadeth. And the stuff that I learned in panic, it took with me to Metallica, and I think that's part of the reason why Lars was letting me

Well, it depends what part of the agnus I'm talking about. If it was when Megadeth started, that started later. Panic didn't go from being functional to being Megadeth overnight. Yeah. When I was in panic, obviously, I went to Metallica and then got back in Megadeth. And the stuff that I learned in panic, it took with me to Metallica, and I think that's part of the reason why Lars was letting me

Well, it depends what part of the agnus I'm talking about. If it was when Megadeth started, that started later. Panic didn't go from being functional to being Megadeth overnight. Yeah. When I was in panic, obviously, I went to Metallica and then got back in Megadeth. And the stuff that I learned in panic, it took with me to Metallica, and I think that's part of the reason why Lars was letting me

help settle shows and being the spokesperson for the band until we got management.

help settle shows and being the spokesperson for the band until we got management.

help settle shows and being the spokesperson for the band until we got management.

Like I said, I was probably around 18, maybe. Wow. Yeah, I think so. Maybe about 18. Wow.

Like I said, I was probably around 18, maybe. Wow. Yeah, I think so. Maybe about 18. Wow.

Like I said, I was probably around 18, maybe. Wow. Yeah, I think so. Maybe about 18. Wow.

Yeah, yeah. Well, a lot of people died. And it just kind of seemed like there was bad stuff that was supposed to happen to just test me. What did happen? Oh, well, that first band, Panic, there's a lot of death. The guitar player, myself, the drummer, the bass player, and the singer were down in Dana Point. And it was our first show. And it was time for everybody to go to bed. Right.

Yeah, yeah. Well, a lot of people died. And it just kind of seemed like there was bad stuff that was supposed to happen to just test me. What did happen? Oh, well, that first band, Panic, there's a lot of death. The guitar player, myself, the drummer, the bass player, and the singer were down in Dana Point. And it was our first show. And it was time for everybody to go to bed. Right.

Yeah, yeah. Well, a lot of people died. And it just kind of seemed like there was bad stuff that was supposed to happen to just test me. What did happen? Oh, well, that first band, Panic, there's a lot of death. The guitar player, myself, the drummer, the bass player, and the singer were down in Dana Point. And it was our first show. And it was time for everybody to go to bed. Right.

So my cousin says, you can sack out here, you can sack out here, you can do this. And the drummer and the sound guy, guy's name was Joe, and the drummer's name was Mike. They say, no, we want to drive home. And I said, it's Dana Point, it's nighttime, you guys are buzzed, and you're going to drive all the way back up to Huntington Beach? Bad idea. Don't do it.

So my cousin says, you can sack out here, you can sack out here, you can do this. And the drummer and the sound guy, guy's name was Joe, and the drummer's name was Mike. They say, no, we want to drive home. And I said, it's Dana Point, it's nighttime, you guys are buzzed, and you're going to drive all the way back up to Huntington Beach? Bad idea. Don't do it.

So my cousin says, you can sack out here, you can sack out here, you can do this. And the drummer and the sound guy, guy's name was Joe, and the drummer's name was Mike. They say, no, we want to drive home. And I said, it's Dana Point, it's nighttime, you guys are buzzed, and you're going to drive all the way back up to Huntington Beach? Bad idea. Don't do it.

And they did it, and the driver, Joe, fell asleep while he was driving on Pacific Coast Highway right south of the Huntington Beach Pier. He hit a control box for the traffic signals, and the car flipped on its side and burst into flames. The driver, Joe, was impaled by the steering column, and he broke his neck, and he died immediately. at the scene and Mike never woke up in the back seat.