Dave Mustaine

And most kids my age at that time don't know. And they try and get money, and they'll say, well, you sold 200 tickets, and you have a bar tab here, and so we're going to give you $150. And you know that they made a killing on their booze. You know that they made money on the food and snacks that they have there and the ticket prices. Plus, they take a giant whack of your merchandise.

And most kids my age at that time don't know. And they try and get money, and they'll say, well, you sold 200 tickets, and you have a bar tab here, and so we're going to give you $150. And you know that they made a killing on their booze. You know that they made money on the food and snacks that they have there and the ticket prices. Plus, they take a giant whack of your merchandise.

And most kids my age at that time don't know. And they try and get money, and they'll say, well, you sold 200 tickets, and you have a bar tab here, and so we're going to give you $150. And you know that they made a killing on their booze. You know that they made money on the food and snacks that they have there and the ticket prices. Plus, they take a giant whack of your merchandise.

And that was my gig. I would go do that. When we decided we were going to move out to New York, that was because Lars had found somebody he wanted to manage us, this guy Johnny Zazula, who had Megaforce Records. And he heard our demo tape, the No Life Till Leather demo tape, and he lost his mind, just like everybody else in the world. And they wanted to get the band to come out, and...

And that was my gig. I would go do that. When we decided we were going to move out to New York, that was because Lars had found somebody he wanted to manage us, this guy Johnny Zazula, who had Megaforce Records. And he heard our demo tape, the No Life Till Leather demo tape, and he lost his mind, just like everybody else in the world. And they wanted to get the band to come out, and...

And that was my gig. I would go do that. When we decided we were going to move out to New York, that was because Lars had found somebody he wanted to manage us, this guy Johnny Zazula, who had Megaforce Records. And he heard our demo tape, the No Life Till Leather demo tape, and he lost his mind, just like everybody else in the world. And they wanted to get the band to come out, and...

record a record. And while we were on the way out there, we got in a car crash. We were driving through the snow. None of us had to drive through snow except for Lars, because he's from Denmark. And I'm driving this Ryder truck. It's a 24-foot truck, and it had a tow bar, and it had James' pickup on the back.

record a record. And while we were on the way out there, we got in a car crash. We were driving through the snow. None of us had to drive through snow except for Lars, because he's from Denmark. And I'm driving this Ryder truck. It's a 24-foot truck, and it had a tow bar, and it had James' pickup on the back.

record a record. And while we were on the way out there, we got in a car crash. We were driving through the snow. None of us had to drive through snow except for Lars, because he's from Denmark. And I'm driving this Ryder truck. It's a 24-foot truck, and it had a tow bar, and it had James' pickup on the back.

So when we were driving, we hit black ice, and the whole thing spun around while I was driving. And I managed to keep it upright in the middle of the freeway, but the truck stopped. And oncoming traffic was coming towards us. And the events that happened at that location, the guy that had produced, I think he produced the first record, his name's Mark Whitaker.

So when we were driving, we hit black ice, and the whole thing spun around while I was driving. And I managed to keep it upright in the middle of the freeway, but the truck stopped. And oncoming traffic was coming towards us. And the events that happened at that location, the guy that had produced, I think he produced the first record, his name's Mark Whitaker.

So when we were driving, we hit black ice, and the whole thing spun around while I was driving. And I managed to keep it upright in the middle of the freeway, but the truck stopped. And oncoming traffic was coming towards us. And the events that happened at that location, the guy that had produced, I think he produced the first record, his name's Mark Whitaker.

He was the guy that was doing our sound and stuff. He almost got died. I had to push him out of the way and a truck goes to the rider right where he was standing. So if I wouldn't have seen that truck come in and saved his life, he'd be dead right now. And when we went to the U-Haul place to get our truck replaced and move all of our gear into the new truck,

He was the guy that was doing our sound and stuff. He almost got died. I had to push him out of the way and a truck goes to the rider right where he was standing. So if I wouldn't have seen that truck come in and saved his life, he'd be dead right now. And when we went to the U-Haul place to get our truck replaced and move all of our gear into the new truck,

He was the guy that was doing our sound and stuff. He almost got died. I had to push him out of the way and a truck goes to the rider right where he was standing. So if I wouldn't have seen that truck come in and saved his life, he'd be dead right now. And when we went to the U-Haul place to get our truck replaced and move all of our gear into the new truck,

James and Lars had made a decision to replace me because they tried to pin that driving thing on me as the last straw. We all drank. That's why they called it alcoholica. I mean, they didn't call it Dave alcoholica. We all drank. And they continued to drink like that even after I was gone. But that was, I think, the beginning of the end. And when we got out to New York, I had a reel of tape.

James and Lars had made a decision to replace me because they tried to pin that driving thing on me as the last straw. We all drank. That's why they called it alcoholica. I mean, they didn't call it Dave alcoholica. We all drank. And they continued to drink like that even after I was gone. But that was, I think, the beginning of the end. And when we got out to New York, I had a reel of tape.

James and Lars had made a decision to replace me because they tried to pin that driving thing on me as the last straw. We all drank. That's why they called it alcoholica. I mean, they didn't call it Dave alcoholica. We all drank. And they continued to drink like that even after I was gone. But that was, I think, the beginning of the end. And when we got out to New York, I had a reel of tape.

It was a quarter-inch tape. It had probably two days' worth of guitar riffs on it, just me playing and playing and playing. And we took that tape player and the reel of tape with us out to New York. And when we did two shows out there, and after those two shows, They woke me up one morning and said, look, you're out of the band. And I said, what are you talking about? You're out of the band.

It was a quarter-inch tape. It had probably two days' worth of guitar riffs on it, just me playing and playing and playing. And we took that tape player and the reel of tape with us out to New York. And when we did two shows out there, and after those two shows, They woke me up one morning and said, look, you're out of the band. And I said, what are you talking about? You're out of the band.