Dave Mustaine

Right. His dad was in the war, and he got hit with some shrapnel, so he'd sit out in the front yard each night and stare at the moon like a dog, right? And his brother got in a fight with him. They both lived at home still, and they were both way old adults. And the guy stabbed him.

Right. His dad was in the war, and he got hit with some shrapnel, so he'd sit out in the front yard each night and stare at the moon like a dog, right? And his brother got in a fight with him. They both lived at home still, and they were both way old adults. And the guy stabbed him.

So Ellefson came into the band. Hand of it exited. We got a meeting with this guy named Clark Samuelson. Me and Ellefson are working at the studio at the time. And, um, Jay brings this guy, Gar, his name's Gary.

So Ellefson came into the band. Hand of it exited. We got a meeting with this guy named Clark Samuelson. Me and Ellefson are working at the studio at the time. And, um, Jay brings this guy, Gar, his name's Gary.

So Ellefson came into the band. Hand of it exited. We got a meeting with this guy named Clark Samuelson. Me and Ellefson are working at the studio at the time. And, um, Jay brings this guy, Gar, his name's Gary.

So Gar sits down and he's smoking a cigarette and he nods because he's a heroin addict and he had just gotten well before he came to see us because Jay was his dealer who became our dealer. So Gar's sitting there on the couch with a cigarette and it goes, right through his fingers, and I thought, fuck, this guy's a masochist, man. This is going to be great.

So Gar sits down and he's smoking a cigarette and he nods because he's a heroin addict and he had just gotten well before he came to see us because Jay was his dealer who became our dealer. So Gar's sitting there on the couch with a cigarette and it goes, right through his fingers, and I thought, fuck, this guy's a masochist, man. This is going to be great.

So Gar sits down and he's smoking a cigarette and he nods because he's a heroin addict and he had just gotten well before he came to see us because Jay was his dealer who became our dealer. So Gar's sitting there on the couch with a cigarette and it goes, right through his fingers, and I thought, fuck, this guy's a masochist, man. This is going to be great.

So we go in there, and we go to audition him, and he was amazing, just amazing. So we created Megadeth. It was a metal jazz band that had classical and punk influences, and we were a three-piece for a little while, and then we met Chris Poland.

So we go in there, and we go to audition him, and he was amazing, just amazing. So we created Megadeth. It was a metal jazz band that had classical and punk influences, and we were a three-piece for a little while, and then we met Chris Poland.

So we go in there, and we go to audition him, and he was amazing, just amazing. So we created Megadeth. It was a metal jazz band that had classical and punk influences, and we were a three-piece for a little while, and then we met Chris Poland.

It was on a handbill from Senator Alan Cranston on the way back from New York to California. There was a handbill on the bottom of the floorboard of the Greyhound I was writing in, and I picked it up because I needed something to write on. I figured I was going to start writing lyrics. The first lyric I wrote was on the back of a

It was on a handbill from Senator Alan Cranston on the way back from New York to California. There was a handbill on the bottom of the floorboard of the Greyhound I was writing in, and I picked it up because I needed something to write on. I figured I was going to start writing lyrics. The first lyric I wrote was on the back of a

It was on a handbill from Senator Alan Cranston on the way back from New York to California. There was a handbill on the bottom of the floorboard of the Greyhound I was writing in, and I picked it up because I needed something to write on. I figured I was going to start writing lyrics. The first lyric I wrote was on the back of a

hostess snow cones, you know those cups with the pink chopped up mutant stuff, whatever it is. Yeah. So I had written on the back of that and I needed more paper and there was this thing on the floor, the seat in front of me, so I kind of reached my foot and grabbed it and I flipped it over. I read it. And it said, the arsenal of Megadeth can't be read. This is Senator Alan Cranston saying this.

hostess snow cones, you know those cups with the pink chopped up mutant stuff, whatever it is. Yeah. So I had written on the back of that and I needed more paper and there was this thing on the floor, the seat in front of me, so I kind of reached my foot and grabbed it and I flipped it over. I read it. And it said, the arsenal of Megadeth can't be read. This is Senator Alan Cranston saying this.

hostess snow cones, you know those cups with the pink chopped up mutant stuff, whatever it is. Yeah. So I had written on the back of that and I needed more paper and there was this thing on the floor, the seat in front of me, so I kind of reached my foot and grabbed it and I flipped it over. I read it. And it said, the arsenal of Megadeth can't be read. This is Senator Alan Cranston saying this.

And there was much more stuff there about why he should be retained as a senator. And I thought, Megadeth, that's a great song title. So I wrote it down as a song title. And I wasn't thinking of a band name yet. But we got to LA. We got a band together. We played. We were driving around in the van. And by now, we had hired Jay, I mean, Carr, David Ellison, myself. Greg Handovid was still with us.

And there was much more stuff there about why he should be retained as a senator. And I thought, Megadeth, that's a great song title. So I wrote it down as a song title. And I wasn't thinking of a band name yet. But we got to LA. We got a band together. We played. We were driving around in the van. And by now, we had hired Jay, I mean, Carr, David Ellison, myself. Greg Handovid was still with us.

And there was much more stuff there about why he should be retained as a senator. And I thought, Megadeth, that's a great song title. So I wrote it down as a song title. And I wasn't thinking of a band name yet. But we got to LA. We got a band together. We played. We were driving around in the van. And by now, we had hired Jay, I mean, Carr, David Ellison, myself. Greg Handovid was still with us.