Dave Mustaine

So we went to Enigma and we talked to them and, uh, they were not interested because we weren't the kind of music that they know what to do with. So, um, I thought that was, uh, respectable because they, uh, didn't say, oh yeah, we want to sign you, but we don't know what to do with you. Yeah. You know? So then we went to Combat. Combat was owned by Important Records and, and, uh,

I went and talked to this guy named Cliff Coltrary. And Cliff was the vice president at the California side of important records. And we went in and we played the record for him. And he goes, OK, let me make a call. And so he calls up his boss out in New York. And meanwhile, we left.

I went and talked to this guy named Cliff Coltrary. And Cliff was the vice president at the California side of important records. And we went in and we played the record for him. And he goes, OK, let me make a call. And so he calls up his boss out in New York. And meanwhile, we left.

I went and talked to this guy named Cliff Coltrary. And Cliff was the vice president at the California side of important records. And we went in and we played the record for him. And he goes, OK, let me make a call. And so he calls up his boss out in New York. And meanwhile, we left.

We were walking to the car and we heard this coming down the road and this fat guy's running after us and all of a sudden we recognize this, the guy we just met. And he goes, wait, wait, wait, come back in, come back in. We wanna talk to you. So we signed our first record deal, The Combat, and that was my introduction to the music industry.

We were walking to the car and we heard this coming down the road and this fat guy's running after us and all of a sudden we recognize this, the guy we just met. And he goes, wait, wait, wait, come back in, come back in. We wanna talk to you. So we signed our first record deal, The Combat, and that was my introduction to the music industry.

We were walking to the car and we heard this coming down the road and this fat guy's running after us and all of a sudden we recognize this, the guy we just met. And he goes, wait, wait, wait, come back in, come back in. We wanna talk to you. So we signed our first record deal, The Combat, and that was my introduction to the music industry.

Back then or now? Back then. Well, it was just a constant party. I had a significant other at the time, so I wasn't really catting around. But there were loads of people partying all the time. And you know how that ends. Constant, constant partying. Money going out the window. People getting arrested or getting in accidents or stuff like that. Never ends well. Was it a good time?

Back then or now? Back then. Well, it was just a constant party. I had a significant other at the time, so I wasn't really catting around. But there were loads of people partying all the time. And you know how that ends. Constant, constant partying. Money going out the window. People getting arrested or getting in accidents or stuff like that. Never ends well. Was it a good time?

Back then or now? Back then. Well, it was just a constant party. I had a significant other at the time, so I wasn't really catting around. But there were loads of people partying all the time. And you know how that ends. Constant, constant partying. Money going out the window. People getting arrested or getting in accidents or stuff like that. Never ends well. Was it a good time?

For me, it was not really a good time. I got off on it, but it wasn't a good time. It was a bad time, but I enjoyed a bad time because I was dangerous, and people knew it. The headlines used to say we were the most dangerous band, and I saw that headline once before for Motley Crue, and I thought, what if? fucking mistake you made there. Those guys aren't dangerous.

For me, it was not really a good time. I got off on it, but it wasn't a good time. It was a bad time, but I enjoyed a bad time because I was dangerous, and people knew it. The headlines used to say we were the most dangerous band, and I saw that headline once before for Motley Crue, and I thought, what if? fucking mistake you made there. Those guys aren't dangerous.

For me, it was not really a good time. I got off on it, but it wasn't a good time. It was a bad time, but I enjoyed a bad time because I was dangerous, and people knew it. The headlines used to say we were the most dangerous band, and I saw that headline once before for Motley Crue, and I thought, what if? fucking mistake you made there. Those guys aren't dangerous.

Because you talk about the real deal. Did they practice what they preached? Are they willing to go live in a van to go get their music out to the masses? We traveled around the nation for years from a station wagon to a van to a camper. And we got a motor home. And we thought, shit, we've arrived. And then when we got our first bus, that was a big deal. That's a big deal.

Because you talk about the real deal. Did they practice what they preached? Are they willing to go live in a van to go get their music out to the masses? We traveled around the nation for years from a station wagon to a van to a camper. And we got a motor home. And we thought, shit, we've arrived. And then when we got our first bus, that was a big deal. That's a big deal.

Because you talk about the real deal. Did they practice what they preached? Are they willing to go live in a van to go get their music out to the masses? We traveled around the nation for years from a station wagon to a van to a camper. And we got a motor home. And we thought, shit, we've arrived. And then when we got our first bus, that was a big deal. That's a big deal.

It's kind of like the bus from Almost Famous. Yeah. It probably was a bus from Almost Famous. But now we travel well. We don't do a lot of the crazy stuff we used to do. We don't outlaw that. If people want to be around us and drink and celebrate. The only thing I'm not really cool about is illicit stuff like powders and stuff like that. That to me.

It's kind of like the bus from Almost Famous. Yeah. It probably was a bus from Almost Famous. But now we travel well. We don't do a lot of the crazy stuff we used to do. We don't outlaw that. If people want to be around us and drink and celebrate. The only thing I'm not really cool about is illicit stuff like powders and stuff like that. That to me.

It's kind of like the bus from Almost Famous. Yeah. It probably was a bus from Almost Famous. But now we travel well. We don't do a lot of the crazy stuff we used to do. We don't outlaw that. If people want to be around us and drink and celebrate. The only thing I'm not really cool about is illicit stuff like powders and stuff like that. That to me.

People that are in that circle, they're dangerous people to be around because if ever there was a momentary flip in their mentality, they could become very dangerous.