DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Forgot How Good JIMMY DIGRASSO And AL PITRELLI Were'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site:

"I am doing the weirdest thing right now. I am listening to the rough mixes of 'The World Needs a Hero' and I forgot how good [Jimmy] DiGrasso [drums] and [Al] Pitrelli [guitar] were, especially Al's mandolin performance, because I held back from listening due to the way things ended. My loss.

"Oh, well. . . .

"Someone had this crazy idea that I cut my leather pants from Argentina into 80 pieces and send one to each of the Wolves, but I dunno. It would only be the legs cuz I would feel weird sending someone the zipper. I also found and old demo song from the 'Cryptic Writings' sessions that I didn't record. I am wondering if I should show this to the guys. Either way, I fired up my ProTools rig yesterday, and even though it didn't work and the rep was rude when I called him, I am starting next week. I actually played guitar for the first time today since Puerto Rico because my hands were so sore. And I'm still listening to a lot of old stuff, as well as a song that the Drovers [Shawn and Glen, drums and guitar, respectively] sent yesterday. Not bad, in my opinion.

"Have a really good or really shitty day. Yer choice, huh?"