Ex-MEGADETH Bassist Isn't Sure He Wants To Read DAVE MUSTAINE's Autobiography
December 15, 2009Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson tells Classic Rock magazine that he isn't looking forward to reading former bandmate Dave Mustaine's upcoming autobiography, "Hello Me… This Is The Real Me".
Ellefson, who worked with Mustaine from 1983 to 2002, says, "I'm not sure I really want to read what he has to say. I doubt he'll send me a copy anyway!"
Ellefson says that he is disappointed that Mustaine still seems to bear a grudge against him and other former members of MEGADETH.
"I just hope that one day we can get past this, and that peace will reign," he tells Classic Rock. "We should all be proud of what MEGADETH achieved, and have respect for each of us brought to the band."
In 2004, Ellefson filed suit against Mustaine claiming, among other things, breach of fiduciary obligation, libel and emotional distress.
Speaking to Guitar World for the magazine's December 2009 issue, Mustaine stated about his current relationship with Ellefson, "Dave sued me for 18-and-a-half million dollars. And he lost. That had to have hurt. And the fans — a lot of them turned on him. That had to have hurt. He lost one of his oldest friends. That had to have hurt. There probably were a lot of changes, financial and otherwise, he had to make in his life after MEGADETH. That had to have hurt, too. And I'm not the kind of guy to sit back and watch that happen to somebody who, at one point, I loved. So I met with Dave a while ago and we had dinner, and he said, 'You know, [suing you] was the stupidest thing I've ever done. I wish I never did it.' So I forgave him. Bottom line for me is there's this one little thing I'll always be curious about: I just keep thinking, if he had won the lawsuit, what would he have done? Would he have taken 18-and-a-half million dollars from me? Or would he have just said, 'You know what? I was just trying to prove a point. Let's get back together and you behave yourself.'"
"Hello Me... Meet The Real Me" is due next year via HarperCollins. The book was co-written by New York Times journalist Joe Layden who also authored "The Last Great Fight" about what is considered by many to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: James "Buster" Douglas' tenth-round knockout win over Mike Tyson in 1990.
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