MARTY FRIEDMAN: MEGADETH's Songs Don't Represent Me At All

January 19, 2004

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has elaborated on his previous announcement that he had turned down an offer to rejoin a reunited MEGADETH alongside frontman Dave Mustaine, drummer Nick Menza and bassist David Ellefson. Asked by a fan on his web site to "quit bullshitting around for two weeks" and help Mustaine complete the previously unreleased MEGADETH material tentatively scheduled to surface later in the year, Friedman said, "No one is more important to me than the fans who have supported me throughout my career. Although I wish Dave and whoever is involved nothing but the highest success, I think that it is better for me to sit this one out now than to lie to the fans and act like MEGADETH is what I really whole-heartedly want to do right now. I owe it to the fans to be honest. As a matter of fact, that is one reason I left the band in the first place. I felt like I was taking the fans' hard earned money playing songs that didn't represent me at all. I mean, although MEGADETH's music is great, you can get any guitarist to play 'Darkest Hour' or 'Peace Sells'. But in the 21st century, it doesn't have to be me. As a rock fan myself I understand how you feel and I know it totally sucks when your favorite bands change members. But I chose to be honest to myself and the fans about what it is I want to do."

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