MEGADETH Frontman Looks Back On Arizona
May 20, 2008Larry Rodgers of The Arizona Republic reports: Dave Mustaine, frontman of the '80s-spawned metal band MEGADETH, spent a decade in Scottsdale before moving his family to his native San Diego.
Despite making a move that many Arizonans would envy as temperatures rise, Mustaine says he occasionally longs for the desert.
"I lived in Arizona for a very long time, and it always is very confusing for me spiritually coming back there because part of it is my home and always will be," says Mustaine, who brings the third edition of his five-act Gigantour to Mesa on Thursday.
Mustaine was a big Arizona Diamondbacks fan, playing golf with Randy Johnson, who can be spotted at metal and hard-rock shows. The guitarist-singer held season tickets for the Phoenix Coyotes, and his son, Justis, was hooked on hockey.
"I love going back to 'the Zone,' but we don't get there very often," says Mustaine, whose family also includes his wife, Pam, and his daughter, Electra.
But a decade of sports allegiances has fallen by the wayside.
"With me living in California now, the sports teams are different," he says, admitting that he's getting familiar with athletes from the San Diego franchises after three years in the area.
Read the entire article from The Arizona Republic.
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