MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On Politicians Who Are Making Music Instead Of Facing It

In a presidential race where all candidates are trying new (and old) shtick to grab the voters' attention, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine offered his thoughts this morning to ABC News on politicians who are making music instead of facing it. Watch the video at this location.

Mustaine has certainly been outspoken about his views on politics. He even admonished RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Tom Morello and the DIXIE CHICKS' Natalie Maines for allegedly having hypocritical stances during an interview with Pit magazine in 2004. (Read excerpts from the Pit interview at this location.)

"I think as far as politics are concerned in music, most musicians shouldn't say anything unless they're willing to get into the trenches and fight," Mustaine told Metal Edge magazine in a 2007 interview. "I put in my Selective Service card when I was 18, but I didn't get drafted. In 1992 I went to the White House with the Rock the Vote campaign for the Democratic National Convention coverage. I was a participant in getting a bill passed into law, so I am ingrained in the history of this country. I'm probably one of the very few musicians, and the only one in metal that I know of [to do that]. But I'm also the unofficial elected official of the disenfranchised youth of America. I can get into the focus groups and actually say what is relevant. Even though I'm not 18 anymore or struggling with Stridex and testosterone, I do still have an 18-year-old inside of me."

Dave Mustaine walked around Madison Square Garden in New York City during the Democratic National Convention in 1992 interviewing people. Watch the five-minute clip below.