MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: 'I Look At The Guitar As A Weapon, Not A Paintbrush'

October 3, 2009

Scott Kara of NZHerald.co.nz recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On whether he has any real regrets about what he has done over the years:

"The only thing that is regrettable is when people die and you don't have a chance to say everything you need to say before they pass away. And I'm getting older and people who are in my age group, they're getting older too. That's why I've really been trying to make right with the people I've had differences with over the years because people die."

On his guitar playing:

"A lot of people play guitar very passively and strum it like Roberta Flack, like [he breaks into mock singing] 'Killing me softly ...'. But me, I just like to punch the guitar in the stomach and if the little bastard gets out of my hands at the end of the day then he's won his freedom. I look at the guitar as a weapon, not a paintbrush. I use my guitar to make a living and like I say, 'Killing is my business.'"

On MEGADETH's current lead guitarist, Chris Broderick:

"He's really shy. The guy is as big as a horse and he can play guitar circles around anybody. I'm pretty well regarded as a guitar player but I gotta say this guy is better. He's made me a better player. Not only did he pick up my style, but he did it faster and closer to the true style I have than any other guitar player I've worked with."

Read the entire interview at NZHerald.co.nz.

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