MEGADETH Frontman Talks AC/DC - "Bon Scott Was My Frontman; I Love And Respect Brian, But It’s The Same Record"
August 12, 2009, 15 years ago
MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine recently discussed his love for AC/DC in an interview with Metal Hammer. His comments appear below:
“I love AC/DC and I’ve always been a fan of AC/DC,” says Mustaine. “Bon Scott was my frontman. I love and respect Brian, but it’s the same record. They’ve been making the same record for 20 years. I love ‘em, but it’s the same stuff, so you don’t need to buy the record, just go to the concert. With us, it’s kind of like the concert’s always the same but the records change! Because we go out live and what do people want us to do? They want to hear 'Holy Wars', they want to hear Rust In Peace, they want to hear stuff off of that record…guys, I’ve got 12 records and I can’t fit all of that stuff into one hour! There’s over 100 songs to play! 'Hey, play this song!' Yeah, like I’m gonna just remember that song out of the blue! Do I look like a fuckin’ jukebox?”“I remember we were in Germany one time and it was the anniversary of Bon Scott’s death and we said ‘Let’s do an AC/DC song tonight!’ and we did 'Problem Child',” explains Mustaine. “About halfway through that song I realised I’d forgotten how high his voice is when he’s singing. So when I was done with that song I went back and I told Shawn (Drover, Megadeth drummer) ‘Don’t ever let me do that again!’ Ha ha!”
As previously reported, Megadeth's new single, 'Head Crusher' is now available online as an MP3 download - click below to order:
Megadeth's Endgame will be released on September 14th in Europe and the 15th in North America via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at the band's own studio in San Marcos, California - Vic's Garage - which was named after their legendary and iconic Vic Rattlehead character.
Endgame tracklisting: 'Dialectic Chaos', 'This Day We Fight!', '44 Minutes', '1,320', 'Bite The Hand That Feeds', 'Bodies Left Behind', 'Endgame', 'The Hardest Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss', 'Headcrusher', 'How the Story Ends', 'Nothing Left To Lose'.
