Billboard.biz has conducted a new Q&A; with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Here are a few excerpts:

Billboard.biz: Do you ever find yourself mentoring younger bands on Gigantour

Mustaine: "It's none of my business. A lot of it is self-discovery - or self-disappointment - that comes from stuff like that. You need to learn that, because if you don't pay your dues, you're going to be like a lot of these hotshot bands that are selling millions of records, and then getting their asses whooped when they get out on stage. They don't have what it takes. In the studio they're great, but they're complete phonies and frauds, and when they get out on stage you can tell. All of the makeup, tattoos, eyeliner and black outfits may look good in pictures, but when they get on stage they suck."

Billboard.biz: There are sometimes hecklers at Megadeth concerts. How do you deal with them?

Mustaine: "You get the guys out there who pay their $35 to come and try and heckle me. If they think over the past 2,000 or 3,000 years of people having to deal with hecklers in literature, that I haven't learned how to shut people up, they haven't been to a Megadeth concert. I know when people are trying to get my goat nowadays. I just don't answer them anymore."

Billboard.biz: When will fans see the next Megadeth album?

Mustaine: "Roadrunner Records just extended their option for a new record from us. I'm pretty underwhelmed with having to go into the studio right now, because I'm pretty exhausted. As soon as Gigantour is done, I'm pretty sure I'll be taking a much-needed hiatus for a while. But a musician never stops writing. That's like asking a cook to stop cooking."

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