MEGADETH Frontman DAVE MUSTAINE - "A Lot Of Times Frontmen - Unless They Have Their Head Screwed On Right - Can Be Complete Assholes"
August 3, 2017, 6 years ago
Speaking exculsively with Ultimate Guitar, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine talked about vocalists and who would he have gotten to sing for Megadeth if he only played guitar in the band.
Mustaine: "I remember when I was in Metallica, we were all excited about John Bush - I think his singing was good for Armored Saint but I don't think it was, in the long run, what I would have wanted. Then Sean Harris, the former singer from Diamond Head - we were all in love with his voice. No one could sing better. But with that genius, sometimes comes lunacy and I think that when Diamond Head fell apart, most fingers point towards Sean.
A lot of times frontmen - unless they have their head screwed on right - can be complete assholes. I remember when we were auditioning people - that was excruciatingly painful to deal with some of the personalities that came in."
On July 25th, Megadeth performed at Stadium Live in Moscow, Russia. Fan-filmed video of the entire show is available below. The setlist on the night was as follows:
"Hangar 18"
"The Threat Is Real"
"Wake Up Dead"
"In My Darkest Hour"
"Skin O' My Teeth"
"She-Wolf"
"Trust"
"Fatal Illusion"
"Conquer Or Die!"
"Lying In State"
"Sweating Bullets"
"A Tout Le Monde"
"Tornado Of Souls"
"Dystopia"
"Symphony Of Destruction"
"Peace Sells... But Who's Buying"
Encore:
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"
