MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson is featured in a new interview with UGO.com. An excerpt is available below.

UGO: Who do you find yourself hanging out with the most at the Big Four shows?

Ellefson: "I think us bass players have an easy 'hang' together...I think it's how we are wired. Something about why we play the instrument in the first place! Otherwise, it's a pretty easy hang with everyone on campus. It's really just fun to be part of it all and getting caught up with everyone after all these years is really a good bond for us. There are many good laughs and certainly a lot of gratitude that we have lived to tell about it all!"

UGO: Dave Mustaine once told me in an interview that he wrote the bass line to 'Peace Sells...'. Do you agree or disagree?

Ellefson: "He created the riffs and the lyric. It was one of those songs that just fell into place from top to bottom within a couple hours once we were all in the band room together jamming on it. It was the first time that ever happened in Megadeth up to that point, actually. In fact, most of our 'singles' have been like that over the years. I think it says something about the magic of spontaneity when writing. Plus, there is chemistry within every line-up that can never be duplicated either. I think that's why our fans gravitate toward various albums because there is an identifiable spark with those musicians that created those exact songs together at that specific moment in time."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Ellefson has scheduled several in-store appearances over the next few weeks while in Europe, to sign autographs and to do some brief bass playing.

These appearances are not considered full on Hartke clinics like the others he has done lately, but David will be there to show off his gear and meet with the fans. All appearances start at 12 noon. Ellefson's upcoming appearances:

March

24 - Nuremberg, Germany - Musik-klier

April

8 - Budapest, Hungary - Mezzoforte Hangszerbol
9 - Frankfurt, Germany - Musik Messe Trade Show (Hartke Booth)
11 - Lodz, Poland - Guitar Center Poland
14 - Eindhoven, Holland - Feedback Musical Instruments and More