Born in La Messa, California, in the U.S., on September 13, 1961, David Scott Mustaine is a 61-year-old American musician. David was born to Emily Marie and John Jefferson Mustaine, who were Jehovah’s Witnesses. Dave Mustaine has seen it all in his lifetime, from a tumultuous childhood after his mother divorced his father for his alcohol problems.
David struggled in life as he also faced alcohol addiction. Mustaine is a singer who performs thrash metal, heavy metal, and speed metal, genre as a guitarist and vocalist. David has sold over 8 million records worldwide, with six platinum-certified albums, and released sixteen studio albums in his lifetime.
David won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in the year 2017. Even though David was born into a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he now identifies as a born-again Christain. Mustaine’s started his career with a band called Panic which fell apart in 1981, and Quecke also died. David has an expected net worth of $14 Million.
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Dave Mustaine Fired From Metallica
How does one gets kicked out of a band when it is common to get drunk and wild in a band? Metallica got the nickname Alcoholica for the way they would wildly act, getting drunk and using drugs. David was the lead guitarist in the band Metallica who Kirk Hammet replaced.
David was fired by his bandmates, not for the quantity of alcohol he drank or the number of drugs he did. Instead, David got removed by his bandmates for the way he acted after getting drunk and high. David admitted to being aggressive with his bandmates after having a few drinks. Everything was great with David till he had a drink and had fun with his mates until someone refuted him for something he said.
David stated that he would begin a war baby. He had a dominant personality and didn’t like being told off. David’s bandmates admitted he was an incredibly talented guy with a massive amount of drug and alcohol addiction. His bandmates said he had to get wasted and become a crazy person, a raging megalomaniac, and they got tired of his behavior after a while.
Mustaine got fired after one such altercation where he physically attacked Hetfield after the latter kicked his dog that scratched the paint off Metallica bassist’s car, on the day David brought him to one of their band rehearsals. This was the first time he was fired, but he was allowed back into the team after apologizing for his behavior.
The final kick for Dave Mustaine came when the band went to New York to record their debut album for his alcohol and drug abuse and personal clashes with other bandmates. David got kicked off the band on April 11, 1983, with no warning or a second chance at 9:00 A.M. that morning. His bandmates woke him up and informed him that he was no longer a part of them and to return to Los Angeles.
David was upset by the behavior of his teammates as they dropped him off at the port to take the bus. David scrambled to pack his stuff and was furious at the time for being kicked off the band he co-founded. David was also upset about the fact that the band went on to record their debut song, which he wrote a part of with another guitarist. David wrote new lyrics on his bus ride for four days after fuming for some time. The band did break up for a while.
Dave Mustaine After Metallica
Dave Mustaine, after being fired from Metallica, formed his band known as Megadeth with new bandmates. The first album that Megadeth released in June 1985 was the song David wrote the lyrics for during his bus ride. Megadeth is now a renowned band that is still together, touring and performing. Before forming Megadeth, David also tried to make a band named Fallen Angels, which is now known as Megadeth.
He joined Alcohol Anonymous and went through a treatment program to remain sober. Dave informed his fans that being fired from Metallica became a defining moment in his life, leading to the creation of Megadeth.
David has proven to be one of the most versatile and accomplished metal musicians of the time and has become a legendary inspiration for everyone who wants to give up on their dreams. He is a living legend in the World of thrash metal with an artistic legacy. His music is loved and enjoyed by the masses.
