Dave Mustaine Metallica Quotes & Sayings

Megadeth doesn't sound anything like Metallica. — Dave Mustaine

People say that being kicked out of Metallica is what drove me to be better and faster in Megadeth, but i was faster and better than Metallica when i was in Metallica — Dave Mustaine

It wasn't enough for Megadeth to do well; I wanted Metallica to fail. — Dave Mustaine

I let that swim around in my aching head for a few minutes - "the arsenal of megadeath ... the arsenal of megadeath" - and then, for some reason I can't quite explain, I began to write. Using a borrowed pencil and a cupcake wrapper, I wrote the first lyrics of my post-Metallica life. This song was called "Megadeth" (I dropped the second "a"), and though it would never find its way onto an album, it did serve as the basis for the song "Set the World Afire." It hadn't occured to me then that Megadeth-as used by Senator Cranston, megadeath referred to the loss of one million lives as a result of nuclear holocaust-might be a perfectly awesome name for a thrash metal band. — Dave Mustaine

I didn't like the way I was let go from Metallica. — Dave Mustaine

When I left New York, after getting fired from Metallica, all I remember is that I wanted blood. Theirs. — Dave Mustaine

I went there anyway-knowingly, willingly-because I wanted a number one hit. I wanted what Metallica had, even if it meant selling a piece of my soul to the devil. — Dave Mustaine