Dave Mustaine is an American musician, producer, vocalist, director, actor, and lyricist. Today his name is associated with the team Megadeth, before that the artist was listed in Metallica. This is one of the best guitarists in the world. The artist's calling card is long red hair and sunglasses, which he rarely takes off.
Childhood and adolescence Dave Mustaine
The artist was born in the small California town of La Mesa. The musician's date of birth is September 3, 1961. He still visits the city today. In a recent interview, he expressed the opinion that the population has decreased significantly. Most of the inhabitants of La Mesa are trying to leave the provincial town to settle in metropolitan areas.
Dave was a long-awaited child. At the time of the birth of the first child, the parents were 39 years old. Mom and father - had nothing to do with creativity. He was the youngest child in the family, and naturally, he was provided with maximum attention and care. True, the happy childhood did not last long.
Three older sisters grew up in the house. Due to the big difference in age, he could not find a common language with them. As a child, Dave associated sisters with aunts. He only spoke to one sister. By the way, it was she who opened the musical world for him.
In his interviews, Dave described the head of the family as a man with golden hands and a kind heart. Dad's main problem is excessive alcohol consumption. Most likely, Dave inherited a bad habit from his father.
Little Dave watched the constant scandals of his parents. Almost every day, my father started with a glass of alcohol. The intoxication made his head very dim. He destroyed the guy's mother morally, and later began to dissolve his hands.
The woman found the strength to run away with her children from her husband and file for divorce. The man still pursued his wife and children. He died when the guy turned 17. Alas, but only with the death of his father - the whole family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On his birthday, his mother gave his son the first musical instrument - a guitar. True, at that time she did not care much for him. He was too into baseball.
During this period of time, Dave's family went into religion. Mother and sisters prayed a lot and attended church. The future idol of millions, to put it mildly, was annoyed by what he saw at home. Dave became interested in Satanism.
The Beginning of Dave Mustaine's Independent Life
A few years later, the family moved to Susan. After some time, Dave left the house and rented a small room. He ate, ate, made ends meet. At this time, he got his first job. Dave realized himself as a seller of goods for cars.
The guy wanted to increase his income, so he also sold illegal drugs from under the shelf. Often, buyers who could not pay with money pushed the guy with discs with records of popular groups. Soon, Motorhead and Iron Maiden records fell into Dave's hands. He had a burning desire to become an artist. At 17, he dropped out of school, bought an electric guitar, and paved his way into the heavy music scene.
The creative path and music of Dave Mustaine
He revealed his creative potential when he joined the Panic team. The group did not last long. The line-up was disbanded after one of the musicians got into a fatal accident.
In the early 80s, he got on the ad of Lars Ulrich. At that time, it seemed to him that getting into the Metallica group was something beyond reality. But after the audition, Lars approved Dave as the lead guitarist.
It lasted just a couple of years. At first, the guitarist caught a frantic pleasure from the atmosphere that reigned in the group. But after some time, popularity "pressed on the head." Dave began to abuse alcohol and illegal drugs. The band members tactfully asked him to leave the project. Soon his place was taken by Kirk Hammett. By the way, the band's first LPs feature tracks composed by Dave.
Soon he announced the creation of his own musical project. The brainchild of the musician was called Megadeth. In the team, he not only held the guitar, but also stood at the microphone. Today, the presented band is included in the list of the most popular representatives of thrash metal.
In 2017, the musicians received the Grammy Award. The performance of the track Dystopia brought them a prestigious award. The team has released more than 15 worthy LPs.
Details of the artist's personal life
As almost any rocker should be, Dave's life is one of addiction to drugs and alcohol. But in terms of personal affairs, the man behaved like a real gentleman. He took Pamela Ann Casselberry as his wife. The woman not only gave the rocker two beautiful children, but also helped get rid of addiction to bad habits.
The children of the world famous singer and musician followed in the footsteps of their father. The daughter performs cool country tracks, and the son has realized himself as a musician.
By the way, Dave loves jazz, and his wife listens to "cowboy music." The artist's social networks are filled not only with pictures from work and concerts. He enjoys sharing interesting photos with his family.
Interesting facts about Dave Mustaine
- He repeatedly got into awkward situations due to the fact that he does not know how to keep his mouth shut. For example, he hates gays and Mexican immigrants, which he repeatedly admitted to journalists.
- In concert, he mainly played Dean VMNT and Zero guitars. In February 2021, the musician terminated his contract with Dean and moved to Gibson.
- From the beginning of the XNUMXs, he began to take an active interest in religion. Today he positions himself as a Protestant Christian.
- Colleagues say that Dave has an incredibly quarrelsome and difficult character. Once Kerry King, who happened to play with a rocker on the same stage, called him "cocksucker".
- He is into martial arts.
Dave Mustaine: our days
In 2018, the musician, together with his team, managed to travel around most of the European countries. It was a really cool time for the fans, as they were deprived of the band's performance for almost the entire next year. It's all to blame - the diagnosis that Dave was given.
In 2019, the musician told fans that he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. This disease not only could deprive him of his musical career, but also his life. However, in the same year, he reported that he had completely got rid of the problem.
The coronavirus pandemic has left its mark on the artist's plans. In 2020, he said that against the background of the fact that he had a lot of free time, the guys started recording the next Megadeth LP.
The album will most likely be released in 2021. Dave commented: "The new record is almost, almost, one turn and the finish line...".
By the way, in 2021, Megadeth announced the termination of the contract with musician David Ellefson. He made such a decision because of a sexual scandal that erupted. Dave noted that this decision was not easy for him. The musician found himself at the center of a scandal in early May, when his intimate correspondence with one of the “fans” spread on the Internet.
