Dave Mustaine Chats to ilikemusic.com

MEGADETH one of hard rock¹s most revered acts, released their first new album in 3 years - The System has Failed in September and we caught up with Dave Mustaine to talk about the difficulties Megadeth faced and how his new material is some of his best yet.

ILM: Happy birthday for last Monday 13th, how did you celebrate?

Dave: I went out to dinner and got some interesting little gifts. I'm not a greedy person where I expect a lot of stuff. So I enjoy the good things in life like a nice cup of coffee and hanging out with the kids. I can't tell you ironic it was that the last second of my birthday was one second before my new record was released in the States. So next year I'm going to have to figure out how to get my record released ON by birthday.

ILM: You must be very proud of The System Has Failed, not just because its an awesome album, but because you were told you'd not get your arm back to its former glory? Can you give me your own description of it?

Dave: It's funny because when the doctor told me my arm wasn't going to heal, and said I''d get 80% use back in my arm but would never be able to play the same again, for a second I was scared, but then I thought you obviously don't realise I'm a fighter. I've been a fighter ever since I was a kid - being a little skinny redhead I got picked up a lot, and I didn't win all the time, but I certainly never gave up. This whole thing was just another in a series of challenges and I wasn't going to take it lying down.
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