Dave Mustaine: "My vision for Megadeth was to destroy Metallica, not to live in a van."

He talks about his initial vision for the band.

Dave Mustaine, frontman of Megadeth, answered some questions from his fans on his official Twitter account. One of them was about the plans he had for the band when he started.

“My measure of success was whether I had eaten a meal that day or not, and my goal was to destroy Metallica and stop living in a van. Well, I got over my animosity about leaving the band, I’m glad we reconciled… where are those Big 4 shows?”

My measure of success was if I reached that day or not, and my vision was destroy @Metallica and stop living in a van. Good thing I got over my animosity for leaving the band. I'm glad we reconciled… where's the Big 4 shows??? https://t.co/nmq6eBIeeH

— Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) January 13, 2018

Mustaine was a member of Metallica for less than two years, between 1981 and 1983, before being fired and replaced by Kirk Hammett. Soon after, he formed Megadeth.

Erica Y Roumieh

A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.

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