Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Reflects On Arm Injury
When guitarist Dave Mustaine's arm was left uncomfortably numb, it looked like the end of the road for the band. Not so, learns Neil McKay.
Megadeth star Dave Mustaine returns to Belfast next week, having beaten a freak injury that threatened to curtail his career as a heavy metal legend.
Doctors told Mustaine that he would never play the guitar again after he severely damaged nerves in his left arm. But two years on, Mustaine and Megadeth have a new album out, are back on tour, and, he maintains, playing better than ever.
It was in January 2003 that Mustaine's world was thrown into turmoil completely without warning.
He explains: "I slept on my arm, that's how simple it was, and when I woke up I had nerve damage to the [left] arm. It was crazy, I woke up and the arm was dead.
"I thought it was going to be OK, that the numbness would soon go away, but it took four months to get the feeling back in the arm.
"The doctor said that I would never be able to play guitar again and that I would be lucky if I got 80% use of my arm back.
"When he told me that it was a low moment, I tell you, I was very gloomy. For a second I thought, 'That sucks', then I realised that I wasn't going to settle for that. I've never been a quitter and I was going to make sure I beat this thing.
Read the full article at Belfast Telegraph.
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6. writes:
Did anybody see the article on blabbermouth.net, where Kerry King called Dave Mustaine a c***sucker? I thought it was hilarious. It's hard to argue with Kerry King..Slayer owns both Metallica and Megadeth. Not that either of those bands are bad..Im a 'tallica fan..never really listened to Megadeth. Here's the url for the article where KK calls Mustaine a c***sucker.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=32802
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1. Dave from Snapt from Edmonton writes:
Dave you have always been my role model for your wicked guitar writing and lyrics.I play in a band called Snapt ,you have been there in your music and I beleive kept me alive.I aswell went down some killing roads.But every album you put out guides me to a safer path.Accually I look like you almost.ppl called me little dave when I started playin annd started snapt.Great show I have never seen a better performence be for in my life.Thanks Dave for doing what you did it made me feel like I had a freind when I didn't your music pulled me threw alot of stuff.I hope some day I can try to be as good as you but you are the best.Its like a father I never had.You goto come back to edmonton,it was sold out man you have got alot of fans here in Edmonton.Its was the first time I seen you live thanks the best show I have ever seen