Dave Mustaine reveals how he has chosen Megadeth’s musicians

In a recent interview with Clash Music, Dave Mustaine was asked which Megadeth members he believed had not received enough recognition for their abilities or accomplishments, as per Blabbermouth.

All of them were great. When you have great musicians, the next thing that comes along is asking, ‘Are they great people?’ ‘Do you have a great friendship?’ I’ve never hired anyone that was a friend. I always say in interviews or meet-and-greets, when people ask me about what advice I’d give to new bands, I say, ‘Stay in school’, because you need to be smart. I tell people you need to stay in school but also learn certain things they don’t teach you, like check books and compound interest. The other thing I say is ‘don’t hire your friends’. Because if you have to let a person go, you’re going to lose a friend too.

I’ve always hired people and got into a business relationship and over time become friends with some. Then, when the work stops, it depends on where we are. Say you work in a restaurant; if someone leaves McDonald’s to go work in Taco Bell, I don’t think they spend a lot of time calling the guys in McDonald’s to say what’s up. But if you have a friendship or pre-existing friendship, it’s different.

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• February 15 – Victoria, BC 
• February 17 – Abbotsford, BC 
• February 18 – Kelowna, BC 
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• February 21 – Edmonton, AB 
• February 24 – Saskatoon, SK 
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• May 06 – Santiago, CHL – Movistar Arena 
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• June 28 – Almaty, Kazakhstan
• August 29 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena (With Iron Maiden)
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• September 03 – Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau (with Anthrax) (With Iron Maiden)
• September 05 – Harrison, NJ – Sports Illustrated Stadium (with Anthrax) (With Iron Maiden)
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• September 11 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (With Iron Maiden)
• September 12 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion (With Iron Maiden)
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• September 22 – Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (With Iron Maiden)
• September 25 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium (with Anthrax) (With Iron Maiden)
• September 26 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium (with Anthrax) (With Iron Maiden)
• September 29 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome (with Anthrax)(With Iron Maiden)