Kiko Loureiro reveals that Dave Mustaine doesn’t need music theory to be a genius

Kiko Loureiro (guitar-Megadeth) uploaded a new video on YouTube and in his “Q&A” section in which he answers fan-submitted questions, one of them asked if Dave Mustaine uses music theory to compose and he said that he doesn’t use it at all.

Complete video below. 

“You have to understand that people are different(…) A creator can play something and just imagine the mountain, the sea, the hell, a war… He can relate that riff to a machine gun or can relate that riff to a bomb exploding, in the case of Megadeth (…) So some people are like this. Some other people, they need the theory, they need the names, they need the things organized to make sense. So that’s why some people really relate to the theory and love theory. I love theory. Some other people don’t feel they need theory to compose, to create, because it’s all about imagination”.

Loureiro, in previous videos, also detailed that he learned to be a better musician from Dave Mustaine through the years:

“I learned watching him strive to be unstoppable, to be strong, to search for excellence, to demand excellence from everyone, and everyone delivers excellence, delivers their best (…) I think I’m a way better rhythm player because of just hanging and playing with him for all those years (…) Also composing, he composes in a very different way than I do. And I think watching and learning from the way he does as well.”

May sounds crazy that one of the most successful and talented stars in the history of metal doesn´t use theory to create music but the truth is that Dave and Megadeth, whether or not the theory is involved, are still a great combination and will remain forever for the enjoyment of fans.