Dave Mustaine says that his initial vision for MEGADETH was to “destroy METALLICA.”
Mustaine was a member of METALLICA for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed and replaced by Kirk Hammett. He went on to form MEGADETH and achieve worldwide success on his own. Asked by a fan earlier today on Twitter what his measure of success was when starting MEGADETH and what his vision for the band was, Dave responded: “My measure of success was if I ate 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???”
