As the four-decade-long career of Megadeth comes to a close over the next couple years, it\u2019s looking like the current lineup is the only one that\u2019ll take the stage. No reunions, no surprise returns by the likes of Chris Poland, Marty Friedman, or David Ellefson. After all, Dave Mustaine said in a recent interview, there\u2019s too many past members to consider.<\/p>\n
This latest batch of comments about the exit strategy of one of the \u2018Big Four\u2019 came during a recent interview between Mustaine and Guitar World (via Guitar.com<\/a>). In that chat, Mustaine was asked whether there\u2019d be any room for past members to join the current band on stage during their farewell run. It\u2019d happened in the past with Marty Friedman, but would it happen with him again or any others? Mustaine put the kibosh on that pretty quick.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve already done that with Marty. And I mean, let\u2019s look at the other people we\u2019ve played with\u2026 there\u2019s a lot of people.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be a huge undertaking. I don\u2019t think I want to do that. I\u2019d rather keep doing what we\u2019re doing and let the fans [experience] Megadeth music and be happy about it. It\u2019s not \u2018puppet show Megadeth.\u2019\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Truth be told, Megadeth\u2019s pretty much been a massive revolving door when it comes to its members, with only Mustaine remaining the sole constant in the band. Every other position has seen a lot of turnover, as evidenced by the timeline of players found on their \u201cList of Megadeth band members\u201d Wikipedia page<\/a>.<\/p>\n And while you could certainly look at that graph and be like \u201chmmm, who could possibly be the problem here\u201d (hint\u2026 it could be the only constant member\u2026), but something certainly should be said for the 64-year-old shredder\u2019s longevity. Looking back, Mustaine said he certainly has things he wishes he could have done differently over the years, even if he\u2019s thankful he didn\u2019t die given his legendary drug addicitions.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish I would have kept in touch with [late Megadeth drummer] Gar Samuelson. Whenever stuff like that happens, I feel fortunate because I\u2019m still kicking. But on the opposite side of the coin, I think, \u2018Fuck\u2026 that could have been me.\u2019\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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