Megadeth bassist David Ellefson talked about the band’s early days, explaining to Inquisitr how Dave Mustaine had somewhat of a backup plan if the group turned out to be a failure:
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“When I met Dave, he was considering his next move. It’s funny because he even talked about it – he goes, ‘Y’know, if this doesn’t work, I think I’m just going to get into computers.’
“Which was funny, because here’s a guy who had such charismatic talent and had already built up a following through his couple of years with Metallica prior to this – this, of course, being June 1983.
“And for me, when I met Dave, I was always the guy who had to be the driven leader in my bands in Minnesota when I was growing up, so I was used to doing all the work. When I met Dave, Dave knew how to do it all, from his time in Metallica…
“Dave is a man who’s very driven; he’s very focused. When he gets his mind set on something, he’s unwavering and uncompromising. And that’s what we needed to start Megadeth.
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“So really, a big part of Megadeth’s 35 years has been the result of the focus that started at the very beginning, in June of 1983. We had a mission, we had a vision, we had a direction, and we had the energy to go pursue it, and that’s why we’re still here 35 years later.”