MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has shared a new update on Dave Mustaine’s cancer diagnosis.
In a new Interview with “Appetite For Distortion” podcast, Ellefson said:
“I lost my brother to colon cancer about five years ago. When it was diagnosed, it was already Stage 4, so there wasn’t really too much hope left in that one for his chance of surviving it.
But I think in this case, I definitely am optimistic about it. As Dave said in his press release, it’s to be respected and met really head-on and just right straight into it, which he’s doing…
So, I pray, and I lift it up to the higher power to have his hand on that. And in the meantime, take the next steps that are put in front of me, which, right now at this month and probably the next few months of my life, is the [‘More Life With Deth’] book and the ‘Sleeping Giants’ [solo] CD. And I guess it’s kind of a cool thing because it keeps me occupied on something creative, something that’s new for the fans.
And I think it keeps kind of a creative mojo moving forward too even for the MEGADETH fans that are watching all this happen right now as well. So I’d like to think the good Lord kind of finds his time and his space, and all things kind of move forward as they’re supposed to. But, yeah, I’m very hopeful and optimistic about Dave‘s recovery, for sure.”