Now with a new chapter Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he's bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. Impoverished, transient childhood? Check. Abusive, alcoholic parent? Check. Mind-f**king religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovah's Witnesses and satanism)? Check. Alcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness? Check, check, Check. Soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? Check. Rehab? Check (seventeen times, give or take). Near-death experience? Check that one, too. James Hetfield, with whom many years ago…mehr
Now with a new chapter Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he's bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. Impoverished, transient childhood? Check. Abusive, alcoholic parent? Check. Mind-f**king religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovah's Witnesses and satanism)? Check. Alcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness? Check, check, Check. Soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? Check. Rehab? Check (seventeen times, give or take). Near-death experience? Check that one, too. James Hetfield, with whom many years ago Mustaine founded a band known as Metallica, once observed, with some incredulity, that Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That's how lucky he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. But here's the thing about having a horseshoe lodged in your rectum: It also hurts like hell. And you never forget it's there. Mustaine has battled it all to achieve dizzying heights. From the early, heady days of Metallica, being unceremoniously let go only to become a world-famous rock star?founder, front man, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeth, one of the most popular bands in heavy metal?Mustaine's story will inspire, stun, and terrify.
Dave Mustaine, widely regarded as the "founding father" of Thrash Metal, almost singlehandedly created the enduring multiplatinum style that launched both Megadeth and Metallica into the public's consciousness. From 1985's Killing Is My Business . . . and Business Is Good to the most recent Endgame, with more than twelve album releases with Megadeth, Mustaine has left a legacy of music that has been described as everything from "poignant" to "insightful" to "angry" to "ironic." Megadeth earned eight Grammy nominations and six platinum certifications. Mustaine lives in San Diego County, California.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungMusik/Literatur Aus dem Berliner Verlag Iron Pages kommen immer mal wieder sehr überraschende Bücher. Vor einigen Jahren war da zum Beispiel die Autobiographie der Cockney Rejects, und wer hatte das Vorwort geschrieben? Morrissey! Der Briten härteste Hooligankapelle und ihr wehklagendster Schmachtesänger - die beiden hätte man sich ja früher nun nicht unbedingt zusammen auf eine Mix-Cassette zu tun getraut. Heute weiß man natürlich, dass in Wahrheit Morrissey der Hooligan ist und die Rejects das Romantik-Projekt, und dass das natürlich super zusammenpasst. Und jetzt ist bei Iron Pages eben erschienen: die deutsche Ausgabe von "Mustaine" (21,90 Euro), die Autobiographie von Dave Mustaine, also dem Mann, der es schaffte, wegen Alkohol und Eskapaden bei Metallica rauszufliegen - und der das nie verwunden hat, der seitdem daran arbeitet, seine gehasste Lieblingsband zu übertrumpfen, der tiefe Abstürze erlebt hat und nun von Satan doch noch zu Gott und angeblich zur inneren Ruhe gefunden hat: eines der größten Dramen des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Und das ist eben nicht nur Insiderkram für Fans und Fachleute, sondern kulturell sehr erhellend und vor allem überaus lustig.
