It wasn’t enough for Megadeth to do well; I wanted Metallica to fail. — Dave Mustaine

Megadeth doesn’t sound anything like Metallica. — Dave Mustaine

I went there anyway–knowingly, willingly–because I wanted a number one hit. I wanted what Metallica had, even if it meant selling a piece of my soul to the devil. — Dave Mustaine

When I left New York, after getting fired from Metallica, all I remember is that I wanted blood. Theirs. — Dave Mustaine

The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. — Dave Mustaine

Brother will kill brother, Spilling blood across the land… — Dave Mustaine

Playing live is basically just hyperactivity and a certain sense of enchantment that I deliver to the audience, to let them know what it would be like to be inside my head. — Dave Mustaine

You don’t shit where you eat, and you don’t try to fuck your bandmate’s fiancée. Especially when your bandmate is your boss. — Dave Mustaine

So Far,So Good……………………So What? — Dave Mustaine

It’s not how big your pencil is; it’s how you write your name. — Dave Mustaine

No, I care more about what God knows than what man says. — Dave Mustaine

I want to write something that makes it easy for young people to look right into the abyss. — Dave Mustaine

My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasn’t a man made a big difference. — Dave Mustaine

Ask the sheep for their beliefs… Do you kill on God’s command? — Dave Mustaine

Playing acoustic guitar is like having sex with your clothes on. I mean you know how to do it, but it’s more difficult. — Dave Mustaine

My guitar was a loyal person to me. — Dave Mustaine

I’ve never believed in singing about Satan and thinking he’s cool, because he’s not. — Dave Mustaine

I am interested in politics. — Dave Mustaine

No matter how beautiful a girl is, she still shits. — Dave Mustaine

I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on your chest, wearing a stupid hat, playing the same solo for an hour. — Dave Mustaine

Besides, the bass isn’t a difficult instrument to play. It’s like one step up from the kazoo, isn’t it? — Dave Mustaine

Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and guys like Cat Stevens and Elton John. — Dave Mustaine

If I know I’m going crazy, I must not be insane. — Dave Mustaine

Penelope Spheeris is a wonderful lady. — Dave Mustaine

I care more about what God knows than what man says. — Dave Mustaine

Buckethead [former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist] is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried chicken rubbed up against his face all night for a couple of hours. — Dave Mustaine

If I were president of the United States, I’d build a great wall along the Mexican border and not let anybody in. — Dave Mustaine

Megadeth is a legend, and I’m not gonna cheapen it like some of these bands that keep going long after they should. — Dave Mustaine

When people in Washington say they’re going to take away my guns, they better bring theirs if they’re going to take mine. — Dave Mustaine

One–way ticket nowhere there’s no windows on his train. Can’t see where I’m headed but I’m going there again. — Dave Mustaine

One of my first records that I heard was ‘Wish You Were Here’ by Pink Floyd. — Dave Mustaine

When you’ve got somebody who’s a flaming liberal like Bill Maher calling you out, something’s wrong. — Dave Mustaine