In a new interview with Phoenix New Times, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine discussed his split from Metallica and how he dealt with the ‘jealousy’ after.
“Once we broke up with James and Lars and we went our separate ways,” Mustaine said of the split between him and Metallica. “It was really weird with all the animosity from people I didn’t even know.”
Mustaine added, “People get their ya-yas when they see people struggling for some crazy reason. There’s the people out there who love you and want you to do good and the people out there, for whatever reason, who don’t want you to do good. You ask yourself, ‘What did I do to you? Are you that f*cking jealous?’ There’s a lot of people like that. You just have to learn to avoid them.”
Mustaine left Metallica more than 40 years ago. Although he hasn’t spoken much about his departure from the band, he was asked many questions about his former bandmates. However, he usually refuses to talk about the matter.
“Well, I don’t really talk about my time with Metallica. I don’t bring it up,” the frontman said in another interview with Rock Antenne. “So if someone brings it up, I’ll answer the question, but I usually don’t bother doing that. ‘Cause I think in a way that kind of gives the impression that I need to talk about them in order for me to feel good about myself. And I don’t — I don’t.”
Megadeth is on their ‘Destroy All Enemies’ summer tour and is touring all across North America with support from Mudvayne and All That Remains. You can see the dates here.