Megadeth’s Kiko Loureiro on Dave Mustaine Undergoing Chemo While Recording the NEW ALBUM: “Nothing can destroy this guy” – 2022 – The Sick, The Dying… and The Dead! – Guitar World Interview

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Guitar World: Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: the ultimate interview – only in the new Guitar World. To read Guitar World’s full interview with Mustaine and Loureiro – which, among other topics, also touches on their different playing styles, and the solo that led to Marty Friedman’s exit from the band – pick up a copy of our October issue at Magazines Direct.

EXCERPT:

On Dave Mustaine’s determination to work on Megadeth’s new album, The Sick, The Dying… and The Dead!, even while receiving radiation and chemo treatments for cancer:

“I could see he was tired,” Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro told Guitar World. “He was coming from chemo, and he was still showing up for work every day. When you see him doing this, you’re like, ‘Fuck yeah, let’s work on this album, man!’ It was very inspiring to see him come in and pick up his guitar and not slow down. The songs, the whole thing. Everything was there.

“Nothing can destroy this guy, you know? We were like, ‘Are you sure you want to work today? If you go home, we can still work on some stuff.’ And he’d always say, ‘No way.’ He wanted to be there. And he put everything into the songs.”

“It was great to work with Kiko and [drummer] Dirk [Verbeuren] for three months in Nashville in the summer of 2019 to make these demos into songs,” added Mustaine.

“I would get to the studio, and they would all greet me with hugs, high fives and pats on the back. All I got was encouragement. I’d play something and it was: ‘Great solo, Dave.’ Just encouragement, encouragement, encouragement. And I think besides making a great record, we’ve made a great band.”

To read Guitar World’s full interview with Mustaine and Loureiro – which, among other topics, also touches on their different playing styles, and the solo that led to Marty Friedman’s exit from the band – pick up a copy of our October issue at Magazines Direct.