My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the household wasnt a man made a big difference. – Dave Mustaine
Ive never believed in singing about Satan and thinking hes cool, because hes not. – Dave Mustaine
I was always the new kid in school, Im the kid from a broken family, Im the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, Im the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store. – Dave Mustaine
I guess because I had such a horrible life growing up, going from place to place not knowing what I was gonna do and ending up being homeless, there was a lot of pain and a lot of anger that was coming out through my guitar playing. – Dave Mustaine