I offer my thread title only half in jest, and I placed this in politics rather than entertainment because it could be politically relevant.
If you don't know, Dave Mustaine is the founder/guitarist/vocalist for the heavy metal band "Megadeth". (The name is not indicative of the band's music.) Their music has always been very politically charged, and Mustaine has always been very outspoken against the ruling class, from both parties. Because he has been established and nearly omnipresent in the heavy metal world for three decades, he is known and loved among metal fans as being politically outspoken and active. His music is loved because the musicianship is always excellent, and because his lyrics are almost always relevant. His identification with politics among hard-rockers that are not Leftists is probably second only to Ted Nugent.
So what I'm saying is, for those who would be quick to dismiss his contribution because you might be unfamiliar with him, his endorsement is not likely to ring hollow. It'll have some kind of impact on a particular demographic.
Interview: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine talks guitar, politics and today's music"I'm just hoping that whatever is in the White House next year is a Republican. I can't bear to watch what's happened to our great country. Everybody's got their head in the sand. Everybody in the industry is like, 'Oh, Obama's doing such a great job...' I don't think so. Not from what I see.
"Looking at the Republican candidates, I've got to tell you, I was floored the other day to see that Mitt Romney's five boys have a $100 million trust fund. Where does a guy make that much money? So there's some questions there. And watching Newt Gingrich, I was pretty excited for a while, but now he's just gone back to being that person that everybody said he was – that angry little man. I still like him, but I don't think I'd vote for him.
"Ron Paul… you know, I heard somebody say he was like insecticide – 98 percent of it's inert gases, but it's the two percent that's left that will kill you. What that means is that he'll make total sense for a while, and then he'll say something so way out that it negates everything else. I like the guy because he knows how to excite the youth of America and fill them in on some things. But when he says that we're like the Taliban… I'm sorry, Congressman Paul, but I'm nothing like the Taliban.
"Earlier in the election, I was completely oblivious as to who Rick Santorum was, but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable. Also, just watching how he hasn't gotten into doing these horrible, horrible attack ads like Mitt Romney's done against Newt Gingrich, and then the volume at which Newt has gone back at Romney… You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities, and I'm hoping that if it does come down to it, we'll see a Republican in the White House... and that it's Rick Santorum."
Also, it just so happens that my wife and I took our sons to see this very concert last night - Valentines Day. It was an excellent show, and as always, the musicianship was on display. Youtube "Chris Broderick" sometime, and be amazed. Aw, hell, here is their lead guitarist....
Chris Broderick - Caprice No.7 Op 20, Luigi Legnani
