Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Dave Mustaine: Nick Menza Tribute Show Won't Happen if Family Doesn't Want It



Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza sadly passed away at the age of 51 last month during a performance with his band Ohm. His former bandmate and band leader Dave Mustaine wants to have a memorial concert with all former members of Megadeth to raise money for the late drummer's family. However, there is a bit of uncertainty at this point as to whether or not that will happen.

In a recent interview with EonMusic, Mustaine talks about how the family is working on getting their affairs in order so that their kids can have something to live on until they can sustain themselves.

Mustaine says:

“There’s some stuff going on right now where the family is doing a GoFundMe page, and I’m not involved in that. If they need our help they know where we’re at. We love them, and want the best for them. Our involvement is to help Nick’s legacy for his children,” he says. “He’s got artwork. He’s got a lot of music that he’s written outside of Megadeth.

If people really love Nick and want to support him, look at his artwork. Focus on the music he did, Megadeth or otherwise. Nick was a man in transformation – he had a new band, he had a new energy, he had recently finished his biography. He was living life right, working out, mountain biking, going to bed early and getting up early. He was the happiest he’d been in a very long time. Nick just played drums with more passion than his heart could take, and that’s the truth.”

It doesn't sound to me like the family is saying no to the concert just yet, but I could be wrong. Personally I would think they would want all the help they can get financially. Plus, it would be a sucky dick move for them to block what could be the most epic Megadeth concert to ever happen. Can you imagine Marty Friedman playing with Mustaine again for the first time in almost two decades? How rad would that be?

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