David Ellefson has shared what he misses about being in Megadeth essentially the most, noting that there are particular points of their reveals and excursions that he actually loved.

It has been virtually three years since Ellefson was fired from Megadeth after some personal and graphic conversations he had on-line with a lady have been leaked. Of all the musicians who’ve been in Megadeth except for Dave Mustaine, the bassist had the longest tenure. There are understandably fairly a couple of issues he misses about being in the group because of this.

“I imply, look, it is my band too,” Ellefson informed The Steel Voice at this yr’s NAMM conference, which fellow former Megadeth bandmate Jeff Younger was a part of as properly. “I helped begin it. However let me be clear. There are issues about it, in fact, that I miss — the followers, the performances, the reveals. And I benefit from the touring.”

Ellefson went on to explain himself as a “street warrior,” and defined how a lot he likes the nomadic way of life that comes with being on tour with a profitable band. Nonetheless, he additionally confused that it wasn’t all the time rainbows and butterflies with Megadeth, particularly as a result of they weren’t all the time as standard as they’re now.

“I am a wanderlust man. My fortune in life is on the market, not simply sitting at residence. I’ve tried that, and I get bored after a couple of month. I am a shitty golfer and I can not surf value a rattling, so I’ll as properly keep on the street and play,” he elaborated.

“In fact, there’s issues about that and the large gig and all the pieces, however Megadeth was not all the time an enormous gig. We began the place all people else begins — it was small gigs. So I’ve identified it from the underside to the highest and all the pieces in between.”

Regardless of lacking that side of being in Megadeth, the rocker assured that he is blissful the place he’s in his life for the time being. He’s nonetheless making music that he enjoys and nonetheless will get to play reveals with the assorted bands he is began since his departure from Megadeth.

Take a look at the total dialog under.

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Ellefson and Younger performed collectively a couple of years in the past in a gaggle referred to as Kings of Thrash, which noticed them rejoice their legacy as members of one of many “Massive 4” thrash bands. In keeping with an interview Ellefson did with Steel Specific Radio in late 2023, the duo have additionally been engaged on new materials for one more mission that is but to be named.

David Ellefson Shares What He Misses About Being in Megadeth