![]() ![]() "But, at the end of the day, MEGADETH is so much Mustaine because that's the way he engineered it. "Had it been more of a band situation and not such a one-man, Dave Mustaine-main-man party, I might have considered doing it for a little less," Marty said. ![]() I had reached the point where people stopped immediately connecting me to MEGADETH and were talking about the things that I had done in Japan."Īccording to Friedman, part of the reason he turned down the MEGADETH reunion is the fact that the group is largely seen as Mustaine's solo project, with members coming and going every couple of albums. It wasn't like MEGADETH was on the tip of people's tongues, at least not in Japan. I didn't know about how relevant they continued to be in the music business. A couple of members of the band had recently quit, and musically I hadn't heard anything that they've done in a long time. "But I was certainly not going to take a loss to join a band that, frankly, at that point, didn't seem like they had too much to offer musically. "Everything was sound and solid professionally, and when the offer came up to all of a sudden join MEGADETH again, as long as I would not be making less money, I was ready to go," he said. My manager has been with me fifteen years. I was making money not only for myself but also for my management and staff. "I'd been in Japan for more than ten years cultivating a career with solid rewards. "My main thing was I'd be happy to do it, but I'm not going to take less money than I'm already making to do it," Marty said in part. Three years ago, Friedman admitted that money was a major motivator for him when he was approached about taking part in a reunion of MEGADETH's "Rust In Peace" lineup.įriedman had met with Mustaine and then-bassist David Ellefson at the 2015 NAMM show in Anaheim, California to discuss the reunion, which would have seen him and drummer Nick Menza back in the mix.įriedman opened up about his reasons for turning down the MEGADETH reunion in Mustaine's latest book, "Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece", which details the making of the iconic record "Rust In Peace". Mustaine has seemingly been on good terms with Friedman in recent years, with the MEGADETH leader stating in a Cameo video (see below) that he had spoken with Marty as recently as this past New Year's Eve. If Friedman's performance with MEGADETH materializes, it will be his first appearance with the band since he exited the group in 2000. But we'll play together … I believe it will be a magical night." Marty's comments were also reportedly picked up by Japan's long-running Burrn! magazine in an article that has since apparently been removed from the site. While appearing on the Japanese radio program "Next Guitar Hero Is." on InterFM897, the 60-year-old Friedman - who has been living and recording music in Japan since 2003 - said: "I can't give details. According to the MEGADETH fan page Megadeth Of Destruction, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has strongly insinuated that he will join the band on stage during the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit's concert at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on February 27. ![]()
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