Dude Drops $5K For A Songwriting Session With Dave Mustaine, Disappoints Parents
As much as I hate Dave Mustaine’s politics, and his religion, and his public persona, and everything he says to the press, I’ll allow that he is a gifted guitarist. Megadeth have always been the guitarist’s band in the Big Four; most of the dudes I know who are diehard ‘Deth heads play guitar and revere Mustaine’s ability. That said, I’ve never heard a Megadeth song and thought, “God, what a masterpiece. If only I could spin such genius out of thin air. Play on, maestro.”
Which is why it’s fucking infuriating to learn via The PRP that one sucker superfan has paid $5,000 for a songwriting session with Mustaine. Apparently, a sit-down with the former Metallica guitarist is one of the rewards offered via the band’s campaign to crowdfund their next record. If you’re willing to drop five grand.
Obviously, for a big Megadeth fan, this must seem very cool, and this guy’s money is his to waste, but… Jesus Christ leaping from the shadows, five thousand dollars? I don’t care who you are, that’s a shitload of money. Here are some things you can do with five large:
- Buy a used car.
- Start a college fund for your kid.
- Help the survivors of the earthquake in Nepal (though maybe there are too many of them, and Nepalese women need to put a plug in it).
- Take a trip to Europe.
- Buy enough booze and weed to throw maybe the greatest party of your life.
- Buy the entire Big Four catalogue on CD and vinyl.
- Buy a new guitar and rent a rehearsal space for months.
But instead, this dude wants to sit down with the guy who wrote “Almost Honest.” What the actual fuck.
Hopefully, this superfan is pretty rich, because I can’t imagine having that conversation with the wife. “Honey, I know little Suzie needs braces and the IRS is calling us daily, but look, I need to help write the follow-up to Super Collider!”
Meanwhile, Mustaine’s at home like this:
