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| | GRAPE CRUSHER | | Megadeth's Dave Mustaine discovers love in a glass of Syrah. | Most human beings are too wonderfully complex to summarize with one word, but if one were forced to choose a single word to describe Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, "dedicated" would be a good choice. The phenomenal success of Megadeth over its 33-year history is testimony to Mustaine's dedication to the crafts of guitar playing and songwriting, as well as an unwavering devotion to his particularly aggressive style of heavy metal, which has defied and endured many changes in the pop music landscape that sometimes seduced his heroes and contemporaries. That dedication has paid off too, as Megadeth's most recent album, 'Dystopia,' debuted on the Billboard 200 at Number Three, which was his band's highest debut since 'Countdown to Extinction' entered the charts at Number Two in 1992.
But one of Mustaine's most impressive displays of dedication is how he recently moved his family from their home in Fallbrook, California to Nashville, Tennessee in support of his daughter Electra's ambitions as a country singer. "Electra was making a lot of effort and progress on her own," Mustaine says, "and she wasn't throwing her last name around, which a lot of rock-star kids do. California is a great place to live, but it's not the ideal location for pursuing a career in country music. We were considering buying a second home in Texas, but when Megadeth played in Tennessee a bunch of people told me we should consider Nashville instead. After all, Nashville is called Music City for a reason. Electra is moving full steam ahead with her career now. I'm really proud of her."
About the only thing that Mustaine left behind in California was close proximity to the vineyards and winery that produces his new Mustaine Vineyards wines… | | Read More» | |
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