Dave Mustaine Quotes
Some years later, long after he and Megadeth parted company, Jay Jones was stabbed to death with a butter knife during-rumor has it-a fight over a bolonga sandwich. That's not funny, of course. But, if you knew Jay, neither is it particularly suprising.
Mustaine, Dave, and Joe Layden. Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. It Books, 2010, p. 147.
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Prior to whites settling in America, various Indian tribes had a long history of fierce fighting for control of Kentucky. The Transylvania Land company negotiated for the “rights” to Kentucky. Dragging Canoe, who opposed the treaty, argued that the land had a bad history and would be very difficult to settle. Poet Theodore O’Hara described Kentuckians as “Sons of the Dark and Bloody Ground” in his poem, The Bivouac of the Dead.
He was ironically observing that most animals and primitive humans, there is fighting among the species but rarely do the fight to the death. One usually gives up, and the other will let him retire from the fight. The fighter who is getting the worst of it, will retire from the battle. However, “civilized” humans will fight for principles and ideas often to the death. “Civilized humans” also think ahead and will strive to exterminate an enemy and kill even after surrender or submission.
In addition to arguing the ethical issues, Darwin observed that certain people who might be thought unfit to breed by some, tend to have their breeding restricted without resorting to any artificial laws, regulations or draconian solutions. Galton was Darwin’s cousin.”
David Scott Mustaine is an American musician best known as the co-founder, vocalist, rhythm and lead guitarist, and primary songwriter of thrash metal band Megadeth. Prior to forming Megadeth, Mustaine was the original lead guitarist of heavy/thrash metal band Metallica, though he didn't appear on any of their albums.
