--- title: "7 Metallica Quotes By Dave Mustaine" description: "7 Metallica quotes by Dave Mustaine. Plus more from Dave Mustaine and more Metallica sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/dave-mustaine-8615_devil_i-went-there-anyway-knowingly-willingly_126999.png" --- > [I went there anyway-knowingly, willingly-because I wanted a number one hit. I wanted what Metallica had, even if it meant selling a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-went-there-anyway-knowingly-willingly-because-i-wanted-a-number-one/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/dave-mustaine-8615_devil_i-went-there-anyway-knowingly-willingly_126999.png) > [Megadeth doesn't sound anything like Metallica.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/megadeth-doesn-t-sound-anything-like-metallica/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/dave-mustaine-8615_like_megadeth-doesn-t-sound-anything-like-met_498183.png) > [People say that being kicked out of Metallica is what drove me to be better and faster in Megadeth, but i was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/people-say-that-being-kicked-out-of-metallica-is-what-drove-me-to-be/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/dave-mustaine-8615_faster_people-say-that-being-kicked-out-of-meta_718320.png) > [It wasn't enough for Megadeth to do well; I wanted Metallica to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/it-wasn-t-enough-for-megadeth-to-do-well-i-wanted-metallica-to-fail/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/dave-mustaine-8615_enough_it-wasn-t-enough-for-megadeth-to-do-well_966028.png) > [I let that swim around in my aching head for a few minutes - the arsenal of megadeath...the arsenal of megadeath -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-let-that-swim-around-in-my-aching-head-for-a-few-minutes-the/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/dave-mustaine-8615_heavy-metal_i-let-that-swim-around-in-my-aching-head_1161372.png) > [I didn't like the way I was let go from Metallica.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-didn-t-like-the-way-i-was-let-go-from-metallica/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/dave-mustaine-8615_go_i-didn-t-like-the-way-i-was-let-go-from_1967361.png) > [When I left New York, after getting fired from Metallica, all I remember is that I wanted blood. Theirs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/when-i-left-new-york-after-getting-fired-from-metallica-all-i/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/dave-mustaine-8615_blood_when-i-left-new-york-after-getting-fired_2567108.png) ## Other authors on Metallica - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robert-trujillo-80279.jpg) Robert Trujillo 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/robert-trujillo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lars-ulrich-58721.jpg) Lars Ulrich 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/lars-ulrich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-hetfield-46393.jpg) James Hetfield 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/james-hetfield/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium-60200.jpg) Metallica Welcome Home Sanitarium 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kirk-hammett-57485.jpg) Kirk Hammett 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/kirk-hammett/) ## More by Dave Mustaine > [I care more about what God knows than what man says.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-care-more-about-what-god-knows-than-what-man-says/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [The very first schoolbook that was written had God all over it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/the-very-first-schoolbook-that-was-written-had-god-all-over-it/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [I went there anyway-knowingly, willingly-because I wanted a number one hit. I wanted what Metallica had, even if it meant selling a piece of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-went-there-anyway-knowingly-willingly-because-i-wanted-a-number-one/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [Besides, the bass isn't a difficult instrument to play. It's like one step up from the kazoo, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/besides-the-bass-isn-t-a-difficult-instrument-to-play-it-s-like-one/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [My guitar was a loyal person to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/my-guitar-was-a-loyal-person-to-me/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [I want to write something that makes it easy for young people to look right into the abyss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-want-to-write-something-that-makes-it-easy-for-young-people-to-look/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [If I know I'm going crazy, I must not be insane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/if-i-know-i-m-going-crazy-i-must-not-be-insane/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [I guess because I had such a horrible life growing up, going from place to place not knowing what I was gonna do and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/i-guess-because-i-had-such-a-horrible-life-growing-up-going-from/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [To me, the most important thing was to treat people the way you want to be treated. Some people say that I'm a mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/to-me-the-most-important-thing-was-to-treat-people-the-way-you-want/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [Military intelligence, two words combined that cant make sense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/military-intelligence-two-words-combined-that-cant-make-sense/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [Megadeth doesn't sound anything like Metallica.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/megadeth-doesn-t-sound-anything-like-metallica/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [“These guys were my friends, and despite our periodic disagreements, I trusted them. My mistake. Just one of many, as it turned out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/these-guys-were-my-friends-and-despite-our-periodic-disagreements-i/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [Ask the sheep for their beliefs... Do you kill on God's command?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/ask-the-sheep-for-their-beliefs-do-you-kill-on-god-s-command/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [“Finally, I found what seemed at the time to be a lid of some sort. Presuming it was a toilet seat (but not really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/finally-i-found-what-seemed-at-the-time-to-be-a-lid-of-some-sort/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [We got a new song called 'Ashes in Your Mouth,' and it is NOT about a joint falling apart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/we-got-a-new-song-called-ashes-in-your-mouth-and-it-is-not-about-a/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metallica/dave-mustaine/#itemlist", "name": "7 Metallica Quotes By Dave Mustaine", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went there anyway-knowingly, willingly-because I wanted a number one hit. 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