“I was like, ‘It’s time to do your solos.’ He goes, ‘OK, I’m gonna call up my guitar teacher, have him do the solos and then have him teach me’”: Dave Mustaine on the ill-fated guitar appointment that led Megadeth to Jeff Young

Dave Mustaine .

As the release of Megadeth’s final studio album looms, the band’s chief everything, Dave Mustaine, has been reflecting on a topsy-turvy career, including the tale of how they found their second lead guitarist after a bizarre guitar solo request.

Mustaine had rather unceremoniously formed Megadeth after his bitter departure from Metallica – a band he consistently says stole a bunch of his riffs. After teaming up with the unique metal shredder Chris Poland for their first two albums, he was reportedly fired in 1987 for substance abuse and selling some of Mustaine’s gear.