Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has been pretty public about his time in the band following his dismissal in 2021. The bassist was fired following an online scandal involving sexually explicit text messages that were leaked to social media.
Ellefson previously said: “I feel like I got kicked out of hell.” Ellefson again was asked about his dismissal from the group in a new interview with Brazil’s Heavy Talk. Specifically he was asked if he talked to Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine about “a solution” so he could remain with the group.
“I got one call: ‘You’re fired.’ [Laughs]” said Ellefson.
“And I said, ‘What the f*ck, man?’ I said, ‘Some sh*tty f*cking people just dropped a bomb on my house. And that’s it? It’s not even true. It’s f*cking bullsh*t. And this is how you treat me?’ It was non-negotiable. I mean, I asked. I said, ‘I’m gonna take care of it. Let me just deal with it. And it will f*cking be done. We’ll be ready to go on the road in two months, and everything will be fine.’”
“And it was. Because it was just false allegations and bullsh*t. But Dave didn’t wanna know about it. I think he was getting pressure from some other people around him. And it’s too bad it went that way. Because it was really nothing. I took care of it. And then once the word came out that I was fired, then it turned into this big f*cking thing, which, quite honestly, was very damaging and very hurtful and not fair. I’m glad I don’t have that f*cking amends on my shoulder, because that was f*cked up.”
Ellefson also went on to say that Mustaine’s frequent criticism of his former band, Metallica, comes off as “pathetic.”
“You can’t lament it,” Ellefson said. “I’ve watched how he’s treated his dismissal from Metallica, still b*tching about it 40 years later, and I think it looks f*cking pathetic. And it’s, like, ‘You know what? Fix your sh*t and move on.’ And that’s how I’ve chosen to deal with it: fix your sh*t and move on.”
Ellefson has released numerous projects since his dismissal from Megadeth, and he thinks they’re better than his former band.
“That’s why I put out four records in the time the last fucking Megadeth record came out, and I think every one of ’em are as good or better than the latest Megadeth record,” Ellefson said.
“I think the quality… And part of it is I’m working with great people. Whether they’re famous or not doesn’t matter. I’m working with good people. They’re safe, they’re reliable, they’re truly men of integrity, and I think that really makes a big difference. I feel safe around them. And the creative process is fun. It’s not restrictive. It’s unlimited. And so this creative explosion has happened. And again, listen, I’m not trying to be in 85 bands — believe me, I’m not. But it’s interesting that there was this sort of post-Megadeth season here where all these records came out. And rather than try to limit them and restrict them, I’m, like, ‘F*ck it. Put ’em out. Let’s go.’ In a lot of ways, it’s turned out okay. It’s been fine. And I’m okay. People ask, and I’m, like, ‘I’m okay.’ It was kind of a weird ending.”
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