Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine: Biography in Details

Who is Dave Mustaine?

Dave Mustaine is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author.

He is best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of Megadeth and the original lead guitarist of Metallica.

Dave Mustaine: Age(61), Parents, Siblings, Family

He was born on September 13, 1961, in La Mesa, California, USA. His full name is David Scott Mustaine and he is currently 61 years old.

He was born to his mother Emily Mustaine and his father John Mustaine. Also, he has a sister named Michelle Mustaine.

Dave holds American citizenship but his ethnicity is a mix of English, German, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, remote French, Dutch, and Ashkenazi Jewish.

Dave Mustaine: Education, School/College University

Talking about Dave’s education history, he attended Marina High School. Other information regarding Dave’s education is unknown.

Dave Mustaine: Professional Life and Career

Dave began his career with the band ‘Panic’ in 1978.

The band included Bob Evans on bass, Tom Quecke on rhythm guitar, Mike Leftwych on drums, Pat Voeks as a vocalist, and Dave Mustaine as the lead guitarist.

Unfortunately, Mike Leftwych and a soundman were killed in a car crash and the band began separating in 1981 and also rhythm guitarist Tom Quecke also passed away.

Then, in the same year, he joined Metallica as the lead guitarist, and his membership with the band ended in 1983.

However, he was released early from the band because he was struggling with alcohol and drug abuse, overly aggressive behavior, and personality clashes.

After he left the band, in April 1983, he founded the band ‘Fallen Angels’ alongside Matt Kisselstein, Dave Ellefson, Greg Handevidt, Robbie McKinney, and Lawrence Renna (‘Lor’ Kane).

But, the band was later renamed to ‘Megadeath’.

The band released several albums like ‘Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!’, ‘So Far, So Good… So What!’, ‘The System Has Failed’, ‘Cryptic Writings’, ‘Endgame’, and many more.

Dave Mustaine: Awards, Nominations

Talking about his awards and nominations, he earned 12 Grammy nominations and a Grammy Award in 2017.

Dave Mustaine: Net Worth 2024, Income, Salary

He has an estimated net worth of around $30 million as of 2024, and he earned that sum from his professional career.

Dave Mustaine: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

It seems Dave has not been involved in any rumors and controversies in his personal and professional life.

Dave Mustaine: Cancer

He was recently diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2019 and the band will have to cancel most of their 2019 tour dates.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

He has a height of 6 ft. inches and she weighs 84 kg.

Also, Dave has brown eyes and blonde hair. He wears a shoe size 11(US).

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Dave Mustaine has around 817k followers on Instagram, about 931k followers on Twitter, about 1.9M followers on Facebook, and around 522k subscribers on YouTube.

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