David Ellefson’s views on his soured relationship with Megadeth and Dave Mustaine have shifted, as he now says he would “take his call” if Mustaine were to reach out.
Ellefson was dismissed from the band in 2021, and hasn’t spoken to Mustaine in over four years. However, it seems the recent passing of Ace Frehley has reframed his thoughts on holding grudges.
During a special episode of The David Ellefson Show titled Remembering Ace Frehley, the bassist was asked by co-host Joshua Toomey if Frehley’s death – as well as other significant and recent losses in music, such as Ozzy Osbourne – make him want to get back in touch with Mustaine.
“I had someone say that [to me] after I finished [playing at] the Ozzy [Back To The Beginning] gig, just saying, ‘Dude, let’s just get over it,’” he says (via Blabbermouth). “The problem of it is me and Dave were always together as a band. We never just hung out just as buddies not in the band. It was always angled with us being in the band together.
“Look, he’s got his own [incarnation of Megadeth], he’s got his own record, he’s got his new music. I’m not part of that. I think he made it really clear in his press statement, he doesn’t wanna play music with me again. And whether that was just a kneejerk anger statement or it was true, I don’t know. But, look, I would take his call.”
He concludes, “For sure it would be nice if things between me and Dave and me and Megadeth, as just an entity, didn’t end on a sour note. I think that’s what [Megadeth’s] farewell statement has [done], sort of raised all those questions. Which is why I said right away, I would be open to [being part of] it, if for nothing else to just sort of close the circle, close the gap.”
Earlier this year, Megadeth announced that their 17th studio album, which will arrive in 2026, will be their final record. A farewell tour will also follow.
In an official statement from Mustaine, he said: “Don’t be mad, don’t be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years. We have done something together that’s truly wonderful and will probably never happen again. We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it’s played, and we changed the world.”
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