with lyrical themes ranging from religion and politics to personal
religion and politics to personal
religion and politics to personal relationships this band is no stranger
relationships this band is no stranger
relationships this band is no stranger to controversy hi my name is Stephanie
to controversy hi my name is Stephanie
to controversy hi my name is Stephanie welcome to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com we spoke to drummer Shawn drover of
we spoke to drummer Shawn drover of
we spoke to drummer Shawn drover of Megadeth to learn about this as well as
Megadeth to learn about this as well as
Megadeth to learn about this as well as the importance of the Internet and how
the importance of the Internet and how
the importance of the Internet and how it affected the music industry
I’d like to talk a bit about your latest
I’d like to talk a bit about your latest album and game what can you tell me
album and game what can you tell me
album and game what can you tell me about the musical direction that you
about the musical direction that you
about the musical direction that you guys took it in there’s some songs that
guys took it in there’s some songs that
guys took it in there’s some songs that are really fast and speed metal stuff
are really fast and speed metal stuff
are really fast and speed metal stuff kind of more like something that would
kind of more like something that would
kind of more like something that would be off maybe P cells I mean there’s
be off maybe P cells I mean there’s
be off maybe P cells I mean there’s stuff that’s a little more mainstream
stuff that’s a little more mainstream
stuff that’s a little more mainstream where it’s it’s still heavy but it’s
where it’s it’s still heavy but it’s
where it’s it’s still heavy but it’s still a little more accessible for maybe
still a little more accessible for maybe
still a little more accessible for maybe the average metal fan that stuff so we
the average metal fan that stuff so we
the average metal fan that stuff so we cover kind of a lot of ground musically
cover kind of a lot of ground musically
cover kind of a lot of ground musically where it’s not a one-dimensional record
where it’s not a one-dimensional record
where it’s not a one-dimensional record that’s for sure it should make a lot of
that’s for sure it should make a lot of
that’s for sure it should make a lot of fans happy and it has so we’ve gotten
fans happy and it has so we’ve gotten
fans happy and it has so we’ve gotten critical acclaim for that record and we
critical acclaim for that record and we
critical acclaim for that record and we were proud of it
can you tell me a bit about Megadeth’s
can you tell me a bit about Megadeth’s pants oh you know what I you what’re
pants oh you know what I you what’re
pants oh you know what I you what’re your experience is like when you meet
your experience is like when you meet
your experience is like when you meet them they’ve stopped the rest with thick
them they’ve stopped the rest with thick
them they’ve stopped the rest with thick and thin for over 25 years now and at
and thin for over 25 years now and at
and thin for over 25 years now and at god bless i mean they’re such loyal fans
god bless i mean they’re such loyal fans
god bless i mean they’re such loyal fans and they love us and we love them
when fine comes up to you and says you
when fine comes up to you and says you know your music has touched me so deeply
know your music has touched me so deeply
know your music has touched me so deeply has changed my life what does that mean
has changed my life what does that mean
has changed my life what does that mean to you it’s kind of hard to absorb that
to you it’s kind of hard to absorb that
to you it’s kind of hard to absorb that you know you have like a you know 60
you know you have like a you know 60
you know you have like a you know 60 seconds to meet somebody and you’re on
seconds to meet somebody and you’re on
seconds to meet somebody and you’re on your way to wherever we’re going and
your way to wherever we’re going and
your way to wherever we’re going and stuff so you know you kind of taken back
stuff so you know you kind of taken back
stuff so you know you kind of taken back by a little bit and hopefully I always
by a little bit and hopefully I always
by a little bit and hopefully I always try to you know take a second and say I
try to you know take a second and say I
try to you know take a second and say I really appreciate it and of course we do
really appreciate it and of course we do
really appreciate it and of course we do it’s cool that your music can actually
it’s cool that your music can actually
it’s cool that your music can actually change one person’s life let alone a
change one person’s life let alone a
change one person’s life let alone a whole slew of people so we’re extremely
whole slew of people so we’re extremely
whole slew of people so we’re extremely grateful for that
Oh Megan up hasn’t really been a
Oh Megan up hasn’t really been a stranger to controversies you know
stranger to controversies you know
stranger to controversies you know partly due to Dave’s lyrics do you find
partly due to Dave’s lyrics do you find
partly due to Dave’s lyrics do you find that difficult to deal with from the
that difficult to deal with from the
that difficult to deal with from the press and stuff no I mean people
press and stuff no I mean people
press and stuff no I mean people everybody has their own opinion about
everybody has their own opinion about
everybody has their own opinion about something we’re not hurting anybody
something we’re not hurting anybody
something we’re not hurting anybody we’re just expressing herself and how
we’re just expressing herself and how
we’re just expressing herself and how are we willing express ourselves and all
are we willing express ourselves and all
are we willing express ourselves and all that stuff’s not to be taken literally
that stuff’s not to be taken literally
that stuff’s not to be taken literally anyway I mean we’re just writing about
anyway I mean we’re just writing about
anyway I mean we’re just writing about it could be about anything it’s like you
it could be about anything it’s like you
it could be about anything it’s like you write about zombies coming up and
write about zombies coming up and
write about zombies coming up and ripping your head off it’s not it sound
ripping your head off it’s not it sound
ripping your head off it’s not it sound like it’s gonna happen or you know we
like it’s gonna happen or you know we
like it’s gonna happen or you know we don’t we didn’t do it ourselves it’s
don’t we didn’t do it ourselves it’s
don’t we didn’t do it ourselves it’s just we’re just it’s just subject
just we’re just it’s just subject
just we’re just it’s just subject matters for metal songs people need to
matters for metal songs people need to
matters for metal songs people need to relax with that stuff man we’re just out
relax with that stuff man we’re just out
relax with that stuff man we’re just out doing our thing we’re here to entertain
doing our thing we’re here to entertain
doing our thing we’re here to entertain people however we see fit
these days there’s been a lot of talk
these days there’s been a lot of talk about you know social networking and the
about you know social networking and the
about you know social networking and the internet and how it’s sort of changing
internet and how it’s sort of changing
internet and how it’s sort of changing the face of the music industry what is
the face of the music industry what is
the face of the music industry what is your opinion on this anything you can do
your opinion on this anything you can do
your opinion on this anything you can do to get the word out is a good thing you
to get the word out is a good thing you
to get the word out is a good thing you know say you put something a blog on
know say you put something a blog on
know say you put something a blog on your MySpace page or your Twitter page
your MySpace page or your Twitter page
your MySpace page or your Twitter page or your website or whatever it’s
or your website or whatever it’s
or your website or whatever it’s automatically worldwide it’s like a free
automatically worldwide it’s like a free
automatically worldwide it’s like a free commercial what sucks about the Internet
commercial what sucks about the Internet
commercial what sucks about the Internet to me as the internet piracy all these
to me as the internet piracy all these
to me as the internet piracy all these kids and oh and grown-ups too not just
kids and oh and grown-ups too not just
kids and oh and grown-ups too not just kids I say kids but it’s especially in
kids I say kids but it’s especially in
kids I say kids but it’s especially in our demographic where a lot of music is
our demographic where a lot of music is
our demographic where a lot of music is not being bought and that hurts the
not being bought and that hurts the
not being bought and that hurts the entire industry the entire industries
entire industry the entire industries
entire industry the entire industries down it’s gotta be down at least 50% in
down it’s gotta be down at least 50% in
down it’s gotta be down at least 50% in sales now that sucks the whole thing
sales now that sucks the whole thing
sales now that sucks the whole thing that large they were Napster over ten
that large they were Napster over ten
that large they were Napster over ten years ago he was right you know he
years ago he was right you know he
years ago he was right you know he caught a lot of flack for that but you
caught a lot of flack for that but you
caught a lot of flack for that but you know he stepped up and said hey this is
know he stepped up and said hey this is
know he stepped up and said hey this is wrong and I don’t know if he predicted
wrong and I don’t know if he predicted
wrong and I don’t know if he predicted what was gonna happen back then it
what was gonna happen back then it
what was gonna happen back then it wasn’t near as bad as it is now but man
wasn’t near as bad as it is now but man
wasn’t near as bad as it is now but man it’s really took in a nosedive it kind
it’s really took in a nosedive it kind
it’s really took in a nosedive it kind of sucks and I hope that that’ll get
of sucks and I hope that that’ll get
of sucks and I hope that that’ll get rectified soon
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