this heavy metal band is considered one of the big four of thrash metal
of the big four of thrash metal
of the big four of thrash metal alongside Metallica anthrax and slayer
alongside Metallica anthrax and slayer
alongside Metallica anthrax and slayer hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Chris Broderick of Megadeth about
with Chris Broderick of Megadeth about
with Chris Broderick of Megadeth about touring and teaching guitar
so last time we spoke was on Gigantor in
so last time we spoke was on Gigantor in 2008 and now we’re back on Gigantor so I
2008 and now we’re back on Gigantor so I
2008 and now we’re back on Gigantor so I guess the question is why the long break
guess the question is why the long break
guess the question is why the long break well we were tired and we didn’t feel
well we were tired and we didn’t feel
well we were tired and we didn’t feel like doing anything so just it’s really
like doing anything so just it’s really
like doing anything so just it’s really one one of those things where I’m sure
one one of those things where I’m sure
one one of those things where I’m sure it’s all about scheduling you know where
it’s all about scheduling you know where
it’s all about scheduling you know where you have other packages come up and
you have other packages come up and
you have other packages come up and other potential tours things of that
other potential tours things of that
other potential tours things of that nature so I don’t know that Gigantor was
nature so I don’t know that Gigantor was
nature so I don’t know that Gigantor was ever intended to be a yearly thing but
ever intended to be a yearly thing but
ever intended to be a yearly thing but you know with things like the big for
you know with things like the big for
you know with things like the big for South American tours and stuff like that
South American tours and stuff like that
South American tours and stuff like that it definitely didn’t have any
it definitely didn’t have any
it definitely didn’t have any opportunity to do that so this year 2012
opportunity to do that so this year 2012
opportunity to do that so this year 2012 we’re back
how is it like being back on a tour like
how is it like being back on a tour like this it’s cool because whether you’re a
this it’s cool because whether you’re a
this it’s cool because whether you’re a headliner or you’re you know support or
headliner or you’re you know support or
headliner or you’re you know support or something like that they all kind of
something like that they all kind of
something like that they all kind of have their advantages in different ways
have their advantages in different ways
have their advantages in different ways definitely the advantage of being a
definitely the advantage of being a
definitely the advantage of being a headliner is the fact that you know you
headliner is the fact that you know you
headliner is the fact that you know you get time to make sure your gear is set
get time to make sure your gear is set
get time to make sure your gear is set up correctly everything sounds the way
up correctly everything sounds the way
up correctly everything sounds the way you want it to sound lights look good
you want it to sound lights look good
you want it to sound lights look good you’ve got a little bit more time to to
you’ve got a little bit more time to to
you’ve got a little bit more time to to make sure that the show you’re going to
make sure that the show you’re going to
make sure that the show you’re going to present is going to be good
so the big four shows tell us what those
so the big four shows tell us what those really it’s undescribable really if I
really it’s undescribable really if I
really it’s undescribable really if I think back to some of the visuals that I
think back to some of the visuals that I
think back to some of the visuals that I have from from Warsaw Poland or from the
have from from Warsaw Poland or from the
have from from Warsaw Poland or from the New York Yankee Stadium show it’s
New York Yankee Stadium show it’s
New York Yankee Stadium show it’s unbelievable to see the all the fans out
unbelievable to see the all the fans out
unbelievable to see the all the fans out there you know all the people just
there you know all the people just
there you know all the people just cheering and roaring so it wasn’t only
cheering and roaring so it wasn’t only
cheering and roaring so it wasn’t only that but it was also just all four bands
that but it was also just all four bands
that but it was also just all four bands coming together and really making a
coming together and really making a
coming together and really making a statement about thrash metal in general
do you think we’ll ever see a tour like
do you think we’ll ever see a tour like that anytime soon I mean I could
that anytime soon I mean I could
that anytime soon I mean I could definitely see it in my hat but it’s not
definitely see it in my hat but it’s not
definitely see it in my hat but it’s not up to me unfortunately so as a fan I
up to me unfortunately so as a fan I
up to me unfortunately so as a fan I would definitely want it to happen as
would definitely want it to happen as
would definitely want it to happen as much as anybody else but like I said
much as anybody else but like I said
much as anybody else but like I said it’s not in my hands stuff gets in the
it’s not in my hands stuff gets in the
it’s not in my hands stuff gets in the way okay well yeah I mean there’s so
way okay well yeah I mean there’s so
way okay well yeah I mean there’s so many logistics involved in putting
many logistics involved in putting
many logistics involved in putting something like that together so
now if I’m not mistaken you did a guitar
now if I’m not mistaken you did a guitar retreat so won’t you tell us a bit about
retreat so won’t you tell us a bit about
retreat so won’t you tell us a bit about that and kind of what you were hoping
that and kind of what you were hoping
that and kind of what you were hoping people would take from it it was a
people would take from it it was a
people would take from it it was a week-long guitar retreat with alex
week-long guitar retreat with alex
week-long guitar retreat with alex skolnick of testament and myself and we
skolnick of testament and myself and we
skolnick of testament and myself and we got together and what we wanted to do
got together and what we wanted to do
got together and what we wanted to do was have like this this retreat where
was have like this this retreat where
was have like this this retreat where people who attended could kind of come
people who attended could kind of come
people who attended could kind of come in take some classes with each of us
in take some classes with each of us
in take some classes with each of us individually and together as well and
individually and together as well and
individually and together as well and also jam with us at the end of the night
also jam with us at the end of the night
also jam with us at the end of the night and really kind of take away how we view
and really kind of take away how we view
and really kind of take away how we view the instrument and you know how we
the instrument and you know how we
the instrument and you know how we approach it both theoretically and
approach it both theoretically and
approach it both theoretically and technically and also you know
technically and also you know
technically and also you know psychologically so during the course of
psychologically so during the course of
psychologically so during the course of the week you know I would give two
the week you know I would give two
the week you know I would give two classes and Alex would give two classes
classes and Alex would give two classes
classes and Alex would give two classes a day and then at the end of the night
a day and then at the end of the night
a day and then at the end of the night we’d all come together on Jam
we’d all come together on Jam
we’d all come together on Jam pre-selected songs have the end the
pre-selected songs have the end the
pre-selected songs have the end the individuals come up and play with us so
individuals come up and play with us so
individuals come up and play with us so yeah it’s like rock and roll fantasy
yeah it’s like rock and roll fantasy
yeah it’s like rock and roll fantasy camp well it was a little bit of that
camp well it was a little bit of that
camp well it was a little bit of that but I think also a little bit of it was
but I think also a little bit of it was
but I think also a little bit of it was like rock over rock and roll fantasy
like rock over rock and roll fantasy
like rock over rock and roll fantasy camp meets college yeah is what I like
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