Dave Mustaine | |
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![]() Mustaine performing with Megadeth in 2022. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | David Scott Mustaine |
Born | La Mesa, California, U.S. | September 13, 1961
Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1985–present |
Website | www |
David Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the frontman of the heavy metal band Megadeth. Mustaine was also a guitarist and songwriter for Metallica.[1]
David Mustaine was born in La Mesa, California. His parents are Emily and John Mustaine. His father was of French and Finnish descent and his mother was Jewish.[2][3] He also had three older sisters named Michelle, Suzanne, and Debbie. The Mustaine family were Jehovah's Witnesses.[4]
Mustaine married Pamela Anne Casselberry in 1998.[5] They have a son, Justice Mustaine who also plays guitar and has appeared in several local theatrical productions,[6] and a daughter, Electra Nicole Mustaine.
In 2018, Mustaine said that his neck and spine condition, known as stenosis, was caused by many years of headbanging.[7]
In June 2019, Mustaine announced that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer.[8]